Sports Feature Photo: Getting Full on the High Road


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Police Arrest Suspected Pickpocket

Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept. detectives arrested a Santa Barbara resident last week who they believe is involved in a number of cross-country wallet theft and fraud crimes.
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Feature Photo: Timber!

High winds caused a huge tree (along with other natural debris) to fall on this truck Monday at about 3 p.m. on the 6700 block of Pasado.
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Weather: 128 Doodles per Lecture and Rising

A short explanation of Weather Relativity: We are at the end of week seven and Fall Quarter has been a speedy blur of drinking and dancing. Yet, each one of my shitty-shit-shit-boring-as-hell-shoot-me...
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We Cannot Allow Venoco To Expand It’s Oil Drilling

I have recently been informed of Venoco's plans to expand its oil drilling and processing facilities off Goleta's coast. I vehemently oppose such a proposal that would put neighboring communities and ...
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Feature Photo: Open Wide for Social Justice


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CAAAAAWWWWW!

The weatherpet is afraid of large predatory birds. I have tried explaining to him several times (using visual aides) that he is safe within his weatherpet compound. “I believe that predatory ani...
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Turn, Turn, Turn

It must be autumn, my bills are changing color. Back in September, when the bank account was in bloom, the bills were a healthy white. But now the days, and my creditors’ patience, are shorter. ...
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Santa Barbara Loses in Three Games to Hawaii

Monday night the Gauchos (13-11, 10-3 Big West) squared off against #12 Hawaii and lost in three tough games.
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Gauchos Swim to Impressive Finish at Big West Shootout.

The women finished the two-day event at 8-2, with their only losses coming against Pac-10 school Washington, whose men's and women's teams both finished the Shootout at 10-0.
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11/8 – 11/14

11/8 If movies about self-made men inspire you, take Arts and Lectures’ film presentation of Testamento into consideration. This Cape Verde import tells the tale about a rich businessman and the...
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A No Vote on H is Good For Goleta

A city of Goleta is a good idea, except that the city of Goleta appearing on today's ballot doesn't include most of Goleta Valley and will probably fail financially.
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Down 8-6 But Up 3-0

I went out last night to watch a few members of the weatherposse play intramural soccer. Unfortunately, two players got lost in the fog trying to get there and another fell down one of the holes in th...
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Native American Ceremony Promotes Peace

Approximately 23 people blessed the Tree of Peace behind Storke Tower on Monday to begin the two-week Celebration of Communities series of culture events, and to acknowledge the beginning of Native Am...
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Four Residents Report Car Stereo Burglaries

Four automobile burglaries in which suspects broke into different Hondas through the driver-side door and stole stereo equipment were reported to have occurred between Friday night and Saturday mornin...
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