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Vendors Brace for Shut Downs

April 21, 2011 by

Vendors who have lined the walkway adjacent to Storke Plaza for decades may not be allowed to continue selling their goods on campus after this quarter. Cindy Slater, a vendor who has sold her goods a...
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Editor’s Note

April 20, 2011 by

The article “Regents Face Ethics Allegations” is once again under review by the Daily Nexus editorial staff and therefore can not currently be found on the website. The Daily Nexus apolog...
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2011 DAILY NEXUS CANDIDATE AND FEE ENDORSEMENTS

April 20, 2011 by

CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS If you haven’t noticed, the candidates we’re endorsing are portrayed like “Rugrats.” That’s because we’ve come to the conclusion that the governance of the ...
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PETA Challenges Neverland Zoo

April 20, 2011 by

Animal rights activists sent a letter last week requesting that the owners of Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch transform the property into a wildlife sanctuary. People for the Ethical Treatment of ...
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County Reports Leading Causes of Death in SB

April 20, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Health Dept. released its annual Health Status report last Friday, listing heart disease, cancer and stroke as the leading causes of death among locals. The three leading caus...
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Students Showcase Potential Products at Corwin Pavilion

April 20, 2011 by

UCSB’s Technology Management Program held the semifinals for its 12th annual New Venture Competition last night in Corwin Pavilion from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Twenty-one teams of undergraduate and graduate ...
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UCSB Makes Playboy List

April 20, 2011 by

UCSB is ranked No. 10 on Playboy’s annual “Top Ten Party Schools” list, dropping two spots from last year. The campus was first noted in the magazine in 2002, coming in at No. 22, before claimin...
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TMP Students Present Business Plans

April 19, 2011 by

Student entrepreneurs will pitch their business concepts at the semifinals of UCSB’s 12th Annual New Venture Competition today in Corwin Pavilion, competing for cash prizes and potential investments...
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Board Finances Runway Show, Trip to Capitol

April 19, 2011 by

The Associated Students Finance Board allotted over $23,500 to 18 student organizations during last night’s four-hour meeting.
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Convict Transfer To Create Issues in County Prisons

April 19, 2011 by

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last week that would relocate some felons from state to county jails in an effort to alleviate overcrowded prisons. Assembly Bill 109 permits the state to transfer juris...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

April 19, 2011 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to three assaults and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received the first report of a physical assault on the corner of Del Playa Drive and Ca...
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SB Accepts Record Number

April 19, 2011 by and

UCSB offered admission to 22,386 of nearly 50,000 applicants — its largest pool ever — for Fall 2011. The university accepted 46 percent of prospective freshmen applicants and plans to enroll abou...
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Right Said: Dismiss Democrats To Retain Freedom

April 18, 2011 by and

Instead of discussing A.S elections for the whole column, I would first like to state I will proudly be supporting the only practical and serious slate — O.P.P. (Open People’s Party) — in additi...
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Hemp to Potentially Replace Reliance on Fossil Fuels

April 18, 2011 by

Humanity stands at a crossroads. For nearly two centuries, human civilization has seen its every facet transformed by the machinery of industrial development. During this period of rapid expansion, w...
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Graduate Student Week Commends Contributions

April 18, 2011 by

Today marks the beginning of UCSB’s seventh annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week. The university will host activities to honor graduate students, such as a lecture from Engineer Jean-luc Doumon...
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