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Campus Groups Address Major Events

March 15, 2011 by

Campus groups including the Associated Students and the Office of Student Life met this week to plan and discuss major upcoming UCSB community events. During spring quarter Isla Vista and campus see s...
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Art Project Seeks to Inspire Students Fatigued By Finals

March 15, 2011 by

Normally when you’re in the library during finals week and John Lennon appears in the bathroom mirror, you can write it off as a study-induced hallucination. This quarter however, inspirational cut-...
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MTD Contract Approved, Strike Avoided

March 14, 2011 by

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District employees effectively avoided a threatened strike after members of Teamsters Local 186 union voted to adopt a new contract on Friday. After nine months of n...
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UC Confirms Safety of Students, Staff in Japan

March 14, 2011 by

In the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last Friday, University officials recently confirmed the safety of all 80 University of California students studying abroad on the is...
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Spring Forward for Daylight Savings

March 12, 2011 by

Time will spring forward an hour for daylight savings on March 13. Just in case you thought you were on top of your finals, the time change means that all clocks should be set forward one hour on Satu...
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I.V. Park To Receive Renovations

March 12, 2011 by

Construction on the Little Acorn Park at the corner of El Embarcadero and Sabado Tarde Roads began earlier this month to renovate the area and add new amenities. The $80,000 plan, put forward by the I...
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Man Commits Suicide

March 12, 2011 by

44 year-old Santa Barbara resident Danny Lee McLaughlin leapt to his death from the Santa Barbara court house clock tower on the afternoon of March 8. A group of tourists called police after seeing Mc...
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Tsunami Warning Issued For Western U.S.

March 11, 2011 by

The Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the entire U.S. west coast earlier this morning following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Japan.
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Sex Demonstration Drives Controversy

March 4, 2011 by

Northwestern Professor John Michael Bailey sparked controversy after he allowed his human sexuality lecture to view a live after-class sex-toy demonstration.
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Scientists Mouth Off About Cancer, Risks of Oral Sex

March 4, 2011 by

Thought cigarettes were the ultimate cancer-sticks? Think again.
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Festival To Honor History of Women

March 4, 2011 by

The fourth annual International Women’s Festival will take place at Santa Barbara’s Earl Warren Showgrounds today and Saturday.
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UC Budget Cuts Spur Action

March 4, 2011 by

Following organized protests from over 400 University of California students — including 40 from UCSB — who lobbied in the capitol last weekend against statewide cuts to higher education, UC Berke...
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University To Host County Grade School Science Fair

March 4, 2011 by

Ingenuity will be erupting at the 56th annual Santa Barbara County Science Fair today at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion.
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Indie Bands To Make Appearance in Local Lounge

March 4, 2011 by

Folk rock groups Blvd Park and Musical Charis will perform in Goleta next week for their national tour.
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Police Blotter

March 4, 2011 by

Deputies were on patrol on the 6500 block of Del Playa Rd. in the wee hours of the morning when they noticed a lone lady stumbling down the street.
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