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SUPERVISOR SEAMONSTER TO PREVENT FLOATOPIA?

Floatopia may be shut down due to rumors of a "sea monster" roaming local waters.
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FACULTY RETREAT GONE WILD!!!!!

Professors shocked and shamed the campus community this week as news emerged that a UCSB Faculty Legislature retreat ended in massive property damages and a stunning display of academic binge drinking...
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Cops Clip Chops for Kids

Mustachioed officers from the Santa Barbara Police Dept. flaunted their facial hair in front of a panel of judges at Chino's Tacos on State Street Monday night.
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Cycle Routes Reap Reward

UC Santa Barbara's crisscrossing bike paths have earned the campus a Bicycle Friendly Business Gold Award from the League of American Bicyclists.
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UC Acts To Ease Racial Tension

A UC Berkeley faculty member has been chosen by UC administrators to help resolve recent incidents of intolerance on the UCSD campus.
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Author Researches Pill’s History

UCSB history associate professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga recently released a book examining the origins of the oral contraceptive pill.
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Campus Assesses Seismic Hazards

A number of UCSB buildings are at risk of collapse or severe damage should an earthquake occur, according to a recent study.
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Only in I.V.

A Web site dedicated to comedic photographs of life in Isla Vista has become an overnight hit with the Gaucho community.
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Donation To Aid SB Students

UCSB's Financial Aid Office has received $750,000 in memory of alumnus Kevin Christensen.
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Locals Debate Otter Surge

A recent influx of California sea otters off the coast of Santa Barbara has raised questions about what impact the migrating animals will have on local marine ecosystems.
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Board Allots Money to Various UCSB Groups

The Associated Students Finance Board doled out $36,074 to 11 student organizations at last night's three-and-a-half hour meeting.
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SB Prepares Cleanup, Safety at Beach Revelry

Floatopia -- Isla Vista's infamous beer-soaked beach party -- is due to take place on April 10 after high tide warnings prompted event planners to push back the date from April 3.
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Weekend Wrap-Up

Even with a majority of students on vacation, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol kept busy through the whole of UCSB's spring break.
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Bill Boasts Better Education Funds

The House of Representatives passed the Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act last Thursday, overhauling student lending and raising funding for higher education. President Obama w...
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UCSB Threat Freed From Jail, Banned From Campus

Neil Baker, a former UCSB employee who was detained in Washington six weeks ago and held in jail for threatening the university, was released from police custody in Kennewick, WA on March 9.
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