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Student Aid Reform Bill Awaits Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Friday that would facilitate the restructuring of the federal student loan system and potentially save taxpayers $87 billion over the next 10 years...
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Deficit Clips Newspapers

As California's education funds continue to get slashed, many college newspapers statewide have been forced to shut down production or employ desperate measures to keep printing.
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Local Politicians Debate Reopening Oil Drilling

Forty years after a destructive oil spill, Santa Barbara County shores may open to new offshore drilling sites.
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UC Employees Plot State-wide Walkout

In light of the University of California's recently instituted - and ill-received - system of furlough days and layoffs, many professors are threatening to walk out on the first day of classes next we...
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Budget Woes May Lead to Higher Fees

Unable to alleviate the university's $813 million system-wide budget deficit, University of California President Mark G. Yudof is suggesting a dramatic increase in student fees to help bridge the budg...
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Pardall Parking To Expand

With construction on Pardall Road wrapping up, the Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency is turning to new improvement projects for UCSB's beachside community.
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Engineering Professor Dies at 66

Professor Anthony G. Evans died Sept. 9 at home with his family. He was 66.
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UCSB Awaits Swine Flu

With the aggressive H1N1 influenza virus hitting college campuses nationwide, UCSB has begun preparing for a potential outbreak on campus.
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SB Welcomes Bands to the Sand

This Friday, Santa Barbara's West Beach will transform into a reggae-rock stage for a three-day music festival on the water.
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Plant Collection Acquires Funds for Renovation

Beneath the bleachers of Harder Stadium lies a dilapidated herbarium that will soon receive improved accommodations for its collection of over 100,000 plant specimens.
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Letter From the Editor

Welcome to the place that has it all - sun, surf, plenty of Nobel Prize winners and a great campus newspaper to boot. With just a few weeks left before you start the four best years of your life (it's...
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Guide to Local Beaches

One of the biggest perks of living and going to school in Santa Barbara is the nearby selection of beaches for surfing, tanning and hanging out between classes and on the weekends. Here's a somewhat ...
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What To Do If You…

Need to speak to an academic advisor? Need help writing an essay? Need to see a doctor? The Daily Nexus provides you with the "How to."
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Freshmen’s Guide to the Biggest Events in I.V.

Halloween: Halloween has been I.V.'s most notorious event for years. Tens of thousands of people descend every year to drink, roam the streets and dress up (or down). And it's not just for one night ...
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Dictionary of Dorm Life

So you're officially a collegiate scholar at one of the country's finest institutions, huh? Think again! You're not a true Gaucho until you've lived the dorm life. Now hold onto your morals and values...
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