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Long-Awaited Show Packs Thunderdome

April 29, 2009 by

Death Cab for Cutie rocked the Thunderdome at last night's free concert, rewarding UCSB for registering the most student voters in 2008.
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Stats Reveal Skate Safety

April 29, 2009 by

The university released a host of statistics concerning skateboard safety on Mon
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Feds Award New Grant to UCSB

April 29, 2009 by

The White House announced Monday that UCSB will receive $19 million from the Stimulus Act to fund a new Energy Frontier Research Center.
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Locals Diverge on Floatopia

April 28, 2009 by

As Floatopia's May 9 sequel approaches, locals gathered last night for a town hall meeting to discuss dealing with what many feel is the inevitable.
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SB County Monitors Swine Flu

April 28, 2009 by

County officials and university administrators were spurred to action yesterday after the World Health Organization voted to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert to a phase four out of six.
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Congo Activist Tells Tale

April 28, 2009 by

Madeleine - a former child soldier from the Democratic Republic of Congo - shared her riveting story on campus yesterday.
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UCSB Receives Grant for Physics

April 28, 2009 by

Quantum physicists at UCSB's California NanoSystems Institute have received a $6.1 million grant to pursue diamond-based quantum computing.
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Budget Issues Hinder Full Group Funding

April 28, 2009 by

Associated Students Finance Board allocated $21,411.43 to more than a dozen student groups at last night's meeting.
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Dalai Lama Enlightens UCSB

April 27, 2009 by

"The 20th century has been the century of violence. The 21st century should be the century of dialogue."
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Open People’s Party Sweeps A.S. Election

April 27, 2009 by

The 2009 Associated Students election ended Thursday in a landslide victory for the Open People's Party.
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AXO Wins Third ASVT

April 27, 2009 by

The promise of scantily-clad volleyball players drew thousands of eager voyeurs downtown Saturday for the sixth annual All Sorority Volleyball Tournament.
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Students Rally Against Use of Child Soldiers

April 27, 2009 by

At one o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, hundreds of UCSB and SBCC students were "abducted."
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Santa Barbara Shakes Its Groove Thing on Official “Dance Day”

April 27, 2009 by

State Street erupted in music and movement on Saturday as the community celebrated what Mayor Marty Blum proclaimed the official Santa Barbara "Dance Day."
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OPP Dominates A.S. Election

April 24, 2009 by

The 2009 Associated Students election ended Thursday in a landslide victory for the Open People's Party.
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Rally-Goers Address Issues of Rape

April 24, 2009 by

Sporting their finest denim attire, students, faculty and staff assembled on the Student Resource Building Patio on Wednesday to support rape victims at the Jeans for Justice Rally.
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