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Students Mourn Peer

April 2, 2009 by

Nick Piacentini, a second-year psychology major, was found dead in Goleta on March 9. The cause of death is unknown, pending a toxicology report. Lt. Brian Olmstead of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol said ...
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Police Investigate Local Fraternity After Attack

April 2, 2009 by

Several men outside the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity house violently beat UCSB student Thanh Hong and a friend last month, while allegedly screaming "gook" and other racial slurs throughout the assault.
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Grants Offset Student Fee Increases

April 2, 2009 by

Nearly 24 percent of UCSB students will benefit from the increase.
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Renowned Writer Visits UCSB

April 2, 2009 by

Political journalist and best-selling author William Greider will lecture on the effects of current U.S. economic policy in Campbell Hall tonight at 7:30.
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I.V. Beach To Fill With Floaters

April 2, 2009 by

The first weekend of the quarter is always a busy one, and this quarter will be no exception with both Floatopia and the annual Isla Vista Joint Rolling Contest on the schedule.
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Council Unseats Member

April 2, 2009 by

The Associated Students Judicial Council reaffirmed their decision to remove a council member from office during last night's six-and-a-half-hour long A.S. Legislative Council meeting.
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UCSB To Get Slimed

April 2, 2009 by


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Steve Pappas Contests Bar Tab

April 1, 2009 by

Steve Pappas, former candidate for 3rd District supervisor, filed yet another lawsuit yesterday, claiming that his tab at the Old Town Tavern was not only incorrect, but fraudulent.
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Cigarette Scorches Bill’s Bus; Kills 682

April 1, 2009 by

At 1:34 a.m. last night, Bill's Bus careened off the side of the road and burst into flames on the corner of Calle Real and Hollister Avenue. Six hundred and eighty-two UCSB students were pronounced d...
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Local Band Plays DP

April 1, 2009 by

Following a live concert at a Del Playa residence over the weekend, local band members assured friends and roommates that their concert was "sweet."
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Sorority Sisters Get Coked Out, Nailed in Mexico

April 1, 2009 by

TIJUANA, MEXICO - Mexican Special Forces apprehended four members of UCSB's Delta Mu sorority this past weekend for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of cocaine into the United States.
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Psychotic Crank Busts Pygmy Lair

April 1, 2009 by

Last night, university maintenance staff cleaning the second floor of Girvetz Hall heard strange noises emanating from behind a small door with the words 'Pygmy Studies' written above it.
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Yang Carted Off to Pokey

April 1, 2009 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. took the man UCSB students have come to know as Chancellor Henry T. Yang into custody last night after receiving an anonymous tip suggesting that Yang was not ...
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A.S. Meets for Eight Hours

April 1, 2009 by

Minutes before the Associated Students Legislative Council meeting was set to end, members of Don't Cut Us Out - a coalition of students fighting the administrative tax on non-state funded entities - ...
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Corpse

April 1, 2009 by

The body of a student was found inbetween the Pardall fences yesterday. Authorities believe the deceased was a drunken reveller who could not find his way out.
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