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Arsonist Torches I.V. Cars

January 26, 2009 by

Twenty-foot flames burst from the charred remains of two cars early Thursday morning after a Christmas tree lodged beneath one of the cars caught fire.
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Sandwich Shop in Financial Pickle

January 26, 2009 by

Mr. Pickle's sandwich shop in I.V. will not be reopening anytime soon, as its local owners find themselves sandwiched between hard economic times and an impending legal battle with their corporate fra...
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Fate of 101 Project Remains Uncertain

January 26, 2009 by

Turbulent economic times may jeopardize the fate of the Highway 101 construction project at Milpas and Hot Springs Road, a $53 million plan that broke ground over the summer and is expected to take fo...
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Booze Site Grows Popular

January 26, 2009 by

Students thirsty for a cheaper way to get sauced have a new tool at their disposal - CampusBooze.com, a Web site designed to locate the closest available discount liquor.
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Activist To Discuss Energy Issues

January 26, 2009 by

Award-winning architect, author and environmental activist Ed Mazria will hold a free presentation on campus tomorrow night to discuss his blueprint for rebuilding the nation's economy through energy ...
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Bikers Aid Rwandan Farmers

January 26, 2009 by

Nearly 50 people gathered at Goleta Beach this weekend for a group bike ride and fundraiser to benefit Project Rwanda.
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UCSB Makes Peace Corps Lineup

January 26, 2009 by

The annual Peace Corps Top 25 list ranked UCSB 18th in the country for enlisting the most student volunteers in 2008.
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Fire Fighters Establish Charred Cars as Arson

January 23, 2009 by

Two cars exploded outside a house on the 6700 block of Pasado Road early Thursday morning from a fire investigators have deemed an act of arson.
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Pappas Seeks Enrollment Lists to Cross-Check Votes

January 23, 2009 by

In addition to subpoenaing the university for all information pertaining to the Fall 2008 voter registration drives on campus, Steve Pappas' subpoena issued Wednesday also requested complete student e...
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Campus Cops Nab Phone Bomber

January 23, 2009 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol received a phone call earlier this month alerting authorities to the existence of a toxic bomb on the UCSB campus.
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Police Blotter

January 23, 2009 by

Bringing Down the House Fri., Jan. 16, 11:56 p.m. - Officers patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive witnessed two young men climb through the window into an abandoned house.
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Pappas Subpoenas University

January 22, 2009 by

Steve Pappas has subpoenaed the University for any and all information regarding the voter registration drives held on campus last fall.
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With Cuts on the Horizon, UCSB Braces Itself

January 22, 2009 by

As UC-wide budget cuts begin taking root at UCSB, departments and student services are bracing for the $16 million shortfall.
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One Department Slashes Student Jobs and Programs to Stay Afloat

January 22, 2009 by

UCSB's Educational Opportunity Program is preparing for the worst in the face of the University of California's budget woes.
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Student Finds Prehistoric Tusk

January 22, 2009 by

A UCSB graduate student made a mammoth discovery earlier this month when she happened across the fossil remains of a woolly mammoth while doing survey work on Santa Cruz Island.
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