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UCSB Makes Peace Corps Lineup

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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A.S. Examines D.R.E.A.M. Act

The Associated Students Legislative Council discussed issues ranging from federal legislation to student lock-in fees during last night's brief two-hour meeting.
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Words of Peace


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Obama Ascends to Presidential Office

A handful of UCSB students joined the millions that flocked to Washington D.C. yesterday to watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama while hundreds more gathered at the University Center to wa...
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Mister Pontius Goes to Washington, MLS

Move over Barack Obama, Washington, D.C. has an even newer face in town. In Major League Soccer's SuperDraft on Thursday, D.C. United selected Gaucho senior Chris Pontius with the seventh overall pick...
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Guest Professor Presents New Book

Paula Fredriksen made an appearance at Corwin Pavilion last night to tackle the subject of anti-Semitism.
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SB Airport To Provide New Policy

In an effort to attract new airlines - and customers - the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport has created a new incentive program.
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