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Locals Protest Obama Policies

April 7, 2009 by

Several hundred protestors gathered downtown on Saturday in a modern day "Tea Party" to publicly "revolt and rally" against President Obama's recent congressionally approved spending plans.
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A.S. Funds 20 Groups

April 7, 2009 by

The Associated Students Finance Board apportioned $62,121.04 to 20 student organizations during last night's seven-hour meeting.
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Blotter on the Beach Edition

April 7, 2009 by

Sat, April 4, 3:30 p.m. - In the midst of thousands upon thousands of drunken revelers partying around them, officers patrolling the beach below Del Playa Drive came across something that didn't seem ...
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Throngs Flood Floatopia

April 6, 2009 by

"This is like Halloween in the spring."
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PIKE Frat Faces Assault Penalties

April 6, 2009 by

According to a newly released police report, the beating that took place in front of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house last month appears to have been perpetrated by a single aggressor.
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SB Welcomes Admittees at Insight Event

April 6, 2009 by

While thousands of inebriated college students gallivanted along the beach for Floatopia, the campus filled with prospective students and their families for the university's largest information sessio...
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NORML Hosts Marijuana Event

April 6, 2009 by

Isla Vista residents packed into Anisq' Oyo' Park yesterday for the fifth annual Joint Rolling Competition and daylong festival in celebration of all things green and sticky.
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I.V. Cyclists Race, Chug Beer

April 6, 2009 by

The night before Isla Vista was flooded with Floatopia revelers, hundreds of riders and spectators amassed on the corner of Camino Pescadero and Pasado to take part in a beach cruiser race dubbed the ...
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Campus Hosts Linguistic Diversity Conference

April 3, 2009 by

UCSB will play host to a two-day seminar this weekend in the McCune Conference Room exploring the impact that different languages and dialects have on Californian's sociocultural identities.
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UCSB Names Annual Faculty Research Lecturer

April 3, 2009 by

The UCSB Academic Senate awarded its highest honor to geography professor Reginald Golledge, naming him the Faculty Research Lecturer for 2009.
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UCSD E-Mail Error Draws Ire From Applicants

April 3, 2009 by

Approximately 30,000 high school seniors received an e-mail congratulating them on their acceptance to the University of California, San Diego on Monday, only to find out hours later the university ha...
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Outreach Program Begins Application Process

April 3, 2009 by

A grassroots organization's educational and travel opportunity program that seeks to solve the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is now accepting applications.
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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. Hundreds of students a...
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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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