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3rd District Race Remains Up in the Air

Despite election night results indicating that Doreen Farr had narrowly won the 3rd District Supervisor race, her opponent Steve Pappas has not conceded the position.
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Prop 8 Passage Draws Opponent Outcry

Equal rights activists on campus and throughout the county are decrying Tuesday's passage of Proposition 8, which amends the California State Constitution to make gay marriage illegal.
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New Study Examines Fleas

A study examining tiny water fleas is helping scientists understand the global effects of environmental change on population dynamics.
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UCSB Hosts Graduate Program Exhibition

Seniors pondering their post-undergraduate lives will find ample brainstorming resources in The Arbor today at the Graduate & Professional School Fair.
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A.S. Discusses Assets, Budget Cuts

The Associated Students Legislative Council annual audit revealed that A.S. assets have almost tripled over the past three years.
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Democrats Dominate

Come January, Barack Obama will be president of the United States. Riding on the coattails of Obama's victory, Democrats swept the local elections. Doreen Farr eked out a win in the 3rd District su...
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Officials Break Down Clery Report Statistics

While the recently released UCSB crime report shows a dramatic drop in Isla Vista drug and liquor arrests, local law enforcement agencies attribute the discrepancy to a change in reporting requirement...
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Forum To Review Housing

A public hearing for the Ocean Road housing project - which aims to develop a narrow stretch of UCSB property for staff and faculty housing - will be held Thursday night.
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MCC To Offer HIV Tests

The MultiCultural Center will be providing free anonymous HIV testing for all students this Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The process used – Rapid HIV Testing – takes about 20 minutes an...
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Art Aims to Save Seaside

An exhibit benefiting the Gaviota Coast and featuring Santa Barbara artists aims to make a splash when it opens downtown today.
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Gunman Holds Up Highway 101

Brandishing a revolver in one hand and an American flag in the other, a disgruntled army vet stopped both lanes of traffic on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara for over three hours yesterday. The man final...
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Student To Represent State

If Barack Obama wins a majority of California's votes today, a 20-year-old UCSB student will represent the state in the Electoral College this year.
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Campus Groups Plan Election Reminders

With Election Day finally here, UCSB's student-run political groups are organizing massive last minute pushes to get I.V. residents out to the polls.
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Art Grant Endows Exhibit

The Getty Foundation has given the UCSB University Art Museum a $140,000 grant for the production of a traveling architecture exhibit.
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A.S. Funds Death Cab Show to Reward Voters

In a discussion filled with unintentional irony, Associated Students Finance Board debated funding a so-called "free" Death Cab for Cutie concert at its meeting last night.
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