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Locals Paddle Against Plastic

September 18, 2008 by

This Saturday, Sept. 20, the Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation will hold its fourth annual “Turn the Tide on Ocean Pollution” Paddle Out event at Stearns Wharf. The event, which starts at...
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Cousteau To Address Freshmen

September 18, 2008 by

Environmentalist and explorer Céline Cousteau will take a break from swimming with sharks and adventuring in the Andes to greet a crowd of 5,000 incoming UCSB students as this year's Convocation ...
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Police Blotter

September 18, 2008 by

A deputy on patrol at the intersection of El Embarcadero and Del Playa Drive was rudely interrupted while talking with a pedestrian.
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Jack Johnson Plays at Harder

August 30, 2008 by


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Dear Class of 2012 (or 2013),

August 30, 2008 by

Let's play a game. No, no, not that creepy one with the hacksaw, Christ. I meant the sweet, innocent kind that you haven't played in years -- the kind with boards and playing pieces and paper money! ...
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UCSB Academic Programs Compete at National Level

August 30, 2008 by

Congratulations on deciding to push your tiny, colored, plastic automobile down the path marked "college," instead of the shorter "straight to career" path. In The Game of Life, you've just placed yo...
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UCSB Services Inform, Advise Students

August 30, 2008 by

Now that you're taking the longer and more arduous "college path" on this flimsy playing-board called the Game of Life, there are a number of spaces across campus worth landing on to help you make it ...
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Offbeat Courses Round Out Schedule

August 30, 2008 by

As the class of 2012 will soon find out, UCSB is a place to learn many more things than just what's on your Major Requirements sheet. UCSB students can take advantage of a course list with more option...
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Santa Barbara Provides Access to Beaches to Suit All Tastes

August 30, 2008 by

While UCSB may be most famous for its... Nobel prize winning faculty... the campus is equally well known for something most everyone can enjoy: the beach. Situated so close to the ocean you could thro...
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Isla Vista Events Embody Local Scene

August 30, 2008 by

Welcome, freshmen, to Isla Vista, the beachside beer-bubble community that will play host to the majority of your exploits and misadventures over the next four years. Compared with her various college...
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Travel With Ease in New Game of Life

August 30, 2008 by

In your first year at UCSB you will no doubt face obstacles that seem near impossible -- transportation, however, will not be one of them. Getting past Go in the greater Santa Barbara area is an easy ...
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Clubs Strive to Get Gauchos Involved

August 30, 2008 by

Like the playing pieces vying for that Boardwalk property, Gauchos come in all shapes and sizes. And while no one has ever seen an iron or a thimble biking across campus, UCSB has so many clubs and or...
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Study Urges Reexamination of Parasites

August 5, 2008 by

Parasites have long been cast aside as microscopic pests, but a recent study from UCSB is calling for a reexamination of the role these organisms play in ecosystems.
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UCSB Student Dies at San Diego River

August 5, 2008 by

UCSB student Jaymie Rose Darrow died on July 19 while visiting the La Jolla Indian Reservation near San Diego. She was 19 years old
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Authorities Link Activist Group With UCSC Firebombs

August 5, 2008 by

Two faculty members at UC Santa Cruz fell victim to what many officials are calling criminal acts of antiscience violence.
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