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Officials Seek Enlightenment Over Dorm Fire

June 5, 2008 by Benjamin Gottlieb

Nearly a week after a fire torched six rooms in the Santa Rosa Residence Hall, authorities are still deciding how to deal with the damages and consequences of the blaze.
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Black Bear Roams Near Campus (Seriously)

June 5, 2008 by Chris Stein

After numerous sightings, authorities have confirmed that nestled deep within a thicket near Harder Stadium lurks a 250-pound black bear.
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Meeting Sees Few Student Attendees

June 5, 2008 by S.F.

A public forum held in Isla Vista Theater last night for the UCSB Long Range Development Plan - a campuswide construction plan that directly impacts the future of UCSB - was attended by just one stude...
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Students Discourage Study Drug Use

June 5, 2008 by Todd Prodanovich

In an effort to combat the growing popularity of Adderall, one student group waged an anti-study drug campaign on campus this week in the hopes of offering alternatives to the substance.
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Strike!

June 5, 2008 by Staff

Farr, Pappas To Face Off in November in 3rd District Supervisor Race

June 2, 2008 by Travis Miller

With none of the five candidates able to obtain a majority of votes, the race for 3rd District Supervisor will continue until November, in the form of a run-off election between Doreen Farr and Steve ...
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Santa Rosa Dorm Rooms Burn

June 2, 2008 by Benjamin Gottlieb

Flames scorched six rooms of the Santa Rosa Residence Hall on Friday, after several smoldering hookah coals allegedly left on a second-story windowsill kindled the blaze.
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Underage Decoys Aid Police During Sting Operation

June 2, 2008 by Taylor Haggerty

Cal Salzman, a fourth-year anthropology major, was walking past S.O.S. Liquor on his way home from dinner two weeks ago when an underage male approached him, asking for alcohol.
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Police Activate UCSB Alert Due to Suspicious Person

June 2, 2008 by Staff

On Friday, the UC Police Dept. received reports of a large Asian male exhibiting bizarre behavior, resulting in the dispatch of a campus wide alert.
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Chilla Vista Bubbles With I.V. Culture

June 2, 2008 by Bianca Licata

Hundreds of local revelers and self-proclaimed tree-huggers turned out in full force Saturday to celebrate Isla Vista's fourth Chilla Vista festival.
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ROTC Event Raises Money for Children’s Charity

June 2, 2008 by Nader Heidari

Hurdling through obstacle courses and scrambling under wires, teams competed for glory and charity in the first ever ROTC Gauntlet this weekend.
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Fire Dept. Responds to New Greka Spill

June 2, 2008 by Staff

Malfunctioning equipment at a Greka facility in Santa Maria caused approximately 1,500 barrels of produced water and five barrels of crude oil to spill into surrounding fields Thursday.
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Dance Off!

June 2, 2008 by Staff

Project Spurs Creative Spectacles

May 30, 2008 by Maane Khatchatourian

Characters invading campus - a naked man, a caged woman, the Easter bunny, a life-size STD, a walking bush and a dead banana - may be strangely reminiscent of a bad acid trip, but rest assured, the un...
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