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Clubs Strive to Get Gauchos Involved

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

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

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

Two faculty members at UC Santa Cruz fell victim to what many officials are calling criminal acts of antiscience violence.
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Officers Reap $87 Million in Reefer

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept., in conjunction with other national agencies, completed their annual "marijuana eradication" early last week, resulting in the seizure of over $87 million wort...
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Master Plan Gets Underway on Pardall

Construction began on Monday of the Pardall Road Streetscape project, a public endeavor aimed at giving Isla Vista's commercial center a bit of a face-lift.
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Police Blotter

Loitering in the Streets with Demons Sun., Aug. 2, 2:47 a.m. — Officers working the late shift received a call concerning a man loitering at the 7-Eleven convenience store on Hollister Avenue. A...
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Santa Barbara Fiesta ’08 Photos


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Golden Arches


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UC Regents Meeting Concludes

With zero arrests and no real disruptions, this week's University of California Board of Regents meeting at UCSB went smoothly.
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UCSB Hosts Regents, UC President

Amid scores of protesters and loads of extra security, the University of California Board of Regents is meeting on campus this week.
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Officials Predict Containment After 16-Day Battle With Fire

The Gap Fire, which burned through southern Santa Barbara County and made national headlines in early July, should now be 100 percent contained, fire department officials say.
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Board Agrees To Build Along Gaviota

With decades of debate preceding their decision, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission took two major steps forward in deciding the fate of the Naples property this month, bringing the controve...
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UC Employees Strike Despite Order

Defying court orders, 8,500 service workers employed at the University of California are picketing July 14 through 18 against "poverty wages."
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Sheriff’s Blotter

Residents of 6647 Sabado Tarde Rd. called the Isla Vista Foot Patrol to report an unknown intoxicated man loitering about on their roof.
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