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UCSB Beats Davis to Win Big West Championship

March 10, 2008 by

Anaheim--After back-to-back heartbreaking Big West Tournament Championship losses to UC Riverside, the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team is finally going back to the Big Dance.
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Family, Friends Remember Sociology Student

March 10, 2008 by

Overlooking a sea cliff on the Santa Barbara Wilcox property, friends and family gathered earlier this week to hold a memorial service for UCSB student Ramona Shapiro.
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Judge Sentences Frimpong to Six Years in State Prison

March 10, 2008 by

Convicted rapist and former UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong was sentenced to six years in a state penitentiary today, drawing scores of Frimpong's supporters and local media to the hearing.
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SB Judge Denies Retrial Request From Frimpong

March 10, 2008 by

Former UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong was denied his motion for retrial on Friday, and will now face sentencing of up to eight years for felony rape today.
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Rocket En Route for Belated Blast-Off This Week

March 10, 2008 by

After a number of delays at Santa Barbara County's Vandenberg Air Force Base, a 19-story Atlas V rocket is slated to take flight in the next few days, carrying a classified National Reconnaissance Off...
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Gang Elders Sign Formal Truce Vowing Three Days of Peace

March 10, 2008 by

Scores of gang members descended on Bohnett Park yesterday, and yet the only fight of the day was over who collected the most Easter eggs.
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I.V. Tenants Challenge Fees, Evictions

March 10, 2008 by

Isla Vista management company Wolfe & Associates came under high scrutiny last week after some residents began questioning additional fees that were deducted from their security deposits.
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t.A.T.u. Reflects on UCSB Concert, Future Plans

March 10, 2008 by

Thursday night, Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. performed its first ever U.S. solo show in the Hub for 800 students. Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova, the two women of t.A.T.u., sat down with the Daily Nexus fo...
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t.A.T.u. Concert Rocks Crowd Inside Hub

March 7, 2008 by

UCSB students seeking a little girl-on-girl action found some last night in the Hub, as Russian pop sensation t.A.T.u. brought its danceable hits from Russia with love.
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Police Fatally Shoot Man After Domestic Dispute

March 7, 2008 by

Local law enforcement agents shot and killed an armed 64-year-old Santa Barbara man at his home yesterday morning, following a brief standoff.
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Research Sheds Light on Saving Time, Resources

March 7, 2008 by

According to a recent UCSB study, proponents of daylight saving time are not only wasting their time, but losing money, too.
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Googly Eyes

March 7, 2008 by


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UCPD Looks Into Vandalism From Anti-War Protest

March 6, 2008 by

Three weeks after the original incidents occurred, the University of California Police Dept. is still investigating nearly $2,915 in damages that allegedly resulted from February's anti-war protest.
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Protesters Organize for Unpaid Workers

March 6, 2008 by

Students rallied in front of Cheadle Hall yesterday, marching in circles and chanting slogans in support of a group of unpaid San Clemente Graduate Student Housing Project painters.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Suspends CaliRoll License

March 6, 2008 by

In response to some underage alcohol sales at Caliroll Express, Isla Vista is in the midst of a sake bomb-free month.
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