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Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. detectives arrested a UCSB biological sciences technician last Friday on suspicions that he was actually a prisoner who escaped 36 years ago from a Michigan correc...
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In the third day of Eric Frimpong's evidentiary hearing, dental experts from both sides of the courtroom continued to debate the importance of a bite mark found on the rape victim's cheek.
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In an effort to prepare students and voters for this June's 3rd District Supervisor election, UCSB Campus Democrats will host a debate tonight between the score of candidates aiming to become Isla Vis...
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A recent economic study has found that Chumash Casino Resort has contributed millions of dollars to the county economy and created hundreds of new jobs, but some claim that the cost of gambling-based ...
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Local residents may notice an increase in their cable bill next month as Cox Communications institutes price adjustments on many of their cable packages.
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The University of California Police Dept. has declared former UCSB student Arash Shamsian as a person of interest in its investigation of threats e-mailed to a UCSB chemistry lecturer last Thursday.
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Armed with little but his camera, photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale has trekked to Nepal, Darfur, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to tell the stories of countries ridden with intern...
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A former social services employee and an aid recipient were arrested last Thursday for allegedly defrauding Santa Barbara County of over $60,000.
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The Daily Nexus took home seven awards this weekend, including three first-place titles at the annual California College Media Association competition.
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Undergraduates from each University of California campus descended on UCSB this weekend to present their scientific research projects, with topics ranging from the "Effects of Cocaine, Amphetamine and...
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A campuswide alert was issued last night when police became aware of a threatening e-mail delivered to a UCSB chemistry professor.
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Postponing sentencing once again, a Santa Barbara judge moved to hold an evidentiary hearing yesterday to decide whether or not former UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong deserves a retrial.
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Pussy cookies, T-shirts and jewelry making are part of the festivities of Vagina Day, which climaxes in Storke Plaza today.
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“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
“Wicked” by Gregory Maguire
“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
"The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
“1984” by George Orwell
“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
