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Driver Loses Control; Two Passengers Die at Scene

October 16, 2007 by Staff

Two women were killed in an alleged drunk driving incident early Sunday morning in Montecito after the vehicle they were in plunged off the San Ysidro overpass.
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Student Groups Host Week of Events to Fight Rape Culture

October 16, 2007 by Chris Stein

Likening sexual harassment and assault to a war against women, campus groups have begun tabling this week for the fifth annual "I Want a Truce" campaign.
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Donors To Give Blood at Silvergreens

October 16, 2007 by Natalie Rehkopf

UCSB students and Isla Vista residents will have the opportunity to receive free sundaes and save a life this week by participating in the United Blood Services blood drive hosted at Silvergreens.
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UCSB To Host Neuroscience Center

October 16, 2007 by Ravi Bhatia

In 1982, John Hinckley Jr.'s defense attorney used CAT scans of his brain to prove that he was not guilty by reason of insanity when he shot former President Ronald Reagan.
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A.S. Loses Members, Funds Speaker

October 16, 2007 by Allison Bailey

In a three-and-a-half-hour meeting last night, Associated Students Finance Board allocated $25,076.79 to eight groups and lost two members to resignation and removal.
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Campus Bike Paths Receive Face-Lift

October 16, 2007 by Mackenzie Weinger

With a new parking lot and fresh pavement on the bike path, the Metropolitan Transit District bus loop by North Hall now serves as an avenue for smoother rides.
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UCSB Halo 3 Tournament

October 16, 2007 by Staff

Officials Contain Hazardous Gas After Explosion

October 15, 2007 by Allison Bailey

Following a chemical explosion, safety crews and firemen evacuated the Chemistry and Physical Sciences North buildings for over three hours Saturday. As a result of the incident at 1:30 p.m., which p...
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Comedians Crack Up I.V. Crowd With Embarcadero Show

October 15, 2007 by Megan Lucero

Despite a last minute cancellation from one of the event's headliners, the I.V. Standup comedy show still managed to draw a large crowd and several laughs to its premiere with nearly 155 people in att...
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Authorities Suspect DP Doorman in Knife Assault

October 15, 2007 by Staff Report

UCSB student Eli Weiner was stabbed in the back early Sunday morning while leaving a house party on Del Playa Drive. Deputies were walking westbound on the 6500 block of DP when they heard partygoers...
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Governor Signs One Bill, Vetoes Two

October 15, 2007 by Mackenzie Weinger

Blocking the passage of bills regarding financial aid for undocumented students and textbook affordability, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued two vetoes on Saturday. The governor vetoed Senate Bill O...
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Go Fish

October 15, 2007 by Staff

Students, Staff Celebrate Sexual Diversity

October 12, 2007 by Marie V. Recalde

All colors of the rainbow came together yesterday on Old Women's Center lawn in support and celebration of the annual National Coming Out Day.
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Nava Celebrates Speed Limit Law Passage

October 12, 2007 by Dana Olsen

Nearly a year after a local junior high student was killed by a car on his way to class, local Assemblyman Pedro Nava celebrated the passage of the Safer School Zone Act yesterday with a press confere...
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