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Giuliani Makes Surprise Visit Downtown

Promising victory in the war in Iraq and a fence between the U.S. and Mexico, Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was greeted by over 60 patrons yesterday when he made a surprise visit to ...
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New Research Protocol Aims to Prevent Bias

In an effort to clear the smoke that arose from anti-tobacco funding presentations made earlier, the University of California Board of Regents instituted a new policy last week that requires campus re...
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Locals To Paddle Out to Promote Cleaner Oceans

The Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation is calling on community members to grab their boats, boards - anything that floats - and head out into the ocean this Saturday in an effort to combat coastal pol...
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Applicants Rush to Greek Houses

Rush Week kicked off this past Monday with nearly 800 students seeking to join one of UCSB's many greek organizations.
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UCSB Acquires Deveureux Property for $27.5M

UCSB officially purchased all 33 acres of Devereux this past week, bringing the campus' total property to 1,022 acres.
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Los Padres Area Soon To Open After Zaca Blaze

While several roads near Los Padres National Forest remain closed due to the Zaca Fire aftermath, authorities are now saying they may soon lift some of the closures starting Oct. 1.
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East Beach-Raised Fish Swim Free

Angling to replenish their diminishing numbers, local nonprofit organization Santa Barbara Sea released 10,000 white sea bass into the open ocean at East Beach this past Saturday.
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Kucinich Pledges Green America, Justice for Bush

Two weeks after Barack Obama spoke at Santa Barbara City College, fellow Democratic presidential candidate and Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich held a rally at the same location last Monday.
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Police Jail, Seize Property of Alleged Drug Dealer

As part of an investigation that may strip a suspect of his home and car, local detectives are currently compiling the final pieces of their case against alleged cocaine dealer Robert Carlton Lavilett...
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UCPD Arrests Murder Suspect, Transient

Although many UCSB students left campus during the summer, the University of California Police Dept. remained active and responded to a total of 559 incidents from June until September.
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Police Exhume Pot Plants in Lompoc

The largest recorded marijuana bust in Santa Barbara County history took place this past Tuesday, when the Sheriff's Dept. discovered over 100,000 plants on a private ranch near Lompoc.
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Project Strives for Alcohol Education

Commemorating over three years of programming aimed at reducing binge drinking in Isla Vista, students, local residents and businesses gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Tuesday to celebrate efforts made...
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Sobriety Checkpoints Yield Five DUIs

California Highway Patrol officers made five DUI arrests and towed six vehicles in Isla Vista last weekend while many UCSB students made their return to the campus for Fall Quarter.
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Program Provides for UCSB’s Future

The Campaign for UCSB raked in cash over the 2006-07 fiscal year, adding an extra $70 million to its coffers.
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Governor Receives New Textbook Bills

College students may soon find some relief from exorbitant textbook prices, pending a decision by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger regarding two recently drafted bills.
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