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Students Go On Hunger Strike to Protest Weapons

Chanting "UC Nuclear Free" as they marched toward Cheadle Hall yesterday, about 80 people protested the University of California's ties to nuclear research and weapons development, eventually leaving ...
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Santa Barbara Cashes In on Blockbusters

Big names like Quentin Tarantino and Johnny Depp have called Santa Barbara County home periodically over this past year, sending a few extra dollars to float around the county - $46 million to be exac...
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Legislative Council Votes Down Support of Strikers

Although no legislation was brought to the table at last night's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, two rounds of debate certainly were.
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It’s the Great Pumpkin!


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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

The PenIS Mightier Saturday, May 5, 1:54 a.m. [[ok]] -- Officers spotted a 20-year-old man stumbling eastbound on the 6700 block of Sueño Road with his pants unzipped, revealing his penis...
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Downed Power Line Results in Two Hour Blackout on Campus

Darkness fell on UCSB last night, causing both confusion and joy as students shuffled out of classrooms or labs to seek the light somewhere else.
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Escape Attempt Goes Down in Flames

A 19-year-old man's alleged two-day crime spree ended early Monday morning with a fiery crash and a $1 million bail order.
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Development Stalls Due to Concerns for Environment

The plans to incorporate low-income housing into downtown Goleta may need to undergo major reconstruction before anything actually gets built.
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UCSB Student Opens Henna Body Art Business

Students and I.V. residents wanting to decorate their bodies with something less permanent than an "I Love Mom" tattoo now have one more place to get inked in Isla Vista.
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Waste Not, Want Not


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Students Contest UC’s Support of Nuclear Weapons

Threatening a hunger strike, a group of protesting UCSB students asked campus administrators last night to pressure the regents into severing ties with University of California-managed nuclear researc...
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Scientists Look Into Seashore Strandings

A recent influx of stranded, dead dolphins and whales along Central and Southern California beaches has prompted the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration to officially declare an "Unusual Mor...
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University Groups Honor Chancellor for Green Efforts

UCSB's sustainable approach to campus development and low environmental impact rarely goes unnoticed, with countless forums, conferences and speakers coming almost every week to celebrate innovations ...
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Projects To Update UCSB Utilities

Many aspects of a 50-year-old campus go out of date - this time, it's the utilities infrastructure that's up for renewal.
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