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Leg Council Backs Nuclear Oversight Committee

April 26, 2007 by

With 1,000 paper cranes as well as 50 students in attendance, the Associated Students Legislative Council passed two bills and three resolutions last night.
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Concerns Over Los Padres Spill Prompt Anti-Drilling Lawsuit

April 25, 2007 by

Almost three months after a spill in the Los Padres National Forest dumped more than 800 gallons of oil into Tar Creek, three conservation groups have joined together in a lawsuit that they hope will ...
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New Law Leads to Rise in Cost of Contraception

April 25, 2007 by

Birth control prices at college clinics around the country have been going up for years, but this year, as prices continue to rise, there is a recently turned over-the-counter method on the table - th...
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UCSB Asians Fear VTech Fallout

April 25, 2007 by

In the wake of last week's Virginia Tech shootings, universities around the country are asking whether they are prepared for a similar occurrence - and the Asian-American community is wondering how th...
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Hotels Fill Up as Graduation Approaches

April 25, 2007 by

If you are graduating this spring, think about starting some cleaning efforts - your parents and loved ones may be sleeping on your beer-soaked floor since almost every hotel room in town is booked fo...
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Local Gamers Aim for Xbox 360 in Halo 2 Tournament

April 25, 2007 by

"When you kill someone, you say they got 'pwn3d,'" second-year electrical engineering major Matthew Honea said, speaking in his native Leet Speak.
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Grilling the Voters

April 25, 2007 by


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Workers’ Rally Gains Student Support

April 25, 2007 by

Seven students marched into Cheadle Hall yesterday to argue for university workers' rights and to present university officials with an Associated Students resolution supporting a planned employee prot...
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Finalizing of Master Plan Postponed

April 25, 2007 by

The Isla Vista Master Plan has been "in the making" for longer than most local residents can remember, and the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission has decided to hold off on sending the final ver...
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Students Create I.V. Beer Pong League

April 24, 2007 by

The Isla Vista Beer Pong League has officially been established, and not only has it organized I.V.'s favorite game, it has also helped bring peace to the town by producing an exhaustive, official lis...
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Speaker Delivers Account of U.S. Prison Injustices

April 24, 2007 by

Former U.S. Army Chaplain James Yee spoke on campus yesterday evening about questionable interrogation tactics he saw at Guantanamo Bay prison - and what he alleged was similarly controversial treatme...
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Campus Wireless Access To Increase Within Year

April 24, 2007 by

UCSB student John Simmons' birthday wish to watch porn during lectures just might come true.
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UCSB Climb Team To Become Official, Compete Nationally

April 24, 2007 by

UCSB may soon be home to one of the few collegiate climbing teams in the U.S., thanks to three ambitious students.
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Finance Board Grants Campus Groups’ Requests for Funds

April 24, 2007 by

At a relatively brief one-hour meeting yesterday, the Associated Students Finance Board distributed $36,311 among eight organizations.
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NORML Event Packs Park for Pot

April 23, 2007 by

A crowd of marijuana users and supporters spent the day after 4/20 in an appropriate fashion
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