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January 11, 2007

Mail-Order Students

By Staff

January 10, 2007

Two UCSB Students Die Saturday in Bay Area Car Accident

By Lindsey Miller

Two UCSB students were killed Saturday night in the East Bay area of California in a car crash, which left a third UCSB student hurt and two other passengers seriously injured.

January 10, 2007

I.V. Parks Sleeping Law Still Remains Unsettled

By Sonia Lucyga

Although it has been illegal for people to camp and sleep in Isla Vista parks at night since 2002, transients continue to do so - an issue yet to be resolved between the I.V. Foot Patrol and the Isla Vista Recreation and...

January 10, 2007

Recent Repaving Improves Campus Bike Paths

By Lizzie Blumenthal

Taking advantage of the nearly absent traffic, Associated Students Bicycle Improvements Keep Everyone Safe had various damaged areas of the bike paths repaved over Winter Break.

January 10, 2007

Former SB Professor Dies of Lung Cancer

By Valerie Tidwell

The English Dept. lost a colleague this past December when retired professor Lee Bliss died of lung cancer.

January 10, 2007

Conquest Student Housing To Lease Cedarwood Units

By Matt Weisner

Conquest Student Housing plans to begin leasing its renamed and remodeled "Coronado" apartments next week after months of controversy regarding the eviction of the complex's previous tenants.

January 10, 2007

Support your local sheriff

By Staff

Bill Brown is officially sworn in as the new sheriff-coroner for SB County at a ceremony at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. Brown defeated incumbant Jim Anderson

January 9, 2007

Apartment Blaze Forces Evacuation

By Ashley Smith

A fire at the Westwinds Apartments complex yesterday morning forced dozens of tenants to flee their flats, displaced two UCSB students and caused over $35,000 in damage.

January 9, 2007

UCSB Grad Designs Online Leisure Guide

By Katie Miserany

Overwhelmed by the variety of activities that a student could participate in, a UCSB alumnus and his friend have teamed up to create a better means of organizing possible outings.

January 9, 2007

New Giovanni’s To Lure Local Attention

By Kimberle Wade

The newest owners of Giovanni's, Sean Doucet and fiancé Kimberly Burns, have fixed up Isla Vista's pizza, pasta and sandwich eatery to offer not only a fresh look, but extended happy hours and more live entertainmen...

January 9, 2007

A.S. Approves Funding for KCSB, NORML

By Mackenzie Weinger

Associated Students Finance Board members distributed $15,338 among four student groups at their meeting yesterday and created two subcommittees to facilitate the allocation of funds for diversity programs.

January 9, 2007

U.C. Briefs

By Staff

Chancellor-elect Block Sets Goals UCLA Daily Bruin: Jan. 8, 2006 - The UC Board of Regents named Gene Block the ninth chancellor of UCLA on Dec. 21.

January 8, 2007

Leg Council Begins Quarter With Loss of Two Executives

By Mackenzie Weinger

Associated Students Executive Director Don Daves-Rougeaux has been courted away from his post at UCSB by Santa Barbara real estate investment firm the SIMA Corporation to serve as its chief operations officer.

January 8, 2007

Officials Charge Three With Fabrication of Woman’s Will

By David Ferry

Last week, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. arrested one man and two co-conspirators for allegedly forging the Will of Beverly Graham, who was killed by postal employee Jennifer San Marco in the Goleta Post Office shoot...

January 8, 2007

Police Make 123 DUI Arrests Over Break

By Nikki Moore

In an 18-day campaign to crackdown on drunk driving over the holidays, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. reported that more than 100 people were arrested for driving while under the influence.

January 8, 2007

Professors Earn International Recognition

By Linzay Logan

Fifty-six University of California researchers, three of whom are professors at UCSB, recently celebrated their election as 2006 fellows in the prestigious American Association Advancement of Science.