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Facebook To Spread STD Test Results Like Butter

April 2, 2007 by

To encourage more responsible sexual habits, UCSB Student Health finalized plans last week to post students' STD test results on Facebook's News Feed.
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University Officials Approve Study of Under-represented White Males

April 2, 2007 by

Two months of hunger strikes, petition drives, town hall meetings and class walkouts have propelled the UCSB administration into founding the country's first white men's studies dept.
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PennySaver Buys Out SB News-Press Amid Newsroom Skirmish

April 2, 2007 by

In a surprise move yesterday, Santa Barbara News-Press owner and co-publisher Wendy McCaw sold her embattled newspaper to the highest bidder - PennySaver, Co.
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Tower May Ring But It’s No Ding-a-Ling

April 2, 2007 by

After serving nearly 40 years as Santa Barbara County's largest tribute to male fertility, Storke Tower's phallic status was called into question yesterday when two local experts determined that the s...
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Mob Takes Down Drunk I.V. Arsonist

April 2, 2007 by

Five local residents took down a blowtorch-welding UCSB student this past Saturday night after the 21-year-old's joyride took a turn for the worse.
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Yang Joins Search for Stardom on ‘Idol’

April 2, 2007 by

The McPhever has moved on, the silver fox has slinked out of the spotlight and the Claymates are safely confined to middle America, leaving "American Idol" fans everywhere desperate for a new face to ...
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Keep Out?

April 2, 2007 by

This story appears as part of the Daily Nexus’ 2007 April Fools’ issue.
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UC Promotes Earth Friendly Practices, Energy Efficiency

March 9, 2007 by

In a history-making move, the chancellors of all 10 University of California campuses pledged Wednesday to make their campuses climate neutral as soon as possible.
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Mr. Moviefone Performs Radio Pranks

March 9, 2007 by

The famed Mr. Moviefone appeared on the morning show at local radio station KJEE 92.9 FM yesterday, turning heads all over downtown Santa Barbara as he ordered McDonald's and hit on women in his trade...
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Isla Vista Rape Suspect Found in Mexico

March 9, 2007 by

After being extradited from Mexico City, a man listed on the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept.'s 10 most wanted list is now behind bars, three years after he allegedly raped a woman in Isla Vista.
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I.V. Beach Birds Begin Breeding

March 9, 2007 by

It's that time of the season, and the tiny little plovers that sprint up and down Sands Beach are making eyes at each other.
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Tournament Funding To Go to Safety, Bathrooms

March 9, 2007 by

Students looking forward to the All-Sorority Volleyball Tournament this year have one less week to wait since Alpha Tao Omega has moved the date of the Dionysian competition up to April 28.
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Firemen Heat Up Pizzeria’s Friday Night Deliveries

March 9, 2007 by

People calling for a pizza delivery in Isla Vista this evening may be surprised by a free pizza - if they aren't already surprised by the fire truck delivering it.
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SB Grads Find Local Career Options

March 9, 2007 by

Four years of living in Isla Vista just isn't enough for some people, as a number of UCSB graduates and one fourth-year student have opened their own businesses in town within the last year.
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Class Needs Funds To Raise Curtain

March 9, 2007 by

Twelve years after its inception, the Dramatic Arts Theatre Management class will lose its founder, and theater students may lose a chance to fully produce a play.
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