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Beach Shelters Wildlife, Inspires Art

February 21, 2007 by

Local legend has it that The Doors' frontman Jim Morrison spent an acid-addled evening on Sands Beach staring at the lights of nearby oil platform Holly, which inspired the song "Crystal Ship."
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Man Burglarizes Local Apartment at Gunpoint

February 21, 2007 by

Recently, two UCSB students were allegedly robbed at gunpoint after they invited a former roommate and another man, who is now in custody, into their apartment under the guise of a friendly visit.
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Customer Drives Car Into Chicken Eatery

February 21, 2007 by

El Pollo Loco on Calle Real will be getting some minor remodeling done after a woman crashed her car through the restaurant's front windows Sunday evening.
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Students Find Fault in EAP’s Overly Competitive Programs

February 21, 2007 by

Following January and February application deadlines, the UCSB Education Abroad Program has received criticism from some students for failing to provide information regarding the competitive nature of...
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Show Us Your Beads!

February 21, 2007 by


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Author To Delve Into Motherhood for Men in Campus Lecture

February 20, 2007 by

According to one scholar speaking on campus tonight, modern science may soon give would-be fathers a new reproductive role: childbearing.
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Coastal Cycling Tour Races Into SB

February 20, 2007 by

Local enthusiasts of tandem transportation will soon be able to watch professional bike riding at its best, as cyclists from the Amgen Tour of California are set to race through two Santa Barbara Coun...
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Study Couples Kin Detection System to Incest Aversion

February 20, 2007 by

UCSB husband and wife research team John Tooby and Leda Cosmides know that if they were siblings, they wouldn't be so hot for each other.
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Rack ’em and Stack ’em

February 20, 2007 by


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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

February 20, 2007 by

Assault on Precinct 6500 Thursday, Feb. 15, 10:55 p.m. -I.V. Foot Patrol officers stopped on the corner of Del Playa Drive and Camino Pescadero observed a group of pedestrians arguing with a 20-year-o...
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Activists March Across Campus to Protest War

February 16, 2007 by

Protesting the war in Iraq, between 700 and 1,000 UCSB students, faculty, staff and community members marched through campus and onto Highway 217 yesterday, ending their demonstration by demanding the...
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UC Workers Push for Pay Increase

February 16, 2007 by

Nine UCSB staff members and students traveled to Oakland yesterday to join some 600 unionized UC service workers and their supporters in their protest outside UC President Robert C. Dynes' office to a...
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Ventury, SB County Residents Oppose Plans for Mines

February 16, 2007 by

The grumbling growl of gravel trucks is posed to drown out the peaceful sounds of nature along scenic Highway 33 near Ojai, pending protests from local community members.
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New Bar Draws Wine, Film Enthusiasts

February 16, 2007 by

The town of Solvang recently rolled out the red carpet for the opening of the Sideways wine bar, named after the Academy Award-winning film.
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News-Press Strikes Back Against Claims Made by Protestors

February 15, 2007 by

The Santa Barbara News-Press launched an even more aggressive counter-assault against its detractors this week, lambasting former employees and local politicians alike.
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