News

DNA Evidence Links Local Man to Rape Cases

Sheriff's officials arrested an Isla Vista man on Friday in connection with a pair of 2002 rapes that occurred over 200 miles apart - one on a Goleta beach and the other on the slopes of Mammoth Lakes...
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Cartoon Voice Actor Speaks on U.S. Politics

The man behind over a dozen "The Simpsons" characters - including Ned Flanders and Mr. Burns - spoke on campus last night about the U.S. government's current political policies.
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Kids Brush Up on Dental Hygiene at Free Annual Event

UCSB Student Health partnered with charity organization Direct Relief International this past Saturday to provide free dental care to 20 low-income, uninsured children in Isla Vista.
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New Student Loan Bill Awaits Vote of Approval in House

With supporters citing lower costs to taxpayers and opponents alleging the start of an inefficient government monopoly, the Student Aid Reward Act (STAR) must garner more bipartisan partners if it is ...
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The Lesser-Known Red Man Group


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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

Saturday, March 3, 12:26 a.m. - Two deputies were walking on the pathway through a small open space at the intersection of El Embarcadero and Del Playa Drive to a beach accessway when they heard a voi...
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UC Briefs

UCPD Says Hallucinogenic Mushrooms May Have Had Role in Freshman's Fall From Window
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Vaginas Run Wild at V-Day Festivities

During yesterday's Victory Over Violence Day celebration, a vagina danced through Storke Plaza as students munched on pussy cookies and better-than-sex cake.
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Contenders Look to Youth Voters in 2008 Election

In preparation for the 2008 General Election, presidential candidates like Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. are modernizing their campaign techniques to attract attention from college students.
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Court Dismisses Restraining Order; Student Posts Bail

Eric Frimpong's lawyer was back in court today, while the soccer player was back on campus after posting $250,000 bail.
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UCSB Forum To Discuss Effects of Neoliberalism

The seemingly unconnected protests of the war in Iraq, resident evictions in Isla Vista, and rising student fees have all been provoked, this weekend's conference postulates, by an invisible force out...
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Environmentally Friendly Fuel To Replace Diesel in SB Buses

The Santa Barbara Municipal Transit District is going green this May, as they make the switch from traditional petroleum to biodiesel fuel for their buses.
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Proposed Bill Aims to Protect Cyclists on Road

Assemblyman Pedro Nava is peddling his way through an uphill battle to pass a new bicycle safety law in response to last year's death of UCSB student Kendra Payne.
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Disease Research To Receive Funds

The National Institutes of Health has given a UCSB chemistry professor nearly $2 million in funding to study a new approach to Alzheimer's disease.
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The Lion, the Whip and the Irony


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