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Study Couples Kin Detection System to Incest Aversion

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


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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

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

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

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

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

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

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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Students Take Action Against Fees

As part of a National Day of Action, two student lobby groups will combine their efforts to curtail proposed college fee increases and education budget cuts by holding a call-in and a postcard petitio...
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Group Tracks Gray Whales’ Migration

Every winter, gray whales migrate to Alaska from their Baja California breeding grounds in Mexico.
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Leggies Ask for Digital Editing Lab Improvements

The Associated Students Legislative Council approved one bill and two resolutions at its meeting yesterday, discussed honoraria procedures and tabled a bill to add duties for council members.
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Roses Are Red…


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Groups Organize Boycott of Work, Class Thursday

In the midst of Congressional debates to block President George W. Bush's proposed boost of troops in Iraq, UCSB grassroots activists have organized a protest tomorrow in response to UCSB's alleged po...
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‘Ex-Gay’ Speaks on Religious Beliefs of Homosexuality

"Ex-gay" speaker Chad Thompson's lecture at Corwin Pavilion last night was advertised as a way to break down walls between Christians and homosexuals. Several queer students, however, had different th...
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Local Teachers Protest Small Wage Increase

Santa Barbara teachers marched and chanted up and down State Street last night, protesting the School Board's refusal to increase salaries to what they claim are more reasonable levels.
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