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War Protesters Launch

February 22, 2007 by

After a recent protest against the war in Iraq brought hundreds of demonstrators from the university community to UCSB, local activists are now organizing to further increase student opposition to the...
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Cycling Documentary Rolls in to SB

February 22, 2007 by

A Santa Barbara local who hitchhiked along the Tour de France route in 2005 is now offering locals a chance to experience the ride for themselves - no passports or bicycles required.
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Experts To Help New Renters in I.V. Housing Hunt

February 22, 2007 by

A panel of experts will present current and future Isla Vistans with the keys to housing at a Town Hall meeting slated for this coming Monday.
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Authorities Arrest SB Soccer Player on Rape Charges

February 21, 2007 by

Out on $100,000 bail, UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong is now awaiting his first court appearance after allegedly raping a UCSB student on the beach by the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive early Saturday...
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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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