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Cold Spell Hurts Agriculture Industry

January 24, 2007 by

The California fruits and vegetables crop turned out to be a real lemon this year, as over $1 billion worth of produce has been lost in the unseasonably cold weather that began in early January.
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Central Stores Recycles UCSB E-Waste

January 24, 2007 by

It is Tuesday at 12:55 p.m., and a half dozen men hover anxiously outside the gray industrial door leading into UCSB's Central Stores building. They make small talk about car engines before charging i...
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Conquest Denies Ownership of Coronado

January 24, 2007 by

Conquest Student Housing released its first public statement concerning the Cedarwood Apartments controversy on Monday, five months after tenants were evicted from the complex.
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Local Vacancies Grow Scarce as Term Continues

January 23, 2007 by

Many UCSB and SBCC students are excited about the prospect of living in Isla Vista next year - that is, if they can find a place and pay for it.
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CAB Helps I.V. Homeless With Laundry, Cold

January 23, 2007 by

In response to temperatures in Isla Vista dropping to the lowest in 10 years, a campus group has launched a program to help keep the area's homeless population warm and clean.
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A.S. Votes to Fund Member Salaries

January 23, 2007 by

Associated Students Finance Board brought back honoraria yesterday to members of student government for the first time in several years and distributed $137,111.35 to various entities.
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Gaucho Men Win Levi’s Modeling Contest

January 23, 2007 by

Concluding last October's Levi's Style Search, Levi Strauss & Co. flew two UCSB men to New York City last week after picking their pictures from among 1,000 contenders.
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Locals Rally to Preserve Roe v. Wade Decision

January 22, 2007 by

"Not Every Ejaculation Deserves A Name" was one of the slogans of choice on bumper stickers and pins this weekend, during the 34th Anniversary Celebration of Roe v. Wade.
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Goldschen Vetoes Nexus Sanctions, Cites Lawfulness

January 22, 2007 by

Invoking a power rarely used in Associated Students' history, A.S. President Jared Goldschen vetoed on Friday the Legislative Council resolution to freeze the Daily Nexus' lock-in fee.
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Capps Looks to Future for Dems

January 22, 2007 by

The Democrats' "first 100 hours" in the House ended Thursday with the passage of their sixth major piece of legislation this year - a bill to repeal $14 billion in oil company subsidies.
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UCSB To Join Search For Mad Scientist

January 22, 2007 by

UCSB alumnus Graham Talley is currently seeking the aid of his former classmates in solving one of his company's - and the university's - greatest mysteries to date.
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UCSB To Begin Annual Blood Drive

January 22, 2007 by

Local residents and students alike can save a life during National Blood Donor Month, which officially began yesterday and continues on campus today in the San Miguel Residence Hall.
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Slapstick Comedy

January 22, 2007 by


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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

January 22, 2007 by

Runnin' Down Isla Vista Saturday Jan. 20, 12:05 a.m. - Two officers traveling northbound on Camino del Sur contacted a 21-year-old man walking through the intersection of Pasado Road, as he was carryi...
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Protesters Gain Ground in Conflict

January 19, 2007 by

After months of unsuccessful pleading, community activists may finally have cornered Conquest Student Housing into a compromise, one which could lead to additional financial support for the recently e...
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