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National Championship Sparks Rally

December 7, 2006 by

When the final seconds ticked off the clock at the College Cup game in St. Louis, Gauchos across Isla Vista and Missouri erupted in a spontaneous series of "Ole's," celebrating the men's soccer team's...
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New IVFP Holding Tank To Be Built Near I.V. Theater

December 7, 2006 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol received an early Christmas present this year - $1.8 million in funds to build a new station and holding cell behind I.V. Theater.
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UC Staffers See Higher Wages

December 7, 2006 by

Minimum wage workers on campus will receive an additional $.75 per hour in their January paychecks, an increase that has many campus departments scrambling for money.
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Students, Locals Take Action for Oaxaca

December 7, 2006 by

While the political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico seems to have calmed for the moment, UCSB students and community activists have continued this past week with passionate appeals, asking for help on a fo...
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Parlor Provides Piercings, Parcels, Personal Ink

December 7, 2006 by

Isla Vista residents interested in piercings, henna, body jewelry, ink-inspired paraphernalia, or perhaps just some stamps and mailing packages will jump for joy over the opening of Energy Tattoo at 9...
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Former Japanese Envoy To Teach Politics

December 7, 2006 by

Some UCSB students studying politics or East Asian cultures will be beginning class next quarter with Kazuhiko Togo - Japan's former ambassador to the Netherlands - as their professor.
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New Building To House Campus Services After Post-Break Relocation

December 7, 2006 by

Just after Winter Break, several on-campus entities - some of which are currently relegated to WWII-era barracks - will be moving into their new headquarters in the Student Resource Building, schedule...
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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

December 7, 2006 by

Tree Terrorist Attack Plants Man in Jail Friday, Dec. 1, 1:34 a.m. - Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers were standing on the 900 block of Embarcadero del Mar, watching people exit Bill's Bus, which had j...
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On The Menu

December 1, 2006 by

The days leading up to Finals Week can leave many red-eyed and faded. Hazy study sessions that go on for hours at a time often lead to an altered state of mind and an unbearable hunger for munchies.
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Students To Remember AIDS Victims

December 1, 2006 by

In observance of World AIDS Day today, students dressed in black are laying in the Arbor in silence in hopes of reminding passersby of the millions of people affected by the disease.
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CHP Coordinates Toy Donations for Children in Need

December 1, 2006 by

This holiday season, the California Highway Patrol will be playing Santa by bringing joy to Santa Barbara's less-fortunate families as they host their annual "CHiPs for Kids Toy Drive.
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Finance Board Allocates New Budget to Groups

December 1, 2006 by

The Associated Students Finance Board held a workshop yesterday to distribute $62,500 in Students' Initiative funds among roughly 100 Office of Student Life organizations.
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CCS Alumna Belcher To Host Seminar on Her Latest Research

December 1, 2006 by

Former Gaucho and current Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Angela Belcher is coming back to UCSB next week to present a seminar on her work regarding materials science and biological en...
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I.V. Foot Patrol Reports Total of Six Thanksgiving Burglaries

December 1, 2006 by

While the Daily Nexus reported a busy Thanksgiving weekend for crime in Isla Vista, the actual tally of break-ins came out to six: The 150 previously reported refers to the number of break-ins since J...
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No, I’m Not a Stork… or Storke

December 1, 2006 by


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