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UCSB Twins Enjoy Double the Fun

November 29, 2006 by

Most college students long for a roommate who has similar qualities to their own - and for at least two pairs of roommates at UCSB, this wish became reality at birth.
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Burglars Rob Empty Residences

November 29, 2006 by

While many UCSB students were home stuffing their tummies with turkey last weekend, thieves in the area were busy stuffing their pockets as more than 150 Isla Vista residents reported their residences...
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Program Seeks Students to Count Grey Whales

November 29, 2006 by

In preparation for the commencement of 2007's whale migration season, the Gray Whales Count organization is recruiting UCSB student volunteers to tally the number of gray whales migrating north throug...
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Group Plans Gulf Coast Relief Trip

November 29, 2006 by

Looking to build homes and communities, a small group of UCSB students will travel to New Orleans this Winter Break to continue relief efforts in response to last year's Hurricane Katrina.
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New Asian-American Studies Honors Program To Encourage Research

November 29, 2006 by

Asian American Studies majors will have a new opportunity to conduct their own research and further their studies in the field, thanks to a new honors program now available in the department, approved...
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UCPD Stun Gun Use Sparks Protests

November 28, 2006 by

Partially as a result of recent events involving the alleged misuse of Tasers on the UCLA campus, a proposal to purchase the devices for UCSB Police Dept. officers has been scrapped.
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Committee Stalls Proposal for I.V. Park Alterations

November 28, 2006 by

County officials delayed plans to rezone 6631 Del Playa Dr. - also known as "Volley Park" - into a residential property yesterday in order to give Isla Vistans more time to comment on the matter.
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Man Shoots Own Hand, Invents Fake Gunfight

November 28, 2006 by

One embarrassed Santa Barbara resident learned the value of honesty - as well as handgun safety locks - this weekend after blaming his accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound on the hand of an imagin...
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Federal Grants Catalyze New Research at UCSB

November 28, 2006 by

After submitting over 1,800 proposals for funding last year, departments on campus raised $159 million for research and development funding ( over double the money raised in the past ten years.
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A.S. Funds Student Groups, Grants

November 28, 2006 by

Associated Students Finance Board doled out $83,800 to 13 campus entities in addition to tabling a $26,000 Boards, Committees and Commissions budget request at its meeting yesterday.
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Save Yourself

November 28, 2006 by


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UC Briefs

November 28, 2006 by

In addition to other miscellaneous housing problems that have affected residents of Tioga Hall in John Muir College this quarter, the list has now grown by one - a faulty setting on recently purchased...
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Archive: Daytime Foot Patrol takes over squad cars’ role next Tuesday

November 28, 2006 by

Wednesday, November 25, 1970 Beginning next Tuesday, Dec. 1, Sheriff’s patrol cars will no longer be seen in the loop area between 7 in the morning and 10 at night. In their place will be the I....
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Victory To Send Gauchos to Final Four

November 27, 2006 by

Six weeks ago, the UCSB men's soccer team's season was in peril. Now the squad is making its second College Cup appearance in the last three years.
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IVFP, CHP Inquire Into Crimes Over Holiday Weekend

November 27, 2006 by

Three separate calls for service kept local law enforcement busy the day after Thanksgiving, as officers arrested one man for attempted burglary in Isla Vista and responded to two separate vehicle inc...
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