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Students, Locals Take Action for Oaxaca

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Chilla Vista Fair To Focus Efforts on Conservation

For a few good bands, responsibly consumed booze, bulbs and no bags of trash, student group Chilla Vista prescribes a dose of its Diversity Awareness Justice Understanding and Sustainability Festival,...
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Gauchos Head for NCAA Play in Tournament

Sparked by a strong run in the final stretch of the season, the UCSB women's volleyball team reached yet another NCAA Tournament and will face #22 BYU this evening from USC's Galen Center.
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Nanotech Blogs Speed Info Sharing

Blogs are typically considered a haven for self-expression, alternative journalism and politics, but last month the Center for Nanotechnology in Society put the technology to use for its own academic ...
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