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UCSB Loses Five Students to Various Causes Over Summer

September 28, 2006 by

There are thousands of UCSB students on campus today attending their first day of classes, but there are five that will not be returning to school this year.
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DP Fight Leaves Visiting Student Severely Injured

September 28, 2006 by

Isla Vista resident and Santa Barbara City College student Jason Sprunk is currently behind bars after he allegedly attacked and hospitalized a UC Los Angeles student on Sunday.
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Remodeling Progresses for Buildings on Campus

September 28, 2006 by

While many finished this summer, a plethora of construction projects continue campuswide as the school year commences.
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Student Health Offers HPV Vaccine

September 28, 2006 by

UCSB Student Health is now offering the new vaccine for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), one of the most common sexually transmitted infections.
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Business To Sell Toiletry Bags to Dorm Residents

September 28, 2006 by

This year, incoming freshmen can not only expect to have bundles of fun, but also the opportunity to order a bundle of personal hygiene items.
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Isla Vista Eats New Restaurants Up

September 28, 2006 by

Between the newest place to eat a teriyaki bowl, the newest place to chow down on a burrito and the newest place to smoke some apple-mint hookah, Isla Vista's menu didn't expand this summer, but it ce...
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Police Blotter

September 28, 2006 by

Oh No He Di'int Saturday, Sept. 23, 1:54 a.m. - Officers patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive stopped at a residence when they heard a man and woman arguing loudly behind a fence.
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I.V. Families Seek Owner, Resolution

September 24, 2006 by

Three days have passed since the deadline to move out, and the 22 families remaining in the Cedarwood Apartments have yet to pack. Represented by a few lawyers, supported by crowds of student and comm...
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UCSB, Intel Partner for Hybrid Laser

September 24, 2006 by

A collaboration between UCSB and Intel has yielded the world's first hybrid silicon laser, an advance in computer technology which has the potential to boost data transfer rates far beyond anything cu...
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Witnesses Reflect on Mideast Turmoil

September 24, 2006 by

At least 15 UCSB students were in the Middle East this summer visiting family, traveling or working when the fighting between Israel and Lebanon broke out on July 12.
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UC Regents To Track Compensation With New Position, System

September 24, 2006 by

The UC Regents gathered Thursday to discuss - among other topics - compensation policy reform and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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Magazines Place UCSB High on Lists of Marijuana Friendly, Party Schools

September 24, 2006 by

UCSB's dual reputation as a strong academic institution and a party school endures, according to several recent rankings.
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Gang Activity Drives I.V. Park Improvement Plans

September 24, 2006 by

Despite three resignations and what one former member said was a $30,000 setback, this summer the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District focused on creating a community center as well as ways to redu...
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Law Protects Newspaper Rights, Distribution

September 24, 2006 by

The Daily Nexus and many of its colleagues received a legal boon this summer as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill protecting college publications' freedom from censorship and another bill creat...
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Jury Finds Mother-in-Law Guilty of All Counts in Davidson Murder Trial

September 24, 2006 by

On Aug. 15, Malinda Jones, the last of three defendants charged with the murder of UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson, was found guilty of first-degree murder.
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