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Housing Application Period To Start

January 31, 2006 by

Tomorrow morning, returning UCSB students will get their opportunity to vie for a spot in university-owned housing for next year, as UCSB Housing and Residential Services opens its online housing appl...
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Board Funds Legislative Conference

January 31, 2006 by

The Associated Students Finance Board distributed the remainder of its general funds for Winter Quarter last night while allocating $1,000 to the same United States Student Association (USSA) event th...
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Student To Face Felony Charges for Hit-and-Run

January 30, 2006 by

A 23-year-old UCSB student was still being held in Santa Barbara County Jail Sunday afternoon after he drove his car into a group of pedestrians on the 6500 block of Sabado Tarde Road early Friday mor...
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Cannabis Competitors Roll to Victory

January 30, 2006 by

Approximately 400 people gathered on the grass in Anisq'Oyo' Park on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the skills of Isla Vista's best blunt and joint rollers at the 2nd Annual Joint Rolling Contest, ne...
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Research Exposes Lack of Quantitative Literacy Among College Students

January 30, 2006 by

According to a recent study published by the American Institute for Research (AIR), nearly one-fifth of the nation's college students have deficient literacy skills. The AIR study tested 1,827 student...
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Application Deadline Approaches for UC Student Regent Position

January 30, 2006 by

Students in the University of California system have until Feb. 23 to submit applications for a position on the UC Board of Regents. The UC Regents have appointed a Student Regent every year since 197...
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NORML Participants To Roll in Grass Revolution

January 27, 2006 by

Locals will be looking to smoke the competition as the Kottonmouth Kings weed out the amateurs from the experts at the 2nd annual Isla Vista Joint Rolling Contest this Saturday.
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Diplomacy Experts To Discuss U.N.

January 27, 2006 by

War and peace will be the topics of discussion tomorrow morning, as a former U.N. official and the author of an internationally renowned book about peacemaking team up to teach locals about the diplom...
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Fire Alarm Empties North Hall

January 27, 2006 by

With the exception of a few careless students walking inside to empty classrooms, most people left North Hall on Thursday afternoon, as a 45-minute fire alarm caused the building's three wings to be e...
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Aslan, Miles To Address Understanding of Islam

January 27, 2006 by

Countering and perhaps shifting the paradigms that the Western world holds toward the Islamic world, religious scholar Reza Aslan will give a Santa Barbara audience this Sunday a closer look into the ...
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King To Perform at Arlington

January 27, 2006 by

Tickets to see legendary blues guitarist Riley "Blues Boy" King - better known as the great B.B. King - on May 16 go on sale this Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Concentrate on My Hand. History Is Interesting… You Enjoy History…

January 27, 2006 by


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Devereux To Lecture on Warning Signs of Suicide

January 27, 2006 by

Local students, teachers and residents could learn how to save lives this afternoon, at a suicide awareness and prevention course hosted by Devereux.
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CALM Antique Show To Aid Troubled Kids

January 27, 2006 by

This weekend, Santa Barbara residents can help themselves to antique jewelry, silver goods and more, all while helping local children dealing with domestic abuse and other issues.
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Past A.S. Leader Enters Plea, To Face Sentencing

January 26, 2006 by

Former Associated Students President Cervin Morris faces possible deportation this summer after pleading "no contest" to felony assault charges yesterday at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse.
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