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The Great I.V. Bike Race

July 7, 2004 by

The day of the Isla Vista Bike Races has arrived. It was the night before that my roommate told me about it. After refusing to join his team, I decided to cover it for the Nexus. And cover it right.
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I.V. Alcohol Permit Plan Passes

July 7, 2004 by

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District approved an ordinance at its Thursday night board meeting that will establish a permit system for alcohol consumption in all I.V. parks.
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Firefighters Get Upper Hand on Cachuma Blaze

July 7, 2004 by

Cooler weather allowed over 800 firefighters to surround most of the Cachuma Fire, which blackened 1,127 acres near Santa Ynez as of 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Reserve To Offer Public Plover Tour

July 7, 2004 by

The Coal Oil Point Reserve will hold a tour this Saturday so locals can catch a glimpse of the private lives of the reserve's protected plovers.
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Speakers Raise Questions About U.S. Drug Policy

July 7, 2004 by

A doctor, a former district attorney and a libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate gathered in Isla Vista on Wednesday night to discuss drug policy in the United States.
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County Approves Parking Plan

June 30, 2004 by

As early as summer of 2005, the county plans to implement a residential parking permit program aimed at easing Isla Vista's notoriously crowded curbsides. The required permits will cost $95 annually f...
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Sticky Fingers Snatch Up Kerr Hall Computers

June 30, 2004 by

The UC Police Dept. is still investigating the theft of nearly $200,000 worth of computer equipment taken from Kerr Hall and a university-owned 1995 Chevrolet Suburban.
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Grant May Help in Preservation of Ellwood Mesa

June 30, 2004 by

The campaign to save Ellwood Mesa from residential development may receive another $4 million today, if the California Coastal Conservancy Board follows its staff's recommendation and approves the gra...
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UCSB Scientists Create New Date-Rape Drug Test

June 30, 2004 by and

UCSB researchers have developed a test that may help law enforcement and medical officials combat date rape. The test, developed by chemistry Professor Stanley Parsons and Ph.D. student Dawn Bravo, al...
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Access Goes to Where Students Want to Be

June 30, 2004 by

Giovanni's, a pizzeria on Pardall Road, now joins the slowly growing ranks of off-campus locations that allow students to pay for goods with their ACCESS Cards.
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Signal Casts Internet Across Campus

June 30, 2004 by

The Office of Information Technology plans to install wireless Internet service in Campbell Hall, the walkway from Campbell Hall to Davidson Library, the area around Corwin Pavilion and the walkway fr...
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SB Arraigns King for Theft, Attempted Rape

June 30, 2004 by

Ricardo Apollo King, Jr., a former UCSB student, pled not guilty to four felony charges at his arraignment last Wednesday.
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UC Police Blotter: June 30, 2004

June 30, 2004 by

Monday, June 21, 1:29 a.m.: Resident Coordinators who were checking students in for the summer program at the Santa Ynez Apartments refused to allow a female student to enter because she arrived well ...
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Not Your Grandpa’s Golf

June 3, 2004 by

Ahead lies a small wetland, grass up to hip level, a muddy path and a tunnel of trees. During the rainy season, there is much more mud and lots of mosquitoes. This is not your grandpa's game of golf.
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Fire Dept. Asks UCSB to Pitch In for Protection

June 3, 2004 by

If budget cuts get any worse and UCSB is unable to increase funding for its on-campus fire station, Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. officials say rotating closures of local stations may threaten the u...
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