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The Great I.V. Bike Race

May 10, 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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Quake Shakes, Wakes Up SB Area Residents

May 10, 2004 by

An earthquake centered several miles off the Isla Vista coastline shook residents awake throughout Isla Vista and Goleta early Sunday morning, but caused no reported injuries or damage.
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Farmers Set Up Shop at Camino Real

May 10, 2004 by

A sign in front of Richard Venegas' booth at Sunday's first farmers' market at the Camino Real Marketplace read "$2.50/pound; watch your fingers." A tank of live crabs sat beside it on a pile of ice.
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Auto Accident Leaves 2 Pedestrians Injured

May 10, 2004 by

Two unidentified women were struck by a car Sunday night while crossing Embarcadero del Mar near its intersection with Trigo Road.
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A.S. Business Services Tries to Get By

May 10, 2004 by

Although Associated Students Business Services failed to convince students to approve its lock-in fee in April's election, the organization's members said they will continue to look for more student i...
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Lifestyles of the Rare and Feathered

May 10, 2004 by


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New Drain to Make I.V. Beaches Less Trashy

May 6, 2004 by

Cigarette butts and keg cups on the streets of Isla Vista will soon be trapped in a storm drain rather than washed into the ocean.
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Surge Blows Hub Concert Into May

May 6, 2004 by

A Distillers concert in the Hub has been rescheduled for May 12 due to a blown amplifier that forced Associated Students Program Board to cancel the original show.
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Airport Safety Cash Heads to SBA

May 6, 2004 by

A plane prepares for takeoff at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, located less than a mile from the UCSB campus. Plans to construct a longer runway are currently underway.
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Press Council, Nexus Pick New Editor in Chief

May 6, 2004 by

The precocious Daniel Haier continued his meteoric rise up the Daily Nexus totem pole when he was named editor in chief of the paper for the next school year.
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A.S. No-Shows Shoo In ’04-05 Budget

May 6, 2004 by

After Associated Students Legislative Council failed to make quorum for the second time in three weeks, A.S. was handed next year's budget by default at the council's meeting on Wednesday.
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May 1, 2004

May 6, 2004 by

Once he sobered up enough to move, the man became verbally aggressive and began standing up on the hospital bed, only to fall to the ground. He then said something similar to "I'm all up in your grill...
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Fire Season Hits California Early This Year

May 5, 2004 by

A brush fire that burned 300 acres Monday in the Santa Ynez Valley continued spreading Tuesday, charring an additional 215 acres of the Los Padres National Forest.
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Group Seeks to Edit I.V. Parking Plan

May 5, 2004 by

Associated Students members and community representatives, who have been meeting for several weeks to discuss a proposed Isla Vista parking permit program, decided last night not to oppose the plan ou...
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Construction Plan Irks Residents

May 5, 2004 by

Residents of Isla Vista and Goleta met at Embarcadero Hall last night to complain about the proposed environmental impact report (EIR) for UCSB's portion of the Ellwood-Devereux Open Space Plan.
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