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Government To Study Sex Lives of Snowy Plover

March 31, 2004 by

Following several petitions and a lawsuit, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service said last week it would re-examine the status of the western snowy plover population - paying special attention t...
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IV goes dry

March 31, 2004 by

Isla Vista residents gather on Sabado Tarde to attempt a Friday night party. The booze ban led to binge-studying and utter academic mayhem.
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County To Deny Deli Mart’s Liquor License

March 31, 2004 by

An Isla Vista convenience store will probably not receive an off-site liquor sales license, county officials said. There are currently six off-site liquor sales licenses issued in Isla Vista and appro...
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Man bites dog, makes news

March 31, 2004 by

In a stunning turn of events, Santa Barbara City Councilman Brian Barnwell returned to Alisos Street on Monday to seek revenge on the pit bull that caused minor lacerations to his buttocks in mid-Febr...
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Students Oppose UC Policy Changes

March 31, 2004 by

A proposed revision to the University of California's policies on campus activities, organizations and student government has some students feeling censored by University administration.
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Everybody needs some body sometimes

March 31, 2004 by

With budget cuts looming on the horizon, UCSB Student Health Service officials have been thinking outside the body bag in their search for a way to increase revenues.
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Locals Donate Funds for Film Center

March 31, 2004 by

A planned public theater on campus will be known as Pollock Theater in honor of a Santa Barbara family that contributed $2 million to the project.
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Election losers resort to meat, drugs, violence

March 31, 2004 by

Mouths water and nostrils flare with every tender bite into one of Slick Gardner's burgers. At a makeshift stand erected on the front lawn of his ranch, meat patties sizzle in their crimson juices as ...
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I.V. Theater Hopes “Big Fish” Will Rekindle Its Magic

March 31, 2004 by

A new film series sponsored by the university will debut this Friday night in an attempt to diminish Del Playa Drive crowds and revive Isla Vista Theater's 70s "Magic Lantern" movie house heritage.
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U.C. biologists deem Comm. Majors better than old rats

March 31, 2004 by

Professors of biology Richard Star and Art Shandobil announced the unanimous results from an ethics meeting in which every invited UCSB professor declared future use of lab rats totally unsatisfactory...
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Womyn reclaim den of oppression

March 31, 2004 by

Editor’s Note: This article appeared as part of our April’s Fools issue. Once the site of barbaric and demeaning antics, the old Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity house on Embarcadero del ...
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MCC welcomes corn-fed panel for honkey-talk

March 31, 2004 by

An event at the MultiCultural Center on Wednesday gave voice to a culture that has long been drowned out by polka-and-cheese stereotypes: the American Midwest.
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Leg Council meets to discuss pressing issues

March 31, 2004 by

The first Spring Quarter meeting of Associated Students Legislative Council began with a 30-minute discussion of what proactive initiative toward a positive dialogue would best educate the students an...
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The degradation of today’s generation

March 31, 2004 by

"Why are young people so insensitive?" asks longtime News-Piss reader Lammy Granville. Well, Lammy, probably something to do with budding, not-quite developed nervous systems. Oh wait, you meant socia...
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Sleeping with the fishes

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