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Local scientists have begun looking for ways to combat Undaria pinnatifida, an aggressive species of Japanese kelp that has invaded the California coastline. David Chapman, professor of marine biology...
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A study over the past year found high levels of toxic fumigants and other pesticides used near several schools in Santa Barbara County.
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The University of California announced Monday that a woman will, for the first time, hold the system's second-highest post. M.R.C. Greenwood was appointed UC provost and senior vice president of acade...
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After praising those who try to make the world a more peaceful place, former assistant secretary general of the United Nations Dr. Robert Muller began to play Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on his harmonica...
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The Isla Vista Project Area Committee (PAC) and General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) will meet tonight to discuss the proposed community center at Estero Park.
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Visitors to the UCen enjoyed a variety of free entertainment Tuesday at the third annual Winter Carnaval. The event's attractions included live music, a dance exhibition and a magician.
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An arrest made early Monday morning took a reckless driver off the campus roads and brought a UCSB professor's car back to its rightful owner.
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With the election a week from today, monetary contributions are still pouring into the 3rd District supervisor campaigns of Brooks Firestone and John Buttny.
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The state Supreme Court denied a lawsuit Wednesday by the University of California Student Association (UCSA) and two civil rights groups that sought to block cuts made in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's...
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The recent outbreak of pneumococcal infections in Santa Barbara County homeless shelters is under control thanks to efforts from the county Health Dept.
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Famed union activist and UC Regent Dolores Huerta joined UCSB's Chicano Studies Dept. Monday to celebrate the world's first Ph.D. program in that field.
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The Associated Students Finance Board began its second-to-last meeting of the quarter Monday afternoon with $5,814.62 in unallocated funds - and adjourned with $410.62 left in its purse.
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Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts to education funding might soon force students working on campus to seek employment elsewhere.
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Three UCSB students were arrested during a Mardi Gras celebration in San Luis Obispo that deteriorated into a riot Saturday night.
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“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
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“The Giver” by Lois Lowry
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley
“Wicked” by Gregory Maguire
“The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
"The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
“1984” by George Orwell
“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding
