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UCSB Divided By Porn

This is the second of a two-part series on porn parties in Isla Vista. Today's article explores UCSB's concerns over these parties, sponsored by what it calls "predatory pornography companies."
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Anti-War Protesters To Reunite in SB March

Local protesters are scheduled to reunite Saturday to commemorate one year of marching against the war in Iraq. Led by The People's Coalition, an anti-war organization.
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Rhapsody in Blue


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Shooting for Porn

College Fuckfest specializes in selling videos that contain scenes of hardcore pornography spliced in with footage of students partying in various college towns throughout the country.
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EAP Student Dies During Stay in Italy

Michelle Wilenchik-Black, 21, participated in EAP's summer program in Siena, Italy, which ended Aug. 26. On Sept. 9, after returning to Siena from visiting several other European nations, Wilenchik-Bl...
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Police, UCSB Get Ready for Wild Halloween

University and police officials are bracing themselves for the worst that Isla Vista has to offer: a Halloween that falls on a Friday. While the uncontrollably large Halloween crowds of the 1980s have...
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Judge Receives Penalties, Retains Seat

A Santa Maria Superior Court judge returned to her position Monday despite charges of battery and brandishing a weapon. Judge Diana Hall was sentenced on Sept. 19 for driving under the influence of al...
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UCSB Acquires Frank Chin Collection

UCSB's California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA) has recently acquired an extensive collection of the work of Frank Chin, one of America's best known Asian-American authors.
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Campus Construction Stays on Track

When school starts two years from now there will be a half dozen major additions to campus if current construction projects remain as they are now-"on time and on budget."
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Leg Council Resumes Meeting, Discussing

Student government began the year Wednesday night with an optimistic tone at the first meeting of Associated Students Legislative Council.The meeting consisted of updates from the executive director a...
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Parking, Booze Form Agenda at PAC Meeting

The Project Area Committee (PAC) met yesterday to discuss the master plan for the redevelopment of Isla Vista. A major issue on the agenda was whether to ban alcohol in Pelican Park.
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Lawn Seating Only


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Freshmen Get Greedy at Bookstore

Over the past week and a half 14 freshmen have been caught attempting to steal items from the UCSB Bookstore. The items range from textbooks and mechanical pencils to guitar strings.
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Land Trust Gives Funds to Ellwood Mesa

With three months left before the deadline, a recent donation put local conservationists closer to their fundraising goal for saving the Ellwood bluffs.
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Grad To Face Hearing for Threat to TA

A UCSB graduate will face a student conduct hearing after allegedly threatening a teaching assistant with bodily harm after failing a course.
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