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Feature Photo: If a Tree Falls on Your Car in I.V., Does It Make a Sound?

Strong winds from the first storm of Winter Quarter knock a tree over, nearly hitting a parked car on El Nido Lane on Wednesday.
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UCSB Student Faces Felony, Misdemeanor Charges

Giles' preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 17, where he is being charged for felony possession of mushrooms, possession of bomb-making materials and a misdemeanor charge for unlawful possession ...
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CalPIRG Aids in Effort to Protect Woodlands

Environmental groups are claiming victory after President Clinton and the United States Forest Service announced a plan Jan. 4 to protect 58 million acres of roadless national forest from road buildin...
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UCen Security System Aids in Capture, Arrest of Book Thief

A man attempting to cash in on knowledge tried to steal approximately $1,400 worth of books from the UCSB Bookstore on Tuesday.
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Student Escapes Attack in High School Restroom

A 17-year-old female high school student was physically assaulted Jan. 9 in a campus bathroom at Righetti High School in Santa Maria.
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True Stories of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol

Adventures of the I.V. Foot Patrol.
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Feature Photo: Surf’s Up


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UCSB, UCLA Team Up to Work on Nanotechnology

UCSB was selected as the site for one of three California Institutes for Science and Innovation, ensuring a big chunk of government and corporate money to build a campus nanosystems institute.
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A.S. Repairs Listing Mistakes, Distributes Edited Directories

Today, the Associated Students telephone directory, minus 3,500 errors, is ready and available to students.
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Former Student’s Case Against Staff Delayed, Federal Judge Allows 90 Days for Preparation

Judge Ronald Lew of the Los Angeles Federal District Court postponed his decision yesterday to hear or dismiss the case of former UCSB material science graduate student Christopher Brown against Chanc...
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IVRPD Plans Construction of Fortified Anti-War Memorial

The I.V. Recreation and Parks District held a Perfect Park monument implementation meeting last night to discuss the anti-war peace monument, which has been anticipated since April 1995.
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Feature Photo: Book Buying Frenzy

A crowd of students waits in a long line before purchasing books and supplies at the UCen Bookstore on Monday. The usual rush of customers at the beginning of the quarter causes the store to increase ...
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Swanky Wildcat Lounge Closes Doors Due to Fire

Arson is the suspected cause of an early-morning blaze that destroyed a popular downtown nightclub.
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Direct Relief International Efforts Yield Record-Breaking Results

The Santa Barbara-based, nonprofit organization Direct Relief International sent a record $67.1 million in medical relief to 53 countries in 2000, beating its previous high of $52.8 million in 1999.
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UC Briefs

Events throughout the UC system.
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