Vigil Honors Roe v. Wade Anniversary

Candle-bearing marchers gathered on the UCSB Women's Center lawn Wednesday night to commemorate Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively legalized abortion 31 years ago t...
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Buttny Kicks Off Supervisor Campaign

With the election less than six weeks away, John Buttny held a rally Saturday afternoon marking the official start of his campaign for 3rd District supervisor.
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Assignments or State-Sponsored Eco-terrorism?

Far from trampling through lush forests with chainsaws revving, aggressively slashing and burning our way through stacks of lumber, we destroy trees in a much more efficient and innocent fashion. We c...
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From I.V. to Iraq and Back

On Dec. 14, 2003, Plastino was released from active duty as an army reservist. Two weeks ago, he returned to duty at the IVFP office on Pardall Road after eight months in Iraq. He was married six days...
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MTD Struggles to Sell Students on New Line

While the recently opened bus line 27 is not yet as popular with riders as the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District would like, fortifications to the transit gate may help prevent damage by van...
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Police Arrest 3 for Attack on I.V. House

Three men were arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly striking several people with bricks and glass bottles and smashing windows at a residence on the 6600 block of Sabado Tarde.
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Bush-Bashing Locals Seek National Prize

After taking their best shots at President George W. Bush in a 30-second TV commercial, two Isla Vista residents have been selected as finalists in an online contest that drew 1,500 nationwide entries...
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At the Ready

The firefighters at Station 11, on Storke Road just north of the UCSB Francisco Torres Residence Hall, say they have most of the addresses in their coverage area memorized. Before the dispatcher can s...
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SB Powerhouse Rocks Competition

Max Higgins is strong. At 5'10" and 266 pounds, one might confuse the muscular bulges protruding from his chest and arms for watermelons stuffed under his T-shirt.
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Teen Stabs 16-Year-Old in I.V. Brawl

A 13-year-old boy was arrested on Friday, Jan. 2, following a confrontation in Isla Vista that left a 16-year-old boy with a stab wound to the stomach.
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Caller Leaves Bomb Threat at Beep

A suspected client or former client of the Devereux Medical Center on UCSB's West Campus left a bomb threat on the center's answering machine sometime late Dec. 29 or early Dec. 30, according to the I...
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I.V. Burglars Loot Residences Over Holiday Weekend

Twelve reported residential burglaries over Thanksgiving weekend cost Isla Vista residents just over $25,000 in stolen property, according to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol, but residents can sign up to h...
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Two Sustain Injuries After SUV Turns Over

Two people were moderately injured when their small sport utility vehicle rolled over Monday afternoon on Highway 101. The single vehicle accident occurred around 2:20 p.m. between the Tajiguas landfi...
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Buttny Joins Race for Marshall’s Seat

John Buttny has stepped out from Gail Marshall's shadow and into the race for her 3rd District seat on the five-member Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.
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Police Return to Neverland

In a surprise raid, 60 to 70 law enforcement officers converged on Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Tuesday to execute a search warrant that a sheriff's department spokesman would only describe as "t...
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