I.V. Hemp Fair Dispenses Knowledge

November 5, 2007 by

Isla Vista residents were encouraged to become "hemp-wise" this weekend as several reggae bands, botanists and clothing designers took their posts at the ninth annual Santa Barbara Hemp Festival in An...
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High Winds Whip Up Ash, Smoke Along Coastline

October 22, 2007 by

County officials issued a health advisory this weekend after a gust of wind swept in smoke from the ongoing Santa Ynez Valley fire and some leftover ashes from this past summer's Zaca blaze.
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Reckless Driving Kills Two Teens in Goleta Accident

October 19, 2007 by

A head-on collision on Calle Real at Mendocino Drive in Goleta resulted in the death of two local teenagers on Wednesday and a DUI charge.
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Police Provide Prescription for Prudent Partying

October 16, 2007 by

While Halloween in Isla Vista is famous for providing a rockin' good time, it is also infamous for creating health problems and legal trouble, both of which were topics discussed by law enforcement of...
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IVFP Prepares Halloween Strategy

October 9, 2007 by

While many students have begun to plan parties and costumes for Isla Vista's notorious Halloween weekend, the I.V. Foot Patrol has initiated its own preparations to try to protect the community and it...
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USPS, Patrons Unite Against Fraud

October 9, 2007 by

In an effort to warn students and local residents about various account-draining scams, U.S. Postal Inspection Service representatives stopped by downtown Santa Barbara last Thursday as part of a nati...
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Freebirds Sets Burritos Free for I.V. Delivery

October 8, 2007 by

Two orders of nachos, three burritos and several sides of guacamole - also known as the first official Isla Vista Freebirds delivery made yesterday just after 5 p.m.
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Car Injures UCSB Student, Relatives

October 2, 2007 by

A UCSB freshman and two family members were transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Sunday after the they were struck by a car traveling 30 miles per hour through a downtown intersection.
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Kucinich Pledges Green America, Justice for Bush

September 27, 2007 by

Two weeks after Barack Obama spoke at Santa Barbara City College, fellow Democratic presidential candidate and Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich held a rally at the same location last Monday.
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Obama Speech Encourages Hope, Reforms

September 20, 2007 by

Although he currently trails behind New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in some national polls, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama was greeted like a rock star when he arrived to a crowd of over 3,000 spectators at...
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Halls Cater to Variety of Tastes

August 29, 2007 by

While many of you have already selected a residence hall or stalked your future resident assistants on Facebook, some of you have yet to hear the skinny on each particular housing site -- you know, th...
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Isla Vista Project Aims to Recycle Student Furniture

June 7, 2007 by

Local organizers hope Isla Vista residents will donate, rather than douse, their couches this spring, as the Great Isla Vista Extravaganza Project prepares to collect furniture.
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Students Flock to Floatopia’s Seafaring Fun

May 21, 2007 by

Though most of humanity may never know a utopian civilization, hundreds of UCSB students found their paradise last Friday among surf, rafts and vast amounts of beer.
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Development Stalls Due to Concerns for Environment

May 9, 2007 by

The plans to incorporate low-income housing into downtown Goleta may need to undergo major reconstruction before anything actually gets built.
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Early Fire Season Could Burn Area

May 2, 2007 by

Santa Barbara County firefighters are already sweating over the 2007 fire season, which came early this year due to the dearth of seasonal rain in the past few months.
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