Warm & Wild Nights at Woodstock’s Trivia

College kids everywhere take to trivia events about as well as they do to pizza and beer, but there’s something distinctly Isla Vistan about the tradition at Woodstock’s, which opened its I.V. loc...
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Divestment Vote Canceled, 69th Senate Meeting Shut Down by ‘Civil Disobedience’

When the dust settled, it was another instance — the fifth time in six years — in which divestment failed to pass at UC Santa Barbara, which remains the only undergraduate UC campus not to have pa...
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Senate Fails to Vote on Divestment After Senators Walk Out of Meeting

The controversial “divestment” resolution was brought to the table for the fifth time in six years on Wednesday, but 12 senators and proxies didn’t return to the over 10-hour-long meeting after ...
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Hot Pot Restaurant to Open in Isla Vista by End of May

A Chinese personal hot pot restaurant will open in the next few weeks on the Embarcadero Loop in Isla Vista, the owner confirmed Wednesday.
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Multiple Stabbings Reported in Isla Vista

The victims include an 18-year-old from Santa Barbara and a 17-year-old and 14-year-old from Goleta.
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Isla Vista Party Upsets Campus United’s Stronghold on A.S.

Campus United remains dominant in the A.S. Senate, after students elected 14 Campus United candidates and 10 from IVP.
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Bertrand Denies Conflict of Interest in Bid for Government Job

Isla Vista official Ethan Bertrand voted on Tuesday to nominate himself for a paid government position, which might raise concerns over government conflict-of-interest laws.
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External Vice President for Statewide Affairs Forum: Loudon vs. Morales

The two candidates agreed that combating tuition hikes and food insecurity should be a primary concern for UC Santa Barbara students. Loudon is running with Campus United and Morales with the Isla Vis...
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Isla Vista Landlord Gelb Pleads Not Guilty to Misdemeanor

Isla Vista landlord James Gelb plead not guilty to a misdemeanor charge in a trial court Thursday for yelling homophobic slurs at I.V. official Ethan Bertrand in November.
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Off-Campus Senate Candidates Talk Platforms

For the most part, candidates for both Campus United (CU) and the Isla Vista Party (IVP) converged on issues at the official forum, agreeing on topics like safety in I.V., keeping tuition and student ...
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‘NewCen’ To Create Innovation Lab, Pedestrian Path

A 3D model obtained by the Nexus suggests that there will be several unannounced features to the NewCen added on to the original proposed plan.
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Court Requests Push iV Menus Owner’s Rape Hearing to June

Galoustian, 45, was arrested in December on four felony charges, including kidnap to commit robbery or rape, rape of a drugged victim and two counts of oral copulation by use of force or injury.
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Stagnant $2 Million Fund Could Offset UCen Project Costs, Fees Will Still Rise After Inflation

The student fees that would fund a proposed University Center renovation decreased slightly after students voted to allocate a roughly $2 million fund to the project, though part of the fees would sti...
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Student Sets Up Bitcoin ATM at I.V. Deli Mart

The ATM has sold an average of about $600 to $900 worth of bitcoin a day since its installation.
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Isla Vista Landlord Gelb’s Arraignment Repeatedly Postponed

Gelb's hearing is now scheduled for April 19.
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