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Santa Barbara County To Host Free COVID-19 Testing at I.V. Theater

Although all online appointments for Oct. 9 have already been filled, walk-ins are still accepted.
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UCSB Hires Inaugural Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Robnett comes to UCSB from a position at UC Irvine as the Inaugural Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity in the School of Social Sciences.
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Isla Vista “Mirror Bus” Driver Charged With 17 Additional Felonies

Coughlin pled not guilty to all 17 charges and is currently in custody on $1 million bail.
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California Wildfires Ravage Life Among UCSB Students

The closest wildfire to I.V. is the Bobcat Fire, which has burned over to 115,000 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles as of Oct. 7.
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In Unemployment Limbo, UCSB Resident Assistants Demand Support from the University

While a limited number of students will be living in campus apartments during fall quarter, only 18 of 99 RAs originally offered positions still have jobs.
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Authorities Remove Plane Wreckage, Remains of Missing Pilot Who Crashed Off I.V. Coast

The body of the pilot has been taken to the Channel Islands Harbor, and the Santa Barbara County Coroner's Bureau will be investigating the death.
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Community Members Gather by Candlelight at Devereux Beach to Mourn Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The event, attended by nine people, was hosted by the local chapter of the national environmental justice group Sunrise Movement.
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Cops Off Campus ‘Day of Action’ Rally Draws Over 100 to the Streets in Isla Vista

Thursday’s Cops Off Campus Rally drew a crowd of over 100 students, instructors and community members who assembled at I.V. Theater around noon before marching through I.V.
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iVMenus Owner Sentencing Postponed for Fifth Time, Rescheduled for Mid-October

Leonard B. Levine, Galoustian’s lawyer, said after the Sept. 30 hearing that Galoustain will officially receive his sentence of 18 years in state prison at the October hearing.
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Houseless Population in I.V. Grows as COVID-19 Pandemic Strains Local Support

As of the most recent survey in June, 113 people are experiencing houselessness in I.V., an increase of 44 individuals since January 2020.
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SBSO Continues Search for Missing Pilot Who Crashed Off the Coast of I.V.

The search for Deborah Nicholson — the plane’s pilot and sole passenger — was originally handled as a search and rescue but is now being handled as a missing person investigation.
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Following Inaugural Director’s Departure, Search for New Director of Office of Black Student Development Underway

Kareen Louis, the assistant director of the Office of Black Student Development, remains the sole career staff member currently with the office. 
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UCPD Issues Timely Warning for Multiple Burglaries and Break-Ins on Campus Property

UCPD is currently investigating these crimes. Anyone with more information can contact the department at (805) 893-3446.
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$1.5 Million Donation Opens New Quantum Innovation Center at UCSB

Named the Roy T. Eddleman Center for Quantum Innovation, the center is expanding upon the work of UCSB’s quantum science program.
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Goleta Union School District, Isla Vista Elementary School Move Forward With Fall Plans

Goleta Union School District schools will stay fully remote until Santa Barbara County moves down to Tier 3 in Governor Newsom’s reopening plan.
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