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Edible Campus Program To Double Produce Output with New Farm

November 16, 2017 by and

The Edible Campus Program hopes to break ground on a student farm by the end of the year, which would double the amount of produce grown by the program.
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EAB Pushing I.V. Businesses To Compost Organic Waste

November 16, 2017 by

UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Affairs Board is working with Santa Barbara County to push Isla Vista businesses to compost their pre-consumer waste.
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Stricter Dog Leash Regulation May Come to Some I.V. Parks

November 16, 2017 by

The Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District will hold a meeting next month to discuss an ordinance that could require certain dogs to wear leashes in many I.V. parks.
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Student Who Led Sit-In Expresses Frustrations 6 Months Later, Faculty Discuss Improvements

November 16, 2017 by and

Following a nine-hour student sit-in at Cheadle Hall against the university’s treatment of sexual violence in May, UCSB faculty met this Tuesday, Nov. 14, to revisit the status of the 12 demands mad...
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Records Show Years of Resident Complaints Against I.V. Landlord

November 16, 2017 by

James Gelb, an Isla Vista landlord for more than 23 years, has recently become embroiled in local controversy after he was filmed yelling homophobic statements at Ethan Bertrand, I.V. Community Servic...
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Isla Vista Landlord Charged With Criminal Complaint After Yelling Homophobic Slurs at CSD President

November 15, 2017 by

Santa Barbara County District Attorney, Joyce Dudley, announced Tuesday that she would file charges against Gelb.
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Lockdown Lifted at East Campus Residence Halls After Unconfirmed Threat

November 14, 2017 by

Police are currently following up on the initial report and conducting checks of the area surrounding the east campus residence halls. 
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Cathy Murillo to be Next Santa Barbara Mayor with Support of Campus Democrats

November 12, 2017 by

City councilmember Cathy Murillo will be the new Santa Barbara mayor after winning the 2017 Santa Barbara mayoral race with 28.4 percent of the vote.
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Isla Vista Landlord Yells Homophobic Slurs at I.V. CSD President on State Street

November 11, 2017 by

An Isla Vista landlord was filmed shouting homophobic slurs at Ethan Bertrand, the Isla Vista CSD president, in Downtown Santa Barbara on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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Timeline: One Year After Donald Trump’s Election

November 9, 2017 by

When Donald J. Trump clinched the presidency on Nov. 8, 2016, an estimate 1,000 UC Santa Barbara students flooded the streets in protest.
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Vista Point: Freebies and Activities in I.V. This Week

November 9, 2017 by

The Isla Vista Food Cooperative will be hosting a baking contest at their building next to the Isla Vista Recreation & Park District building this Sunday, Nov. 12.
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Supervisor Joan Hartmann Sees Out First Year with Infrastructure Improvements, Helps CSD Start-Up Costs

November 9, 2017 by

The night of Nov. 8, 2016, was a bittersweet one for Joan Hartmann.
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Student Activist Network Reflects on Year Since 2016 Election

November 9, 2017 by

When a midnight protest erupted on the UC Santa Barbara campus one year ago, the Student Activist Network provided megaphones for protesters to voice their dissatisfaction regarding the newly-elected ...
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UCSB Professors, Community Look Back on Trump’s First Year in Office

November 9, 2017 by

On the anniversary of the 2016 presidential election, UC Santa Barbara faculty and staff gathered in Corwin Pavilion to reflect on Donald Trump’s first year as president.
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Students Hold Vigil for Victims of Sutherland Springs Tragedy

November 8, 2017 by

Students and faculty sat around a collection of blue mini-LED candles during the vigil. A bouquet of purple flowers for the victims was placed in the center.
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