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Out-of-Towners Make Up 66 Percent of Deltopia Arrests

April 14, 2017 by

Out-of-towners composed almost two-thirds of the arrests made during Deltopia, according to arrest logs released on Tuesday by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO).
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Bill To Allow Priority Registration for ROTC Cadets

April 14, 2017 by

The Associated Students Senate passed a bill last week that could allow ROTC cadets to register for classes as early as student athletes.
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Senate Passes Resolution to Rename A.S. Publications in Memory of Employee

April 14, 2017 by

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday renaming A.S. Publications after David Miller, an A.S. print shop employee of five years who passed away last month.
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Campus Feels Strain of Increasing Enrollment

April 13, 2017 by

The Board of Regents approved UC President Janet Napolitano’s plan in November 2015 to enroll 10,000 more undergraduates across the UC system by the 2018-19 school year, and UCSB is feeling the crun...
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Considerable Changes en Route for Santa Barbara Bus System

April 13, 2017 by

The Santa Barbara bus system is adding 14 new electric shuttles and introducing new farebox and smartphone technology to modernize its system as well as rebranding its 30-year-old logo.
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Vista Point: This Week’s Goings-On

April 13, 2017 by

This week's Vista Point includes a silent film screening, live music at an Easter Eve show and a body-positive pool party.
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Wristbands, Booked Bands and Booze Stands: I.V. Stakeholders Push for a Sanctioned Deltopia

April 13, 2017 by

For the first time in the short history of Deltopia, a jazz band led an entourage of partygoers down Del Playa Drive — a sight perhaps more common for New Orleans Mardi Gras than for Isla Vista’s ...
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Admins Opt to Repair El Centro

April 13, 2017 by

UC Santa Barbara administrators are no longer calling for the demolition of the El Centro Annex building following a decision to repair the building’s structural problems instead and allow student...
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Father of 2014 I.V. Victim Reacts to Recent Shooting

April 13, 2017 by

The father of a victim of the 2014 Isla Vista shooting spoke out Tuesday in response to the Monday shooting at a San Bernardino elementary school.
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UC Santa Barbara Student Found Dead Wednesday Morning

April 12, 2017 by

A passerby found a UC Santa Barbara student dead near Campus Point at approximately 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office reported.
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Filmmakers Talk Rwandan Rape in Corwin

April 11, 2017 by

Approximately 280 people were in attendance at Corwin Pavilion for the Monday evening screening and panel with the film’s producers and protagonists organized by the Associated Students (A.S.) Human...
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University of Manchester Intergenerational Projects Group Tackles the ‘Loneliness Crisis’

April 10, 2017 by

A group of students that hold parties in a Manchester bar for around sixty older people four times a year, as well as monthly film afternoons for up to thirty.
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UC Berkeley Startup ‘SafeSpace’ Works to Promote Mental Health Awareness

April 10, 2017 by

UC Berkeley students are developing a website and mobile app to connect campus students experiencing mental health issues with other students who face similar experiences.
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Sciences Po Refugee Assists Asylum Seekers in France

April 10, 2017 by

The organization, Sciences Po Refugee Help, aims to materially and immaterially improve the living conditions of refugees.
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Deltopia Crowds Up, Arrests Down From Last Year

April 10, 2017 by

Deltopia crowds were estimated to be as low as 6,000 and as high as 8,000 this year, up from approximately 3,500 the year before, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO).
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