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Bribery Scandal Comes To a Close as Executives Are Sworn In

The Associated Students executive board for fall 2016 was sworn into office on Monday, culminating four months of speculation concerning bribery allegations against the Interfraternity Council (IFC).
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Foot Patrol Postpones Noise Ordinance Change After Community Pushback

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol will suspend action to implement earlier quiet hours on weekends after receiving swift disapproval at a community town hall Tuesday.
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Three Final Candidates Join Race for Office in Isla Vista

Three additional Isla Vista residents declared candidacy this week in the race to elect the inaugural members of the I.V. Community Service District (CSD) board of directors.
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Former UCSB Student Receives 6-Month Sentence for Rape

A female UCSB student filed a report to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol on June 28, 2015, saying she had been sexually assaulted.
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Candidates Make a Run for Office in Isla Vista

As UC Santa Barbara students bask in a long summer, five Isla Vista residents have begun campaigning for office in a college town on the brink of self-governance.
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Umail Phishing Scam Compromises Student, Admin Security

UCSB cyber security officials talk safety after scammers sent suspicious emails to UCSB students and administration "phishing" for login info.
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Former UCSB Lecturer Seeks a Permanent Home

After cycling through six homes in three months, Angela Karmis wound up in a Pasadena hospital on June 15, unaware that "missing" posters with her photo were surfacing throughout Santa Barbara.
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Missing UCSB Professor Found Safe

An adjunct UCSB professor who went missing Friday night was found safe Tuesday evening in a Pasadena hospital.
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UCSB Professor, Community Activist Missing

Friends and colleagues of a UC Santa Barbara adjunct professor who has been missing since Friday have organized a search mission to take place on Monday evening.
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UCSB Students Safe in France

All UC Santa Barbara students in France are confirmed to be safe after a man used a truck to kill 84 people in Nice, France on Thursday.
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UC Allocates $3.3 Million to Increase Student Access to Food

Juli Nguyen, who will begin her fourth year in the fall, has struggled with food insecurity since her first year at UC Santa Barbara.
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A Pokémon Takeover in Isla Vista

Students have been biking, skating and running furiously through the streets of Isla Vista, channeling their 1990s nostalgia as they join the Pokémon GO craze sweeping the nation.
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Regents’ Challenge to Campus Rape Case Fails

The UC Regents have failed to strike four sections of text from a civil lawsuit filed against them in January arguing that they were partially responsible for a woman’s rape.
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Isla Vistans Raise Concerns Against UCSB Construction

UC Santa Barbara’s ongoing construction at the intersection of El Colegio and Storke Roads has sparked concern from many Isla Vistans who believe children will not be safe in the major traffic area.
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UCSB Sees Increased Admissions, More In-State Students for 2016

The UC says it has admitted 3,000 more in-state students for the 2016-17 academic year, prompting revolutionary campus housing ideas and more.
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