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Winter Marks an Expected Increase in Monarch Butterflies at Ellwood

  An increased number of monarch butterflies is expected to inhabit the Ellwood Monarch Butterfly Grove this winter as part of their annual migration to the west coast. In recent years, the monar...
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EAP Students Safe in France, Opt to Remain Abroad

Maddy Brockert was in the Stade de France in Paris for the France vs. Germany soccer game on Nov. 13 when a bomber outside the stadium began the first of several terrorist attacks on the city that eve...
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I.V. Community Meeting Discusses Possible New Tenant Mediation Services

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday in the Isla Vista Clinic building to discuss the formation of a tenant mediation program in the proposed Community Services Dist...
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La Familia de Colores To Host Transgender Day of Remembrance

Event to honor members of trans community La Familia de Colores will host a “Transgender Day of Remembrance” on Friday in honor of Zoraida Reyes, a trans Latina activist and UC Santa Barbara stud...
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St. George Proposes SBCC Dorm Plan

Independent housing developer Ed St. George of St. George Associates introduced a proposal earlier this year to convert Beach City apartments on Cliff Drive into dorms for Santa Barbara City College (...
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National News, International Spotlight

National News White House Continues Support for Syrian Refugee Plan Following Paris Attacks Although many Republicans have called for disallowing Syrian refugees from entering the country after Friday...
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Three Laws Students Should Look Out For in January

The bills deal primarily with fair payment, transgender rights and violence prevention The California State Legislature has recently approved three bills which will go into effect Jan. 1, 2016. Califo...
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Governor Brown Welcomes Vetted Syrian Refugees into California

California Gov. Jerry Brown said on Monday that he would continue to welcome vetted Syrian refugees into the state as part of President Barack Obama’s plan. In September, Obama’s administra...
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Former World Chess Champion, Russian Political Activist Speaks on ‘Enemies of the Free World’

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov discussed his experience leading the pro-democracy movement against Russian president Vladimir Putin in a lecture titled “Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Pu...
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Tavis Smiley Discusses Social Constructs, Wealth Gap at MCC

The MultiCultural Center (MCC) hosted Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) talk show host Tavis Smiley on Tuesday as part of its Diversity Series to discuss socially constructed minorities and the relat...
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Wrap-Up Nov. 9-16

Last week (Nov. 9-16), law enforcement units in Isla Vista responded to a case of domestic violence, two fights, a cliff fall and two break-ins. On Tuesday, law enforcement units responded to a call o...
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Associated Students Finance and Business Committee Fully Grants Six Requests, Partially Grants Three and Declines Two

 The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street room to consider 12 campus funding requests. A.S. F&B began the meeting with $18,065 in ...
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Increased Usage of LSD-like Synthetic Drugs Identified in I.V.

Student Health Director Mary Ferris sent a university email Thursday to warn students of a recent increase in the use of synthetic, LSD-like drugs. First responders and emergency services have identif...
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Local Residents and Students Meet To Discuss a Parking Permit Program in I.V.

Long-term residents Maia, Jay Freeman and Bob Sumner hosted a meeting to discuss the possibility of a future parking permit program in Isla Vista at the I.V. Clinic Sunday evening. Attendees discussed...
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Autopsy Results Released in Death of UCSB Student

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office released new information Monday about the death of 19-year-old, second-year UCSB student Andres Sanchez in Isla Vista on Oct. 11. Sanchez died of ...
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