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Siavash Zohoori Recognized as Student Advocate of the Year

April 19, 2016 by

The University of California Student Association recognized a UCSB student and May 23 shooting survivor as Student Advocate of the Year on Sunday.
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Local Group Registers More than 2,000 To Vote

April 19, 2016 by

A collective of UCSB graduates and politically active locals has registered more than 2,000 Isla Vistans and UCSB students to vote in anticipation of the California primary elections.
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Gauchos Celebrate Holi 2016

April 18, 2016 by

Over 1,200 students and Isla Vista residents gathered at the beach by the Anacapa and Santa Cruz dorms on Sunday to celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colors.
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UCSB Staff Member Puts out Minor Blaze

April 18, 2016 by

A staff member in UCSB's Chemistry Building put out a growing fire Monday afternoon by throwing a bucket of water on the wooden stairs of a faculty office building.
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Ike’s Sandwich Shop Hopes To Avoid Fate of Other I.V. Restaurants

April 18, 2016 by

A new sandwich shop, Ike’s Love and Sandwiches — also known as Ike’s Place — opened in Isla Vista Saturday, hoping to capitalize on a location where other restaurants have failed.
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Cutting Board Left in Oven Causes Fire on Camino Del Sur

April 17, 2016 by

Inside a first-floor apartment, Santa Barbara County firefighters found that a cutting board had been left inside a cooking oven, producing smoke that drifted out of the building.
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Isla Vista Homeless Population Down 44 Percent since 2013

April 17, 2016 by

A new count and survey shows a slight increase in the number of homeless in Isla Vista from last year but a decrease of nearly 50 percent since 2013.
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Interactive Cigarette Bins May Be Coming to Isla Vista

April 16, 2016 by and

A new proposal would bring interactive cigarette receptacles to Isla Vista that discourage littering by allowing smokers to vote on various questions with their cigarette butts.
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Million Student March Returns to UCSB

April 14, 2016 by and

About 300 students brought the Million Student March back to UCSB on Thursday, using the campaign to address issues of racism, student debt and private prison investments.
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Friends Remember UCSB Student, Army Veteran

April 14, 2016 by

A former U.S. Army laboratory technician, U.S. Army Reserve Sergeant and third-year transfer student passed away at his Goleta home at the age of 30.
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Second Million Student March To Address Controversial Chalk

April 14, 2016 by

Organizers expect a large turnout Thursday when students plan to march in support of demands including a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers and free tuition.
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GSA Proposes Revision to Bill of Rights

April 14, 2016 by

UCSB’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) is proposing a revised graduate student Bill of Rights for the first time since 1995 to protect graduate students from abuse and exploitation.
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Jimmy John’s Closes After 2 Years in I.V.

April 13, 2016 by

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches closed its Isla Vista location on Tuesday night, drawing sales to an end after opening up shop in March 2014.
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10 Questions About Isla Vista Self-Governance

April 13, 2016 by

Answers to some of the most pressing questions about Isla Vista's historic push for self-governance to help you get caught up before the November election.
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Biker Collides with Car on El Colegio Road

April 11, 2016 by

A 21-year-old man collided with a car going 30 miles per hour eastbound on El Colegio Road toward the UC Santa Barbara campus on Monday morning.
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