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Deltopia Crowds, Arrests, Citations Down for Second Straight Year

Despite the ubiquitous parties and red cups in Isla Vista this Deltopia weekend, preliminary statistics show that crowd size, arrests and citations decreased for a second straight year.
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Adopt-A-Block Volunteers Clean up I.V. After Deltopia

A crowd of Adopt-A-Block volunteers faced a foggy afternoon on Sunday, gathering to clean up the remnants of a Deltopia much quieter than previous years.
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Horses Kept on Sideline During Deltopia

In contrast to years past, police horses spent much of Deltopia in portable trailers on the edge of Isla Vista Saturday after some students criticized their use as "intimidating."
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More Than 1000 Isla Vistans Without Power After Underground Fire

The outage stretches from the edge of UCSB west to Camino Pescadero and from the bottom of the IV loop to El Colegio Road, leaving more than 1000 residents without power.
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Controversial Trump Markings Surface Around Campus

UCSB maintenance staff washed much of the chalk away by Thursday afternoon, leaving only blurred marks and puddles, but many students remained troubled by the aggressive messages.
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Setting the Stage for a Day of Rage

With Deltopia a day away, students should be aware of laws and regulations that will keep them safe and out of jail during the Isla Vista party weekend.
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Capps’s H.O.P.E. Act Yields Two Successful Surgeries

Johns Hopkins University Medical Center announced the first successful HIV-positive organ donation on Wednesday, made possible by the HIV Organ Policy Equity (H.O.P.E.) Act, sponsored by Santa Barbara...
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Billionaire Donates $200M To Fix ‘Gross’ Dorms

Billionaire Charles Munger donated a record-breaking $200 million to UCSB on Thursday, designating the funds for a state-of-the-art on campus residence hall.
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New Committee To Review Sexual Harassment Sanctions Against UC Senior Leaders

UC President Janet Napolitano has selected 12 members to serve on a new committee tasked with reviewing sanctions imposed on UC “senior leaders” who violate the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Se...
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Suspect Arrested in ‘Diabolical’ Triple Homicide

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Pierre Haobsh, 27, at gunpoint shortly after midnight Friday at a Bonsall gas station in San Diego County.
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Names of Triple-Homicide Victims Released

A local doctor, his wife and their five-year-old daughter were found dead Wednesday inside their Goleta-area residence.
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UC Regents Unanimously Approve Principles Against Intolerance

The UC Regents unanimously approved a working group’s Statement of Principles Against Intolerance on Wednesday, amending the definition of discriminatory behavior on UC campuses.
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Two SBCC Students Arrested for Weekend Burglaries

Two Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) students residing in Isla Vista were arrested Monday on suspicion of being tied to a string of residential burglaries during the weekend. At 12:45 a.m. on Monday,...
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Students Clash Over Honoraria Changes

Student organizations packed a contentious special Senate meeting in the UCen’s State Street Room on Wednesday as the Associated Students Senate continued discussion of A Bill to Reform Honoraria.
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University Urged To Fix Not-So-Eternal Flame

David Williams arrived on the south lawn of Buchanan Hall Wednesday afternoon to ceremoniously light UCSB’s Eternal Flame — meant to be a symbol of peace between nations — but found the flame co...
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