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Community Meets for Year’s Second Town Hall, Brainstorms I.V. Taxes

Students and I.V. residents attended the second Isla Vista self-governance town hall of the year on Saturday at the Anisq’Oyo’ Park to discuss potential taxation policies and funding models under ...
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IVTU Continues Tenant Rights Campaign

The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) rallied support at the Pardall Center on Friday for an upcoming march to protest the eviction of six households from their homes at 6754 and 6764 Abrego Road last A...
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Campus Looks To Improve University Lighting

The UCSB Police Department (UCPD) hosted its annual Lighting and Safety Walk Thursday evening to inspect light posts and light bulbs on campus in an effort to make the university safer and more light-...
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Sheriff Releases Report Detailing Events, Investigation of 2014 I.V. Mass Murder

On Thursday, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s office released its final investigative summary report on the Isla Vista mass murder that left six UCSB students dead and another 14 injured on May 23...
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LAFCO Issues Letter on AB 3

The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) formally approved the release a letter of concern on Isla Vista self-governance bill AB 3 by a 5-2 vote at a special meeting of the commissi...
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A.S. Forum Examines Proposed Changes to Financial Aid, Health Insurance

Associated Students hosted a student forum yesterday at the Pardall Center to discuss the Financial Aid Office’s recent proposal to reduce financial aid grants for students who waive out of Gaucho H...
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Former Candidate Sues Lois Capps

Former congressional candidate Chris Mitchum filed a lawsuit against Congresswoman Lois Capps on Feb. 17 for defamation, claiming that her campaign advertisements took his comments from a 2012 intervi...
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UCSB Hosts Sustainable Seafood Summit

As part of the University of California Global Food Initiative, UCSB hosted its first “Food from the Sea” summit yesterday, which focused on the role of fisheries and aquaculture in global food sy...
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Does Venmo Money Mean Mo’ Problems?

Electronic mobile payment application allows students to pay for rent, drugs, but detracts from the traditional transactional experiences
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Senate Unanimously Supports AB 3, Moves to Discuss GHI Plan

At the Associated Students Senate meeting Wednesday night in the UCen’s Flying A room, Senators discussed Isla Vista self-governance bill AB 3 and passed several action items.
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Assemblyman Holds I.V. Self-Governance Meeting

Isla Vistans and stakeholders will gather in Anisq’ Oyo’ Park to discuss AB 3
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Isla Vista Landlord Will Soon Nix Ambassador Program

Isla Vista rental group St. George & Associates will get rid of its Ambassador Program in favor of stricter guidelines
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Workshop Trains LGBTQ Allies

The Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD) hosted a campus-wide workshop on “Intervening as an Ally” in the Student Resource Building (SRB) last night to address hate crimes and o...
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EAB Hopes To Acquire Greener Alternative to Blue Books

Students from the Associated Students (A.S.) Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) are working to provide the UCSB Bookstore with recycled “green books,” an environmentally-friendly alternative to blu...
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LAFCO To Decide On Opposition Letter Today

The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) is holding a meeting this afternoon at 2 p.m. to finalize a letter of opposition to Assembly member Das Williams’ Isla Vista self-governan...
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