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Meeting Discusses CSD Alternative

February 18, 2015 by

Isla Vista residents, university administrators and Santa Barbara County officials met Tuesday night in the I.V. Clinic for the weekly I.V. self-governance meeting organized by Assemblyman Das William...
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Prof. Discusses Pros, Cons of Fracking

February 18, 2015 by

University of Wyoming Economics Professor and UW Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics Charles Mason gave a lecture at Bren Hall titled "To Frack or Not to Frack?” in which he discussed some ...
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Study Measures Plastic Thrown in Ocean

February 18, 2015 by

As much as 12.7 million tons of plastic waste have been dumped into the ocean every year according to research by UCSB’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) published Thurs...
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Alumnus, U.S. Special Envoy Gives Talk at UCSB

February 18, 2015 by

Alumnus and former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman visited campus this past Friday to speak to students at the global studies department about his 30-year career with the ...
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Police Blotter Feb. 9-17

February 17, 2015 by

Law enforcement responded to numerous calls in Isla Vista last week regarding prowling, theft, public intoxication and animal mistreatment, among other crimes.
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Concert Almost Canceled Over Insurance

February 17, 2015 by

Hip hop group The Coup nearly had to cancel their upcoming show this Friday at the MultiCultural Center (MCC) Theater after the university originally did not grant the band an insurance waiver last we...
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Community Continues Rights Campaign

February 17, 2015 by

Students, staff and Isla Vista residents marched from the Pardall Center to the 6700 block of Abrego Road on Friday, continuing an ongoing Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) campaign to protest the evict...
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Sheriff’s Dept., ABC Cite Seven I.V. Businesses for Selling Alcohol to Minors

February 17, 2015 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents conducted minor decoy operations in Isla Vista last Friday, citing seven businesses for knowingly selling a...
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Muslim Student Association Remembers Recent Victims with Candlelight Vigil

February 15, 2015 by

The Muslim Students Association (MSA) held a candlelight vigil at Storke Tower to honor the three victims of a recent shooting near University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, that some have been calli...
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County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff’s Dept. Enact Deltopia Noise Ordinance

February 13, 2015 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors granted a request from the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday for the issuing of noise ordinances during the first two weekends of April in h...
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Econ Dept. To Create Endowed Chair with Alumnus Donations

February 13, 2015 by

The Department of Economics received a total of $5 million dollars in grants during fiscal year 2014, most of which was given by Richard Aster, an alumnus who passed away in 2012.
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Farr Talks About LAFCO, I.V. Self-Governance in Meeting

February 13, 2015 by

Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr held an open meeting at the Coffee Collaborative on Thursday afternoon to discuss the creation of a Community Services District (CSD) in Isla Vista and to examine...
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IVTU To Picket Apartment Evictions

February 12, 2015 by

The Isla Vista Tenant Union (IVTU) plans to lead a picket on Friday at 12 p.m. beginning at the Pardall Center as part of their “Tenants Reclaiming Isla Vista” campaign protesting the eviction of ...
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Waive Goodbye to Your Financial Aid

February 12, 2015 by

The Financial Aid Office has recently proposed a plan to reduce financial aid benefits to students who waive the Gaucho Health Insurance (GHI) for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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LAFCO Delays Discussion Opposing Bill AB 3

February 12, 2015 by

The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has drafted a letter to the state legislature opposing Isla Vista self-governance bill AB 3 and by a unanimous vote last week decided...
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