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I.V.: A History — Part III

December 3, 2014 by and

The self-governance conversation came up again for Isla Vista when Goleta sought cityhood in 2001. However, the resulting proposal to include I.V. and the university in the incorporation plan was vote...
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Das Williams Introduces I.V. Self-Governance Bill

December 2, 2014 by

Assembly Bill 3, a bill aimed to create the Isla Vista Community Services District (CSD) in order provide infrastructure and services to the residents of I.V., was introduced to the California State A...
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A.S. Finance and Business Committee Hears Funding, Reallocation Requests

December 2, 2014 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee held its last meeting of the quarter on Monday in the UCen’s State Street Room, where they heard six requests for funding.
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I.V.: A History — Part II

December 2, 2014 by

Although Isla Vista tried and failed for cityhood in 1973, the I.V. Community Council (IVCC) made several other attempts to give I.V. a more sustainable form of government in the years following.
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Students Respond to Recent Executive Order

December 2, 2014 by

President Barack Obama took executive action two weeks ago to temporarily grant legal status to unauthorized immigrant parents of children who are United States citizens or permanent legal residents.
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Fire Dept. Extinguish I.V. Theater Fire, Cause Unknown

December 1, 2014 by

At approximately 2:04 a.m. on the morning of Monday, Dec. 1, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. and UCPD responded to reports of a fire at I.V. Theater.
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I.V.: A History — Part I

December 1, 2014 by

In Isla Vista’s nearly 70-year history as the primary home of UCSB students, various residents and activists have made multiple attempts in the 1970s, 1980s and early 2000s to establish a form of go...
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IN PHOTOS: Protests in Santa Barbara

November 26, 2014 by

Local activists and students protesting the recent Missouri grand jury decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown assembled in front of the Santa Barbar...
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Protesters Flood Santa Barbara Streets In Wake of Ferguson Verdict

November 26, 2014 by and

Hundreds of students, Santa Barbara residents and other local community members rallied and marched throughout the streets of downtown Santa Barbara last night in protest of Monday’s grand jury deci...
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New UC Program To Provide Legal Services to Undocumented Students

November 26, 2014 by

Last Friday, University of California President Janet Napolitano announced a pilot program at the UC Davis School of Law that will provide legal services for undocumented students at the six UC campus...
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Video Reaches Out to Those Affected by Recent Shooting

November 26, 2014 by

Fourth-year film & media studies major Carter Hiyama produced and distributed a video message to the students and faculty of Florida State University in response to a shooting at the campus last Thurs...
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Associated Students Discuss Student Organization Financial Requests

November 25, 2014 by

The Associated Student Finance and Business Committee met yesterday evening at the State Street Room in the UCen to hear requests from 18 student organizations for funding.
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Cliff Fall Victim Paralyzed From Waist Down

November 25, 2014 by

Santa Barbara City College student Tanner Gage, who fell from an Isla Vista balcony at 6693 Del Playa Drive last month, recently disclosed that the fall paralyzed him from the waist down.
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Gaucho Health Insurance Most Expensive at the UC

November 25, 2014 by

Santa Barbara’s high cost of health care coupled with the wide range of services offered by Gaucho Health Insurance (GHI) mean undergraduate students pay more for health insurance than students atte...
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NASA Engineer Lectures on Mars Exploration

November 23, 2014 by

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineer Kobie Boykins delivered a presentation about the ongoing exploration of Mars yesterday at Campbell Hall in a lecture called Exploring the Red Planet. Boyk...
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