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This Week in Photos: Oct. 7 – 12

October 13, 2014 by

We look back at this past week in photos. Credits: John Clow, Eric Swenson, Kenneth Song, Christine Skari
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Pardall Carnival Brings Food, Fun, Games and Community Gathering

October 13, 2014 by

This past Saturday afternoon marked the sixth annual Pardall which took place on Pardall Road in Isla Vista between Embarcadero del Norte and Embarcadero del Mar.
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Train Collision Kills One, Injures Two

October 13, 2014 by

Four individuals, three who were researching at UCSB as visiting scholars, were involved in a train collision Saturday evening on a bridge near Vista Point that left one woman dead and two other peopl...
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Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr Discusses Isla Vista Self-Governance at Coffee Collab

October 12, 2014 by

Santa Barbara County Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr held her first office-hours-style open meeting of the new school year last Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Coffee Collaborative in Isla Vis...
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Local Group Dedicates Library for IV Kids

October 12, 2014 by

Local nonprofit Isla Vista Youth Projects (IVYP) held a ceremony last Monday at Isla Vista Children's Park to dedicate a Little Free Library, which will provide children in I.V. easier access to books...
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Fall from Balcony on Del Playa

October 9, 2014 by

Santa Barbara County Fire Dispatch responded to a report of a cliff fall from 6693 Del Playa Drive at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2014. Updates to follow. Photo Courtesy of Ryan Ma...
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A.S. Senate Convenes for First Meeting of Fall Quarter

October 9, 2014 by

The Associated Students Senate held their first meeting of the academic year this Wednesday in the Flying A room at the UCen.
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SB Devises Plan For Response to Ebola Outbreak

October 9, 2014 by

Following the first diagnosis of the Ebola virus in Dallas, Texas, over a week ago, the Santa Barbara County of Public Health as well as Student Health is preparing a reaction plan in the event of a l...
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UC Neuroscientists Secure $10m in Federal Funds

October 9, 2014 by

The National Institute of Health announced on Sept. 30 that University of California researchers have been awarded more than $10 million of the $46 million in grants given to laboratories across the c...
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IVFP Discusses Halloween With Residents

October 9, 2014 by

Isla Vista residents met with I.V. Foot Patrol officers yesterday morning during “Coffee with a Cop,” an event held to allow I.V. community members to ask questions to local law enforcement at the...
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I.V. Discusses Self-Governance

October 9, 2014 by and

Residents gather for second town hall meeting to discuss plans for the community Members of local law enforcement, student representatives, local government officials, students and other Isla Vista re...
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Jack Johnson Performs at “Come Together: Remember, Reconnect, & Unite”

October 9, 2014 by

Around 5,000 students gathered at Storke Plaza yesterday afternoon to promote a safer, healthier UCSB and Isla Vista community in commemoration of the six students who lost their lives during the May ...
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KCSB To Broadcast “Come Together: Remember, Reconnect, and Unite” Live from Storke Plaza

October 8, 2014 by

Later this afternoon, Wednesday, Oct. 8th, at 4pm, KCSB-FM will broadcast UC Santa Barbara’s commemorative event “Come Together: Remember, Reconnect, and Unite” LIVE from Storke Plaza. This sp...
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UCSB Professor Shuji Nakamura Wins Nobel

October 7, 2014 by and

Materials professor Shuji Nakamura was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics this morning for the invention of the blue light-emitting diode, or LED, together with Japanese colleagues Isamu Akasak...
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I.V. Food Co-op and A.S. Food Bank Host Community Potluck

October 7, 2014 by

The Isla Vista Food Co-op teamed up with the Associated Students Food Bank to host a community dinner potluck on the Co-op courtyard this past Friday. The potluck kicked off A.S. Food Bank’s “Hung...
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