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Isla Vista Bookstore Closes Its Doors Indefinitely After Five Decades of Service

The Isla Vista Bookstore permanently closed its doors about two weeks ago after selling books and school supplies at the 6553 Pardall Road address for 47 years, since the building’s construction in ...
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Student Senate, A.S. Executive Director Discuss Need for Increased Student Space on Campus

The Associated Students Senate held their weekly meeting last night and discussed issues regarding ongoing campus development and further engaging the student body in tackling the current budgetary ob...
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Thomas Merton House to Provide Cross-Cultural Activities on Campus

The Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative will open a new house at the former location of the University Religious Conference, simultaneously developing the URC Interfaith Fund to provide funding ...
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Capps, Maldonado Talk Issues At Public Debate

Last night Democratic congresswoman Lois Capps and Republican candidate Abel Maldonado faced off at the 24th Congressional District Candidate Debate, hosted by the UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center and The Sant...
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UCSB Hosts 40th Title IX Anniversary, Honoring Equality

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX — a law that prevents anyone’s exclusion from college educational and athletic programs on the basis of their gender and mandate...
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Amateur Astronomers Gather To Admire the Wonders of the Universe

The Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit set up three of their high-powered telescopes along Manzanita Beach last night from 7 to 10:30 p.m. for UCSB Astronomy Night, magnifying stellar phenomena with up t...
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Tidbits of News From Around the UC System

UC Profs Earn $500,000 Grants UCLA neuroscientist Elissa Hallem and UC Riverside emeritus art professor Uta Barth were among 23 fellows — including a journalist, a physicist, a composer, a historian...
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Severed Natural Gas Line Brings On Local Residential Evacuation Orders

Yesterday afternoon, gas company workers successfully sealed a leak in a natural gas line located south of the Storke Family Housing complex. Southern California Gas Company personnel stopped the leak...
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New Development Approved by City Officials Near Marketplace

Last week, the Goleta City Council approved construction of the city’s largest development plan — a combined residential and business complex on Hollister Avenue — since its incorporation into t...
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UCSB, Independent To Host Maldonado, Capps Debate Tonight

Current 23rd District Congresswoman Lois Capps and challenger Abel Maldonado will square off on campus tonight in a debate hosted by UCSB’s Carsey-Wolf Center and the Santa Barbara Independent. The ...
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UCSB To Reduce Carbon Emissions With Fuel Cell Technology

UCSB is now home to project Bloom Energy Server, a new type of solid oxide fuel cell technology that dramatically increases power generation efficiency by converting fuel into electricity. Producing o...
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Funding From Local Residents Keeps Art Community Thriving

According to a study by the national organization Americans for the Arts, Santa Barbara is a top economic player in the arts realm with local arts programs and audiences spending $46 million more than...
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SB Sheriff’s Dept. Suspects Arson in I.V. Apartment Fire

A structure fire that began in an apartment complex on the 6500 block of Trigo Road early Sunday morning is suspected to be a case of arson. Authorities speculated that the fire was started sometime b...
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Pastor’s New Book Chronicles Isla Vista’s ‘Jesus Burgers’ Tradition

A new book written by Isla Vista Church lead pastor Jason Lomelino details how one of Isla Vista’s more devout weekend traditions — handing out free ‘Jesus Burgers’ on Friday nights — has af...
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Pardall Carnival Brings I.V. Community Together

On Saturday, students, families and other Isla Vista residents gathered in the heart of town in celebration of this year’s fourth annual Pardall Carnival. Isla Vistans flocked to the small beach com...
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