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SB Theatre Hosts Eco-Fundraiser

November 2, 2012 by

The inaugural three-city Save the Waves Film Festival Tour, a non-profit fundraising effort for clean beaches, will kick off tonight at 6 p.m. in Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theatre. Along with live m...
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UCSB Professors Receive Awards in Communication

November 1, 2012 by

UCSB communication professors Linda Putnam and Howard Giles will receive awards of national recognition from the National Communication Association this November. Putnam and Giles will be recognized a...
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Simpson-Bowles Legislators To Discuss America’s Financial Position, Solutions

November 1, 2012 by

UCSB Arts & Lectures is hosting a presentation in Campbell Hall tonight at 8 p.m. entitled America’s Debt and Deficit Crisis: Issues and Solutions, during which the National Commission on Fiscal...
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Daily Nexus Reps Lois, Hannah-Beth and Das

October 31, 2012 by

Lois Capps The Nexus endorses incumbent candidate Lois Capps for 24th Congressional District Representative in what has become a particularly contentious and expensive race against Republican opponent...
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UCSB Honors Lady Ridley-Tree for Outstanding Philanthropy

October 31, 2012 by

Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree, Campaign for UC Santa Barbara Co-chair, recently became the 50th person to be granted UCSB honorary alumna status since the university’s induction into the UC system in 1944...
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Iconic “Scarface” Residence Put Up for Rent in Santa Barbara for $30,000 a Month

October 31, 2012 by

Say hello to my not-so-little friend: Tony Montana’s infamous 10,000 square-foot residence located on 10 acres of Santa Barbara land at 631 Para Grande Lane is up for rent. If you recently took over...
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City of Goleta Receives Grant To Create Safer Driving Environment

October 31, 2012 by

As a result of a newly received traffic safety grant, the city of Goleta will be implementing an anti-DUI program in order to establish safer streets for locals. The $68,250 grant, awarded to Goleta b...
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Police Identify Suspect of Five Stabbings in I.V.

October 30, 2012 by

Last Wednesday, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office identified Quiana Edwards as the suspect in the Isla Vista stabbing case from Oct. 7. Edwards, a 22-year-old member of a Ventura Avenue gang...
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I.V. Foot Patrol Responds to Halloween Partiers, Attempt to Keep I.V. Streets Under Control

October 30, 2012 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a significant increase in crime this weekend in response to the large crowds of intoxicated party-goers roaming the streets of Isla Vista. Santa Barbara County ...
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Halloween Weekend Hits Isla Vista: Part One

October 29, 2012 by

Over the weekend, thousands of partygoers and roughly 200 law enforcement officials crowded the streets of Isla Vista in what Playboy magazine once called the “biggest college party in America.” A...
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Brazilian Musician Pays Tribute To Baião Music at UCSB Concert

October 29, 2012 by

World-renowned Brazilian singer and songwriter Gilberto Gil performed at Campbell Hall last Friday as part of his ongoing tour, “For All.” The concert, the first of Arts and Lectures’ World Musi...
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Professors, Students Debate Potential Impact of California Proposition 32

October 29, 2012 by

Last Thursday, professors, students and other community members gathered at the Lobero Room of the University Center to discuss various issues surrounding Proposition 32. Proposition 32 would ban unio...
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Storke Tower Tours To Offer Unique Views

October 26, 2012 by

UCSB’s Associated Students offered student tours to the top of Storke Tower for the first time in the school’s recent history earlier this quarter, and is seeking approval to continue the excursio...
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Various UCSB Campus Organizations To Host Alternative Sober Halloween Weekend Programs

October 25, 2012 by

UCSB campus groups are offering various events this weekend designed to accommodate students who are striv- ing to steer clear of what is predicted to be Isla Vista’s biggest weekend event of the ye...
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TBL Staff and Finance Board Critical of A.S. Senate’s Decisions

October 25, 2012 by

Last night’s Associated Students Senate meeting witnessed heavy student participation with representatives from the Finance Board, The Bottom Line, several campus queer groups and other organization...
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