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Halloween Weekend Hits Isla Vista: Part One

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

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

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

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

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

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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UCSB Prepares for Flood of Visitors as Halloween Weekend Approaches

This weekend, Gauchos and the UCSB community will witness thousands of out-of-towners flood the streets of Isla Vista in its highly-anticipated and heavily- policed celebration of Halloween. Groups wi...
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Student Groups Launch Campaign to End Catcalling in Anticipation of Halloween

As UCSB students anticipate the arrival of Halloween celebrations this coming weekend, groups such as Men Against Rape and Students Stopping Rape have launched a campaign to end the practices of ‘ca...
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Strict Formalities In Place For Visitors In I.V. This Halloween

Several local agencies discussed the implementation of strict regulatory measures for Isla Vista and surrounding neighborhoods at the City of Goleta’s annual Halloween Public Safety and Prevention m...
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IHC Starts New Series on Repercussions of War on Soldiers

The Interdisciplinary Humanities Center will kick off the lecture series “Fallout: In the Aftermath of War,” which discusses post-deployment issues such as post- traumatic stress disorder, today a...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base Officials Warn Public After Fatal Shark Attack

Orcutt resident Francisco Javier Solorio Jr., 39, was fatally wounded in a shark attack yesterday morning while surfing at Surf Beach in Lompoc — the same area where UCSB chemical engineering studen...
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La Escuelita To Throw Safe Halloween Bash

UCSB organization La Escuelita, one of the oldest Latin-based groups on campus, will host its annual Safe Halloween carnival event this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Children’s Park, where ...
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Locals Congregate at the Biko House to Talk About Neighborhood Issues

Yesterday, students and other Isla Vista residents gathered at the Biko House on Sueno Road to discuss local community issues regarding the recent influx of commercial food, finance and residencies. R...
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Mutant Honey Bees Suffering From Parasitic Strain May Hurt Crops

The Santa Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Office recently announced there have been several confirmed sightings of a ‘zombified’ honey bee in downtown Santa Barbara, along with numerous unco...
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Forum On Halloween Safety Prepares Citizens and Students For This Weekend’s Festivities

Last night, UCSB students and Isla Vista community members gathered at a public forum held in I.V. Theater to address questions and concerns regarding the upcoming surge of visitors for Halloween week...
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