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Leg Council Funds A.S. Votetopia

April 14, 2011 by

Associated Students Legislative Council discussed A.S. Election Committee’s funding for their “Votetopia” campaign to mobilize student participation in the Spring Election during last night’s ...
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Local Establishment Holds Donation Drive

April 14, 2011 by

While The Study Hall’s “50 Club” is no longer allowed to occur, the Isla Vista bar recently replaced their 11-year-old tradition with the Spring Benefit Club, a donation drive to raise money for...
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UCSB Yearbook Seeks to Continue Printing

April 14, 2011 by

The La Cumbre yearbook is asking for students to pay $2.91 more per quarter in voter-approved lock-in fees in hopes of keeping UCSB’s yearbook in publication. The increase would supplement the $0.84...
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SB Community Opens Affordable Housing Complex

April 14, 2011 by

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara celebrated the grand opening of Artisan Court — the area’s newest low-income housing development — yesterday. Located at 422 E. Cota Street in ...
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UC Regents Face Ethics Allegations

April 14, 2011 by

A petition started by a UC Berkeley activist group last spring is demanding that California’s Attorney General address allegations that certain UC Regents have unethical, vested interests in UC inve...
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Prospective Presidents Debate

April 14, 2011 by

Associated Students held its second and final open forum for presidential candidates yesterday in the Hub. Presidential candidates Stanley Tzankov, Harrison Weber and Marcus Rochellle discussed their ...
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What’s A.S. Spending Your Money On?

April 13, 2011 by

Associated Students is looking to invest over $300,000 of student money in Isla Vista expansion with a community center and a restaurant. Of 10 people randomly interviewed on campus, nine knew nothing...
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UCs To Foster Support for System Salary Cuts

April 13, 2011 by

In a cost-cutting measure, the University of California Office of the President is proposing a voluntary system-wide program to reduce staff employee hours. The Employee-Initiated Reduction in Time pr...
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I.V. Park Bridge Sees Repairs

April 13, 2011 by

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Anisq’ Oyo’ Park yesterday in celebration of the bridge’s reopening. The district shut down the walkway in 2009 afte...
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Mayor Deems Themed Week for State Flora

April 13, 2011 by

Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider attended a luncheon at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden yesterday to officially declare next week the city’s “California Native Plant Week.” Schneider issued...
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The 16th Weekly Photo of the Week: “Foul Ball”

April 12, 2011 by

If you’ve ever been to a baseball game at Caesar Uyesaka, you know the sound effects they use whenever someone hits a foul ball, the most common being shattering glass. During last Sunday’s game a...
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More Nonresident Students To Come

April 12, 2011 by

Expecting between $500 million and $1.1 billion in budget reductions systemwide over the next year, some UC campuses may incrementally enroll more out-of-state residents for the sake of collecting muc...
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A.S. Alloted Funds Aim To Benefit All

April 12, 2011 by

The Associated Students Finance Board allocated almost $50,000 to 27 student organizations at last night’s six-hour meeting.
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Green Group Probes Pesticide Issue

April 12, 2011 by

Partners of the Santa Barbara County’s Go Green Landscape Consortium endorsed proper toxic material disposal at a press conference yesterday afternoon.
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SB Sees Influx of Visitors, Ups Marketing Plan

April 12, 2011 by

After battling an uphill struggle against the nationwide recession, Santa Barbara’s tourism industry is finally making a recovery. The Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau is set to receiv...
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