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Political Survivor To Speak at UCSB

October 27, 2010 by

Colombian politician, author and presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt will present a free lecture tomorrow about her six and a half year captivity in the Colombian jungle.
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Federal Executive To Give Speech on Economic Woes

October 27, 2010 by

William Gavin, vice president of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Mo., will lecture on federal funds interest rates at 6 p.m. today in Corwin Pavilion.
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Locals Hold Vigil for Student

October 27, 2010 by

Students and community members gathered at the oceanside park adjoining Del Playa Drive and Camino Pescadero last night to celebrate the life of UCSB student Lucas Ransom, who tragically died in a sha...
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Campaign Shows Resistance to Ballot Measure

October 27, 2010 by

A dozen students protested Proposition 23 with a “die-in” yesterday at the Arbor.
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Bicyclist Sustains Injuries

October 27, 2010 by

A female biker was rushed to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital yesterday after colliding with a skateboarder on the corner of Pardall Road and Embarcadero del Mar.
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Police Union Resettles

October 27, 2010 by

The Santa Barbara City Council reviewed a final fiscal contract proposal from the local police union in a closed meeting last night to determine if additional concessions are needed to help balance th...
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Board Manages Deficit With Fewer Resources

October 27, 2010 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors met yesterday morning to examine possible ways of balancing the budget in the face of a shortfall that may trump last year’s whopping $40 million-plus d...
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The Biggest College Party In California: A History of Isla Vista’s Halloween pt. 2

October 26, 2010 by

Although it began as a water balloon and mud fight between dorms in the early 60’s, Halloween in Isla Vista has entirely warped the traditional notion of “trick or treat.”
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Research Counters Gay Policy

October 26, 2010 by

While the LGBTQ community gained a short-lived victory from the overturn of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy earlier this month, a federal appeals court has already reverse...
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Demonstrator Faces Hang Up

October 26, 2010 by

A UCSB alumna claims she was verbally assaulted yesterday as she placed wire hangers on campus for an abortion demonstration that criticized the Pro-Life views of U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina.
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Funding Bestowed Upon Enthusiastic School Clubs

October 26, 2010 by

The Associated Students Finance Board doled out over $28,000 to 12 different student organizations and left last night’s meeting with $32,248 remaining in its fall unallocated budget.
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Weekend Wrap-Up

October 26, 2010 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol arrested 17 people, issued over 30 citations and responded to cases of sexual battery, physical assault and theft this weekend.
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SB City Council To Tackle Local Density Dilemma

October 26, 2010 by

The Santa Barbara City Council will hold a meeting today and tomorrow to review its twenty-year city development plan and determine the region’s future housing, transportation and environmental poli...
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“The Biggest College Party in California”: A History of Isla Vista’s Halloween

October 25, 2010 by

For decades, students have donned costumes and flocked the streets among thousands of out-of-town visitors to wander from party to party and witness the flood of pedestrians, police and paramedics on ...
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Shark Attack Claims Life of UCSB Student

October 25, 2010 by

Lucas Ransom, a 19-year-old UCSB student, was attacked and killed by a shark Friday morning while boogie boarding at Surf Beach by the Vandenberg Airforce Base.
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