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Funding Bestowed Upon Enthusiastic School Clubs

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

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

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

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

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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Lithgow To Visit Santa Barbara

Nationally renowned actor John Lithgow will be performing a monologue based on his personal experiences tonight at 8 p.m.
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Props Seek To Redraw City Bounds

Voters will determine the future of state redistricting this November by voting on two contradictory California ballot propositions: Props 20 and 27.
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Fresh Executive Seeks to Keep SB Garden in Bloom

After an intensive selection process, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Board of Trustees named Dr. Steve Windhager their new CEO last Wednesday.
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I.V. Officials Hold Open Discussion About Halloween

The university held an open forum last Thursday so area residents could question law enforcement and campus officials about their plans for Halloween weekend.
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SB Clubs Unite to Boost Library’s Sustainability

Several green-minded campus groups are collaborating this quarter to help Davidson Library reduce its carbon emissions footprint.
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Volleyball Takes First of Two Home Matches 3-1

The UCSB women’s volleyball team came out victorious at home on Friday night against UC Irvine, winning the match 3-1. The Gauchos, coming off a 3-2 loss to UC Davis, were able to hold off a late co...
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UCSB Student Killed in Shark Attack (Update)

Lucas Ransom, a 19-year-old UCSB student, was attacked and killed by a shark this morning while boogie boarding at Surf Beach, police reports say.
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University Event Invites Students and Kin for Holiday

UCSB will be the site of a large family reunion today as the campus hosts its 21st annual Parents’ and Family Weekend.
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Activists Bring Artistic Revolution to University

The radical feminist art collective Guerrilla Girls will go bananas tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center.
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A.S. Directs Focus to Campus Issues

A crowd of students, faculty and staff gathered for the annual Associated Students Congress yesterday to present and consider critical factors for change and improvement at UCSB.
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