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Cycle Routes Reap Reward

UC Santa Barbara's crisscrossing bike paths have earned the campus a Bicycle Friendly Business Gold Award from the League of American Bicyclists.
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UC Acts To Ease Racial Tension

A UC Berkeley faculty member has been chosen by UC administrators to help resolve recent incidents of intolerance on the UCSD campus.
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Author Researches Pill’s History

UCSB history associate professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga recently released a book examining the origins of the oral contraceptive pill.
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Campus Assesses Seismic Hazards

A number of UCSB buildings are at risk of collapse or severe damage should an earthquake occur, according to a recent study.
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Only in I.V.

A Web site dedicated to comedic photographs of life in Isla Vista has become an overnight hit with the Gaucho community.
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Donation To Aid SB Students

UCSB's Financial Aid Office has received $750,000 in memory of alumnus Kevin Christensen.
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Locals Debate Otter Surge

A recent influx of California sea otters off the coast of Santa Barbara has raised questions about what impact the migrating animals will have on local marine ecosystems.
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Board Allots Money to Various UCSB Groups

The Associated Students Finance Board doled out $36,074 to 11 student organizations at last night's three-and-a-half hour meeting.
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SB Prepares Cleanup, Safety at Beach Revelry

Floatopia -- Isla Vista's infamous beer-soaked beach party -- is due to take place on April 10 after high tide warnings prompted event planners to push back the date from April 3.
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Weekend Wrap-Up

Even with a majority of students on vacation, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol kept busy through the whole of UCSB's spring break.
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Bill Boasts Better Education Funds

The House of Representatives passed the Healthcare and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act last Thursday, overhauling student lending and raising funding for higher education. President Obama w...
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UCSB Threat Freed From Jail, Banned From Campus

Neil Baker, a former UCSB employee who was detained in Washington six weeks ago and held in jail for threatening the university, was released from police custody in Kennewick, WA on March 9.
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Council Talks Hate-Crimes, Prison Funds

The University of California Board of Regents met last week to discuss recent incidents of intolerance on campuses and the state's control of prison system health care funding.
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City Considers Liquor Chain

Major alcohol retailer BevMo! is planning to open a store in Santa Barbara, offering beer, wine and liquor at an outlet on the corner of De La Vina and State Streets.
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New Shop To Utilize Local Art

Third-year UCSB student Garrett Gerstenberger and business partner Jose el Cardoso will celebrate the grand opening of their T-shirt printing business, "I.V. Screen Printing," on 6565 Trigo Rd. on Apr...
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