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Campbell To House UC Forum

The UC Commission on the Future will convene at UCSB today to discuss how the University aims to survive despite suffocating budget squeezes.
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Locals Contemplate More Weed Statutes

The Santa Barbara City Council considered new regulations for local medical marijuana dispensaries this week.
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Council Overturns Board Rejection

The Associated Students Legislative Council discussed at length the option of overruling a Finance Board allocation at last night's meeting.
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SB Records Second Flu Casualty

The H1N1 virus claimed another victim in Santa Barbara County last weekend with the death of a four-year-old boy. According to Dept. of Public Health officials, this was the second fatality in the cou...
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Suspicious Activity Prompts Warnings

As police continue to investigate the cause of Monday's scare, university officials are questioning the effectiveness of the alert system that triggered the lockdown.
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Foot Patrol Lays Out All Hallow’s Eve Traffic Plan

Associated Students hosted an hour-long town hall meeting last night to discuss Halloween preparation in Isla Vista.
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Collective Elects Yang as Chair

Chancellor Henry T. Yang was elected chair of the prestigious Association of American Universities yesterday.
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Police Blotter

Fri., Oct. 16, 11:22 p.m. -- A group of men gathered around an empty lot at the corner of Camino Del Sur and Trigo Road caught the attention of Isla Vista's finest.
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UCSB Dining Services Leads Charge to Go Green

UCSB Housing & Residential Services will host environmentally friendly events all week long in honor of national Campus Sustainability Day.
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Library Stands Strong Despite Budget Woes

Having worked under strict budgetary limitations for years, UCSB's Davidson Library is taking its financial cuts in stride.
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UCSB Reacts to Scare

South Hall was locked down for over an hour yesterday after police received inaccurate reports of a gunman poised for action on the sixth floor balcony.
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Cameras To Monitor Birds, Bike Safety

After 18 months of planning, a UCSB researcher is overseeing the installation of a new camera network to research the migratory habits of students and birds.
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Senate Rebukes UC Directors

UCSB's Academic Senate passed a resolution last week formally censuring University of California President Mark G. Yudof and the UC Board of Regents for their poor management of the UC system-wide bud...
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SB Alum Authors I.V. Superhero Tale

In UCSB alumna Jacquelyn Wheeler's first science fiction novel, the main character uses superpowers to balance the forces of good and evil -- all while attending UCSB.
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Local Publicizes New Book

Author and former Isla Vista resident Carmen Lodise hosted a book signing in Goleta last Friday to promote his new publication: Isla Vista: A Citizen's History.
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