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SB Forum Focuses on Fiscal Mess

December 3, 2009 by

In response to criticism over his handling of the financial crisis, Chancellor Henry T. Yang held the first of three town hall meetings Monday to address students' questions and concerns.
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UC Scholar Holds Class Amid Fight for Survival

December 3, 2009 by

UCSB professor William Freudenburg has always garnered strength from teaching students and working with colleagues, and even today as he battles cancer, he continues to inform and inspire the campus.
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Local Stores Shut Doors for Holiday

December 3, 2009 by

As Fall Quarter winds down, Isla Vista businesses are planning to cut back hours or close up shop altogether over the three-week Winter Break.
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SB Gives Away Green Bulbs

December 3, 2009 by

Santa Barbara County is working to save energy this holiday season, one string of Christmas lights at a time.
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A.S. Discusses Stipends

December 3, 2009 by

The Associated Students Legislative Council kept its meeting uncharacteristically short last night.
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State Addresses Murder of Homeless Man

December 3, 2009 by

The California Governor's office is offering a $25,000 reward for information about the murder of a homeless man in Isla Vista.
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Gang Prevention Programs Take Hit

November 30, 2009 by

In 2007, 14-year-old Ricardo Juarez stabbed Luis Angel Linares, 15, to death in front of Saks Fifth Avenue on State Street. The incident was a wake-up call for locals, many of whom were unaware of the...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

November 30, 2009 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol issued nine citations and made three arrests over the Thanksgiving weekend, despite the holiday exodus.
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No Chime for Time as Tower Gets Fixed

November 30, 2009 by

Storke Tower's bells will cease to toll for the next three weeks as construction crews work to repair the campanile.
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International Students Journey to Yosemite for Recent Holiday

November 30, 2009 by

While most of UCSB's population was elbow deep in their turkey dinners last weekend, more than 50 of the university's international students were enjoying the natural splendor of Thanksgiving in Yosem...
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“Dead” Demand Answers

November 25, 2009 by

With skeletons painted on their faces, a group of students fell to the ground in the Arbor yesterday to protest the "death" of public education.
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Ex-Gaucho Becomes Catwalk Contender

November 25, 2009 by

In just a few days, former UCSB student Jamie Lee Darley could be strutting down the runway as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. The Victoria’s Secret’s “Angel Boot Camp” Compet...
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Police Blotter

November 25, 2009 by

That’s a Bush, Not a Bed Sat., Nov. 14, 12:03 a.m. — A heavily intoxicated man seated on the curb attracted the attention of several passing revelers and, subsequently, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol....
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Turkeys Fill Tummies

November 25, 2009 by

Thousands of local residents will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, thanks to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s annual turkey drive. The food bank began collecting donated turkeys ea...
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Notable Aquatic Leader Passes

November 24, 2009 by

UCSB waterman Rob Gibson passed away at home on Nov. 11 after battling with cancer. He was 60.
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