News

Construction Plows On as El Colegio Expands

The El Colegio Road Improvement Project entered its second and final phase over spring break and will continue to affect traffic in Isla Vista over the next several months.
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Utility Plan To Cut Costs

On March 17, the University of California Board of Regents voted unanimously to implement a three-year energy efficiency program.
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Wrap Up

The FBI is hunting for a man who has robbed at least 15 banks across California - including three in Santa Barbara and Goleta.
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UCSB Grieves Over Death of Student

Sean Feliciano, a 20-year-old student and member of Sigma Pi fraternity, died in Isla Vista last Tuesday.
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ACLU Backs SB Transients

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the city of Santa Barbara on behalf of the homeless population, claiming city officials have committed "unconscionable" violations in prosecuting transients...
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Officials Prepare for Future District Race

With November's election a few months past, some local politicians are already looking to 2010 and the next statewide election.
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UCSB Revises Plan to Suit Environment

As required by state law, a second draft of the Environmental Impact Report that accompanies UCSB's Long Range Development Plan has been released for public review and comment.
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Campus Media Loses Funds

Just as Storke Tower celebrated its 40th birthday, the campus icon essentially had its health insurance revoked.
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Student Initiates Business Apparel Clothing Drive

As the California unemployment rate climbs, one UCSB student has launched an initiative to get the jobless citizens of Santa Barbara back on their feet.
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County Board Denies Naples Ranch Amendement

The County Board of Supervisors voted this week to reject a controversial amendment to the 71-home Santa Barbara Ranch project at Naples.
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Wall Street Journal Hosts Gore at Bacara

Al Gore spoke at the second ECO:nomics conference at the Bacara hotel in Goleta yesterday.
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Dark Matter Physicist To Hold Enlightened Discussion

Pressing the common conceptions of the universe, assistant professor Tommaso Treu will speak next Thursday, March 12 about his research on dark matter and black holes.
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Authorities Investigate Man’s Death

A 20-year-old male UCSB student died in Isla Vista Tuesday night. Officials say it appears the individual committed suicide.
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Roger Crona (Or Was it Jason von Straussenburg?) Dies at 62

One of Michigan's most wanted fugitives, a man who evaded law enforcement for three and a half decades and worked at a UCSB lab under a false name for 14 of those years, passed away recently at the ag...
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