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Leaky DP Ceiling Collapses During Heavy Rainstorm

January 29, 2008 by

The South Coast's recent powerful storms claimed another casualty in Isla Vista last week, creating a makeshift skylight in a Del Playa Drive living room and forcing a houseful of Isla Vistans into th...
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Board Submits Beach Erosion Solution

January 29, 2008 by

The fate of nearby Goleta Beach, long a victim of destructive beach erosion, has created some controversy between the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and local environmental groups this past...
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Forum to Connect Religion, Politics

January 29, 2008 by

With the California primaries just around the corner, students are mobilizing aggressively around crucial campaign issues such as immigration, universal healthcare, the war in Iraq - and for some, fai...
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Students Produce Short Films for Local Festival

January 29, 2008 by

While many of the films at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival may take months or years to produce, the makers of “Fear and Loathing on Del Playa” only have 10 days to shoot and ...
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Search Continues for Answers in I.V. Stabbing Incident

January 28, 2008 by

A 22-year old man was stabbed five times at a party on the 6700 block of Sueno Road late Friday night. Although the victim was stabbed in the cheek, chest and torso area, Isla Vista Foot Patrol Senior...
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Winter Storm Drives Tree Into Residence

January 28, 2008 by

Although weekend rain may have canceled a few parties in Isla Vista, inclement weather did not stop one tree from "razing" the roof.
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DNA Tests Link Abducted Student to Prior Attack

January 28, 2008 by

After a week without leads, Reno police have now found new evidence in the case of missing Santa Barbara City College student Brianna Denison.
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Inclement Weather Delays East Gate Construction

January 28, 2008 by

The new Highway 217 entrance to UCSB - often visitors' first view of the campus - is nearly complete, though heavy rainfall is slowing construction.
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Foot Patrol Outgrows Pardall Station

January 28, 2008 by

Drunken revelers beware, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol will soon have impressive new headquarters complete with cold, hard, steel bars.
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SB Event Stresses College Education

January 28, 2008 by

Sociology graduate student Chris Bickel said he has seen many of his friends disappear from his life. Speaking at the second annual "From the Barrio to Academia" conference to local high school studen...
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Plan May Bring Down Spirits at Parks

January 25, 2008 by

The Santa Barbara County Parks Dept. held a public hearing yesterday to debate the future of alcohol consumption at two popular local parks.
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New Campus Buildings To Open Earlier Than Planned

January 25, 2008 by

Inclement weather at UCSB has not delayed construction underway on several multi-million dollar facilities on campus, all of which will offer housing, parking and better classroom organization on camp...
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Improper 2003 Fee Increase To Cost UC Millions

January 25, 2008 by

Following its loss of a class action lawsuit levied in response to improperly increased professional student fees, the University of California owes about $40 million in the midst of a severe budget c...
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Local Faces Embezzlement Charge

January 25, 2008 by

A former credit card processing company employee was arraigned on Wednesday after she was charged last week with allegedly embezzling up to $559,000 over the past three years.
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Detectives Investigate Car Burglaries

January 25, 2008 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. announced last week that a woman arrested in December for an unrelated charge is now suspected of committing a spree of local auto burglaries that resulted in ...
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