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January 31, 2007

Congress Mulls New College Fire Safety Bill

By Chris Stein

Congress is currently considering a bill that would require colleges and universities - as well as affiliated sororities and fraternities - to prepare fire safety reports and make them available to the public.

January 31, 2007

Top CNN Analyst Teaches Two Courses

By Rebecca Horrigan

This quarter about 160 lucky film studies and communication students are learning about politics, the media and journalism from a veteran - CNN's senior political analyst Jeff Greenfield.

January 30, 2007

Prince Calls for Understanding in Middle East

By Lizzie Blumenthal

A little less than a week after President George Bush presented his view on the future of Iraq, Prince of Morocco Moulay Hicham gave his own address concerning U.S. policy in the Middle East last night in Corwin Pavilion...

January 30, 2007

Decision Slows Anti-Conquest Protest Efforts

By Matthew Weisner

The housing situation of three Cedarwood Apartments families remains in limbo, as negotiation talks between protesters and Conquest Student Housing seem to have halted.

January 30, 2007

Postal Workers To Honor Victims

By Evan Wagstaff

A private ceremony will be held today at the U.S. Postal Service sorting facility on Storke Road to mark the anniversary of the shootings that claimed six lives at the facility, one year ago.

January 30, 2007

Engineering Lock-Down To End

By Jessica Mullen

Washington State Police have located the former UCSB staff engineer who allegedly posted threats targeting faculty in the Engineering Science Building East on Craigslist.

January 30, 2007

A.S. Funds More Groups, Redistributes Honoraria

By Mackenzie Weinger

The Associated Students Finance Board allocated $19,635.50 among nine student organizations yesterday in addition to recollecting $17,000 from the A.S. Committee on Honoraria fund.

January 30, 2007

She Works Hard for the Money

By Staff

January 29, 2007

Weather Washes Out Contest

By David Ferry

The rain dampened more than just spirits this weekend, causing an accident on U.S. Highway 101 and forcing the UCSB chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws to postpone its annual joint rolli...

January 29, 2007

Students Start Sites Providing Services, Trade

By Benjamin Gottlieb

In an effort to unify the Isla Vista community, a few UCSB students have recently launched two websites to improve networking capabilities among I.V. residents.

January 29, 2007

Pursuing Happyness

By Staff

January 29, 2007

Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

By Nikki Moore

Highway to the Drunken Zone Saturday, Jan. 20, 3:04 a.m. - An officers patrolling the 900 block of Embarcadero del Norte was flagged down by a CSO who reported that a 19-year-old man was passed out in front of DŽj&#...

January 29, 2007

Faculty Considers Switch from Quarter to Semester System

By Chris Ziegler

Future UCSB students may abandon the 10-week quarter system in favor of spending 14 or 15 in their classes - as [the] University's Academic Senate has begun formal discussions on the possibility of converting to a semest...

January 26, 2007

Crowd of 60,000 To Attend Annual SB Film Festival

By Geoff Skelton

With the beginning of Santa Barbara's own International Film Festival yesterday, locals are rolling out the red carpets and, strangely, polishing their Khazakstani accents in anticipation of the star-studded guest list.

January 26, 2007

Goleta Eatery Closes Due To Fire Damages

By Staff Report

Kahuna Grill, a Goleta restaurant popular with UCSB students and community members, suffered damage in a fire that broke out early yesterday morning.

January 26, 2007

Local Teens Get Schooled at Educational Outreach Event

By Katie Miserany

When fourth-year sociology and education major Jaime Carias goes home to South Central Los Angeles, he does not swap stories of college with his friends from high school; he plays with their kids.