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Grant To Fund Anti-Drinking and Driving Program in SB

April 4, 2007 by

Santa Barbara County recently received a $307,400 grant to implement an anti-drunk driving campaign aimed at preventing alcohol-related car crashes around UCSB and SBCC.
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Naked Voices Sings for Second Place

April 4, 2007 by

Thirteen vocalists from UCSB's coed a cappella group Naked Voices competed in the semifinal round of the International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella last month, advancing farther than ever befo...
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Tax on Landlords To Pay for Park Renovations, Skate Park Construction

April 4, 2007 by

Like spending your landlord's money? How about on a skate park?
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University Increases Wages for Student Health and Clerical Employees

April 4, 2007 by

In the past few weeks the University of California struck agreements with two unions representing its clerical and healthcare employees, awarding raises and other benefits.
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Stories from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol

April 4, 2007 by

The Pot Hit the Kettle Back Saturday, March 31, 9 p.m. - A man waved down the police at the beach access point on El Embarcadero and told officers that a woman had hit him across the head with a metal...
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County Plans I.V. Housing Purchase

April 3, 2007 by

Santa Barbara County is in the midst of purchasing 20 Picasso Road apartment units with the intent of renovating and supplying them to low-income tenants.
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Santa Barbara Court Changes Frimpong’s Date for Arraignment

April 3, 2007 by

UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong's arraignment was delayed once again last Wednesday, pushing the date back to April 10.
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Regents Pass Systemwide Fee Hikes

April 3, 2007 by

LOS ANGELES - University of California resident undergraduate student fees will go up $435 a year beginning this summer, as the UC Board of Regents voted on March 14 to increase the cost by 7 p...
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Students Help Katrina Cleanup Efforts

April 3, 2007 by

While some Gauchos were sunbathing near the California coastline this spring break, about 35 UCSB students were thousands of miles away, traveling from Santa Barbara to New Orleans to help with Hurric...
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Bill’s Bus Set to Run Free to Goleta

April 3, 2007 by

Thanks to subsidies from the Students' Initiative and several local organizations, students will be able to drink and return safely home on Wednesday nights free of charge.
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Local Writers Launch News Website

April 3, 2007 by

Eight fired Santa Barbara News-Press reporters simultaneously returned to their jobs yesterday- at another news source, that is.
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A.S. Finance Board Passes Funding Requests Amid Controversy

April 3, 2007 by

The Associated Students Finance Board began Spring Quarter by distributing $38,433 among five organizations and setting aside $88,000 for next year's budget reserves.
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Conquest To Pitch New I.V. Housing to Evicted Cedarwood Occupants

April 2, 2007 by

After months of controversy surrounding Conquest Student Housing, the property management company has announced plans to open a new complex in Isla Vista for the low-income tenants it evicted last sum...
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Council Requests Funding for Brains

April 2, 2007 by

Pushing a pro-zombie agenda, an army of the undead has apparently usurped the power of Associated Students Legislative Council - a coup that had gone unnoticed until last week.
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Bomb Hookah Development Sparks Tension

April 2, 2007 by

An explosion at Jerusalem Garden Cafe early this morning sent at least 50 pre-prepared falafel balls and 30 pita pockets through the roof and into the air, shattering the tranquility of Isla Vista's b...
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