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Isla Vista Rampage; Bank Destroyed by Fire

Thirty-seven years ago this week the Bank of America in Isla Vista was burned to the ground. Today, Embarcadero Hall stands in its place, as well as a small monument laid into the cement commemorating...
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A.S. Requests Updated Skating Rules

The Associated Students Commission on Public Safety took the first step in a proposal to ban skateboarding on campus after hearing several complaints from students and community members.
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Truck Driver Gets Penalty for Fatal Bicycle Collision

Thirteen months after UCSB triathlete Kendra Payne was struck and killed by a truck while riding her bicycle, driver Marcos Almaguer has been sentenced on charges of trespass by a motor vehicle.
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News-Press Employee Firing Trend Continues

The Santa Barbara News-Press terminated two more employees this week, bringing February's total to eight fired workers, on charges one fired employee called "goofy."
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Police Arrest Suspect in Rec Cen Robberies

UCSB Police Dept. officers disguised in street apparel executed a sting operation at the Rec Cen on Wednesday, resulting in the arrest of a UCSB student.
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Local Teachers Protest Limited Wage Increases

Santa Barbara's public school teachers are continuing their crusade for higher wages this week, despite unsuccessful recent attempts to sway members of the city's school board in their favor.
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County Opens New Highway Addition

Santa Barbara County completed construction on a new auxiliary lane off Highway 101 using funds they worry are soon to disappear.
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Star Soccer Player’s Lawyer Asks for Gag Order in Rape Trial

The trial of Eric Frimpong, a UCSB soccer player accused of rape, will not be a media circus - or even a public affair - the defendant's attorney said yesterday.
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Rally Against News-Press Draws Crowd

The battle for De La Guerra Plaza, home to the Santa Barbara News-Press, drew over 200 community members yesterday for the largest protest against the newspaper in months.
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Armed Burglars Tie Up Residents

While investigating a reported robbery of a Goleta residence, Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. deputies on Sunday found 10 men tied up with telephone cords who had just been robbed at gunpoint.
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A.S. Requests Space in Building 434

Associated Students Legislative Council and its executive officers kept busy with meetings yesterday, both in its weekly gathering and earlier in the day with Chancellor Henry T. Yang.
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War Protesters Launch

After a recent protest against the war in Iraq brought hundreds of demonstrators from the university community to UCSB, local activists are now organizing to further increase student opposition to the...
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Cycling Documentary Rolls in to SB

A Santa Barbara local who hitchhiked along the Tour de France route in 2005 is now offering locals a chance to experience the ride for themselves - no passports or bicycles required.
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Experts To Help New Renters in I.V. Housing Hunt

A panel of experts will present current and future Isla Vistans with the keys to housing at a Town Hall meeting slated for this coming Monday.
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Authorities Arrest SB Soccer Player on Rape Charges

Out on $100,000 bail, UCSB soccer player Eric Frimpong is now awaiting his first court appearance after allegedly raping a UCSB student on the beach by the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive early Saturday...
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