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October 24, 2006

Angelides Rallies SB Support With Local Appearance

By Nikki Moore Staff Writer David Ferry Staff Writer

As his campaign's theme song "I Won't Back Down," by Tom Petty, blasted in the background, gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides strode onstage yesterday at Santa Barbara's Oak Park to ask for voters' support in his sho...

October 24, 2006

Measure Seeks Tax Increase for Transportation

By David Ferry

Voters will have to deal with their commitment issues this November and decide whether or not they should continue to support the 17-year-old Measure D - along with its new baggage. The proposal would raise the current s...

October 24, 2006

Speakers Examine Queer Issues

By Alexander Gorst

The first annual Michael Palm Lecture provided the campus with both a $1 million gift, and what some students felt was a polarizing force. In a day that brought another famous speaker to campus - author and nationally sy...

October 24, 2006

Boutique Opens Doors, Expands I.V. Wardrobes

By Geoff Skelton

Plain Janes in Isla Vista can spice up their wardrobe without leaving town, now that Sweet Jane clothing store is open at 6529 Trigo Rd.

October 24, 2006

CCC To Weigh In on Housing Projects

By Valerie Tidwell

The housing boom at UCSB is not stopping with the San Clemente Apartments springing up along El Colegio Road - two other projects in the works propose a total of 323 additional units to house faculty members and student ...

October 24, 2006

Prop Aims to Boost School Funding

By Abbey Shi

During the November election, voters must decide if they want $10.4 billion of their money to go toward numerous public school infrastructure renovations.

October 24, 2006

Finance Board Funds Groups, Exhausts Budget

By Megan Snedden

At its third meeting of the school year, the Associated Students Finance Board drained the remainder of its account for the quarter in less than two hours, distributing $2,500 to three out of four student groups that req...

October 24, 2006

Vote or Pie!

By Staff

October 20, 2006

Halloween Fears To Be Discussed at Annual Forum

By Olivia Smith Staff Writer

It is not a trick: I.V. Foot Patrol officers are treating students to a friendly question-and-answer session this weekend at Embarcadero Hall to prepare them for the upcoming Halloween festivities. The IVFP will host its...

October 20, 2006

On The Menu

By Dianne Jobson

Drip. Espresso. Latte. Macchiato. To many, coffee is manna from heaven. Coffeehouses have become the new bars. No longer does the line, "Would you like to have a drink with me?" reign supreme. Instead, "Would you like to...

October 20, 2006

Dash Supports Cancer Charity

By David Saidi

Approximately 320 runners took to the streets of Isla Vista and UCSB on Saturday for the 6th annual Kappa Dash in an effort to raise money to benefit breast and ovarian cancer research. Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority sisters...

October 20, 2006

Campus Group Supports Troops With Donations

By Katie Miserany

The College Republicans have found a good use for that loose change on the counter, not to mention those back issues of Newsweek and InStyle piling up next to students' stacks of unread textbooks.

October 20, 2006

TPS To Offer Halloween Parking to I.V. Students

By Katie Miserany

Transportation and Parking Services is continuing its annual tradition of giving students living in I.V. a special Halloween treat this year - free on-campus parking during the holiday weekend.

October 20, 2006

Voting Registration Drive Nears Deadline

By Daniel Cooper

With the Nov. 7 General Election less than three weeks away, the County of Santa Barbara and several campus groups are working to enfranchise all potential voters before Monday's registration deadline.

October 20, 2006

IVFP Looks Into Weekend Sexual Assaults, Battery

By Nikki Moore

Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers are investigating two separate incidents of sexual assault and one incident of battery that left an 18-year-old man in the hospital with a serious head injury.