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IVRPD To Send Power Underground

October 19, 2006 by

The lofty poles and power lines on El Colegio Road and Camino Corto will soon be another relic in Isla Vista's history, now that the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District has unanimously approved a ...
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Evicted Tenants Rally, Protest

October 18, 2006 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors publicly announced yesterday that it will not be able to help the Cedarwood Apartments tenants in their campaign against being evicted.
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Coalition Calls for Rape Truce, Assault-Free Day

October 18, 2006 by

In preparation for what they have declared as a rape and sexual assault-free weekend, members of Students Stopping Rape will table in front of the Women's Center this week to educate passersby on how ...
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New Eatery To Serve Up Local Food

October 18, 2006 by

Isla Vista's China Garden has been uprooted, but a blossoming new restaurant, Eclectic I.V., will soon take its place.
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Student Finds Success in Trade Site

October 18, 2006 by

His background is in selling Star Wars collector's cards and his major is sociology, but Jeff Gill, a fourth-year at UCSB, has a stock trading website that has made him approximately $40,000 since Apr...
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Groups Gather to Warm Up for MTV Contest

October 18, 2006 by

It's getting hot in here, so a few campus groups are coming together to fight global warming by competing in an MTV-hosted competition for environmental sustainability.
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Kids, UCSB Students To Make Music

October 18, 2006 by

Using a $10,000 award he earned from a scholarship foundation, UCSB student Areo Saffarzadeh recently founded a music mentoring program that will employ Gauchos to teach tunes and serve as role models...
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Book Sale To Benefit Rare Collection

October 18, 2006 by

While it usually serves as a support system for studying students, Davidson Library is seeking some support for itself today at the first Friends of the UCSB Library Book sale this year.
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Students Camp Out for Causes

October 17, 2006 by

The sounds of bongo drums and the sight of students lounging in tents will probably draw passersby's attention to a mass sleepover being held tonight in support of three controversial issues. In respo...
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Convicted SB Woman To Serve Time for Homicide

October 17, 2006 by

Malinda Jones was sentenced to life in prison without parole yesterday for the murder of UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson.
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Measure P Fires Up City Officials

October 17, 2006 by

With an initiative on the ballot to make pot possession a "lowest-priority" crime in Santa Barbara, the city's weed smokers will have to clear their foggy memories and remember to vote in November's u...
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Expo To Build Business Connections

October 17, 2006 by

UCSB's number-one ranked Engineering Dept. kicks off its annual Engineering Insights fair today, featuring such noted speakers as Google's technical director, Mark Lucovsky.
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Jeans Sold, Genes Sought at On-Campus Shop

October 17, 2006 by

The Levi Strauss & Co. recently recognized UCSB's overwhelmingly sexy student body in its search to select a few new models for the company's advertising campaign next spring.
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Forum Explores UC’s Minority Policy

October 17, 2006 by

Students gathered yesterday to debate and discuss the "model minority" myth at a workshop hosted by Students for a Progressive Asian American Movement, and asked if Asian Americans could benefit from ...
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Finance Board Dispenses Funding to Three Groups

October 17, 2006 by

At yesterday's Associated Students Finance Board meeting, board members determined the budget for the school year and distributed $2,900 between three student groups.
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