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April 24, 2006

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April 21, 2006

I.V. Asks County to Review Park Activity Decrees

By Lauren Crecelius

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District voted yesterday to send a letter to the Santa Barbara County Parks Commission requesting that the county reexamine its permit guidelines for county-owned parks in Isla Vista.

April 21, 2006

HaU Members MENTOR Visiting Students

By Valerie Tidwell

Nearly 75 students from three California high schools are visiting UCSB this week as part of a Hermanas Unidas program to motivate students to pursue a university education.

April 21, 2006

EAP Cuts Seven Overseas Programs

By Stanley Tan

As a result of rising costs abroad, the Education Abroad Program was recently forced to cancel some of its upcoming summer and yearlong programs for 2006-2007. EAP Strategic Marketing and Communications Director Bruce Ha...

April 21, 2006

County Links Transportation Tax Bills

By Mollie Vandor

The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments approved a proposal Thursday to combine two new taxes designed to replace Measure D, which expires in 2010, into a single measure on the November 2006 ballot.

April 21, 2006

SB Students Remember Armenian Genocide

By Sabrina Ricci

Roughly 120 people went to I.V. Theater last night for an Armenian Students Association-sponsored commemoration of the Armenian Genocide - a massacre, many attendees said, that the responsible parties hope to forget.

April 21, 2006

‘Splash Olympics’ To Assist Disabled

By Taylor Ward Staff Writer

Swimmers from Devereux Santa Barbara plan to make a splash at Campus Pool this Sunday, as they join the UCSB Swim Team for the fourth annual Splash Olympics. Members of the UCSB swim team are partnering with swimmers fro...

April 21, 2006

Daylong Fair To Honor Earth

By Ryan Grandov

Santa Barbara residents can celebrate the environment, watch belly dancing and check out new environmentally friendly automobiles - all while enjoying the musical styling of local musician Crosby Loggins - this Sunday at...

April 20, 2006

Paintings Unveil Females’ Sexuality

By Ashley Ratcliff

To Iranian-born UCSB graduate student Abelina Galustian, being an artist means more than showcasing her work in big-name galleries - it means finding the courage to freely express under-the-radar subjects at great person...

April 20, 2006

Local Joints, Isla Vista Residents Fire Up for 4/20

By David Schachner

Allegedly, 4:20 p.m. marks the end of the exhausting detention period at some American junior or senior high schools. Some believe 420 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which marijuana burns.

April 20, 2006

Harbor Patrol Cites Boat Company for Santa Barbara Spill

By Mollie Vandor

A fuel spill in the Santa Barbara Harbor yesterday morning left gallons of fuel in the water and a local charter boat company facing at least one citation from local authorities.

April 20, 2006

PIKE To Throw Punches for Charity

By Sean Lewis

Throngs of fans are expected to come out to the Thunderdome and cheer for the fighters and ring girls in Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity's 15th annual Fight Night on Friday, April 28.

April 20, 2006

UC’s Newest Admits Increase in Number; SAT Scores Decrease

By Nick Durnhofer

The University of California accepted a record number of freshmen applicants this year at its nine undergraduate campuses, totaling 55,242 admissions UC-wide.

April 20, 2006

Event To Address Mexican Left

By Matt Weisner

The citizens of Mexico will not be picking a new president until July, but local students and residents looking to learn about the election and the liberal political movements of Latin America can do so at a forum this e...

April 20, 2006

Leggies Approve Noise Amendment

By Megan Snedden

At yesterday's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, council members approved two resolutions and listened to a presentation of survey results concerning Isla Vista's noise ordinance.

April 19, 2006

Round Three Ends A.S. Debates

By Staff

With more students in attendance than last week, yesterday's electoral debates for the Associated Students External Vice President of Statewide Affairs and A.S. President featured questions from both the A.S. Elections C...