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April 19, 2006

SB County Supervisors Approve New Homeless Coordinator’s Contract

By Ryan Grandov

The Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors announced yesterday its plan to create a special position to combat homelessness throughout the county.

April 19, 2006

County To Review Transportation Measures

By David Ferry

Members of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments plan to make a decision this week about whether to replace a proposal to renew Measure D on the November 2006 ballot. The measure, a half-cent sales tax pass...

April 19, 2006

Is That a Caisson, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

By system

April 18, 2006

Student Groups Team Up to Stop Sexual Assault

By Valerie Tidwell

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Monday marked the start of the fifth annual It Affects Me campaign, which reminds students of the estimated 300 sexual assaults that take place in the UCSB community every year.

April 18, 2006

Three Campus Stores Accept Credit Cards

By Gibran Maciel

Students shopping at campus convenience stores can now simply charge their purchases to their Visa or MasterCard credit or debit cards.The Corner Store, the Arbor and the Store at Buchanan began accepting credit and debi...

April 18, 2006

IVFP Thwarts Robbery Attempt Over Weekend

By system

Three suspects are in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail after being charged with seven different offenses stemming from an attempted robbery Sunday night in Isla Vista.

April 18, 2006

County Praises Local Recycling Effort

By Dana Olsen

Recycle Rex would be proud: Isla Vista residents are some of the best in Santa Barbara County at disposing of their waste, according to a recently released report on local recycling programs.

April 18, 2006

Students Aim to Lower Emissions

By Claire Goodman

Five UCSB graduate students claim they can save the university $5 million with a plan that pledges to vastly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from campus by 2020. The Campus Climate Neutral (CCN) project was developed by ...

April 18, 2006

A.S. Board Fixes Error, Funds Groups

By Megan Snedden

While debating the allocation of funds to eight student groups yesterday, the Associated Students Finance Board discovered a $400 budget error. Because the board was uncertain at the beginning of their meeting how much m...

April 17, 2006

Festivities Juggle Fun, Charity for Rape Counseling

By David Ferry

Over 300 juggling enthusiasts brought their balls, batons and benjamins to the 30th annual Isla Vista Jugglers Festival this weekend, helping the event raise thousands of dollars for the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center.

April 17, 2006

University To Hear Opinions on Faculty Housing Proposition

By Patricia Bobek

After nearly 12 years of planning and a month of public discussion, community members have until tomorrow to submit their comments regarding UCSB's plan to develop near the Ellwood-Devereux Coast.

April 17, 2006

Officers Search for Suspect in Reported Sexual Assault Case

By Nikki Moore

Officers at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol are currently looking for a suspect in an attempted rape reported by an unidentified woman Sunday.

April 17, 2006

Court Sets Date for Goleta Murder Trial

By Mollie Vandor

The trial for Malinda Jones, the third defendant accused of participating in the 2004 murder of former UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson, is set for July, following a hearing that took place last Friday.

April 17, 2006

250 Students Skip School for Protest

By Daniel Haier

Nearly 50 junior high school students marched across the UCSB campus in the rain Friday morning to protest the proposed tightening of federal immigration laws.

April 14, 2006

Protesters Oppose UC Actions

By Lizzie Blumenthal

Acting on behalf of nearly 120,000 University of California workers, a few local union representatives marched to Cheadle Hall yesterday to oppose UC-wide wage reductions for non-union workers. American Federation of Sta...