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Commission Weighs Options for Tighter UC Regulation in I.V.

Curbing alcohol violations in Isla Vista was a central theme at yesterday's I.V. Commission meeting, as various university administrators, county officials and students discussed extending the univers...
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Coffee House To Restart Conversion

Seven months after Santa Barbara County officials halted the renovation of the structure that used to house Espresso Roma, construction on the Pardall Road building began again on Monday. The remodeli...
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County Postpones Plan for DP Bathrooms Indefinitely

Tentative plans to build public restrooms on Del Playa Drive have been stalled, for the time being, due to a lack of financing and county support for the project. Santa Barbara County 3rd District Sup...
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Three Officers Race Against Incumbent Sheriff-Coroner

As the June 6 elections approach, three local law enforcement officers are preparing to challenge current Sheriff-Coroner Jim Anderson for his position. Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. Lt. Ugo "Butch" A...
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Ding, Ding, Dong


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About 200 artists, researchers and art lovers from all over California will descend on UCSB this weekend in hopes of ascertaining the state of the arts. Less than a year after relocating from UC Irvin...
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Congress Proposes Natural Gas Drilling Off Nation’s Coasts

A 1981 moratorium restricting the creation of new oil and natural gas wells in sections of America's oceans could be partially overturned in the near future by proposed Congressional legislation, a po...
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Gubernatorial Race Approaches; UCSB Groups Get Involved

The deadline for Santa Barbara residents to register to vote in the upcoming June election is coming up, and county officials are already noticing a high number of people requesting absentee ballots. ...
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Sociology Class Visits Davis for Earth Event

While bands jammed, hippies danced and politicians pushed law changes, a group of aspiring UCSB festival planners took extensive mental notes at UC Davis's long-running annual Whole Earth Festival. Ne...
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Council Picks Next Year’s Editor in Chief

Yesterday, for the first time in seven years, the UCSB press council elected a woman as next year's Daily Nexus editor in chief. The council selected third-year political science major and university ...
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Relay Moves to Find Cancer Cure

This weekend, 600 participants will put on their running shoes and jog for survival as part of the Relay for Life, a 24-hour marathon that celebrates the lives of cancer survivors. The marathon kicks ...
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Two Crimes Result in Hospitalization, Arrest of Suspects

Two people were attacked in Isla Vista on Friday night in unrelated incidents that landed two suspects in jail for robbery and sent one victim to the hospital with a stab wound. Several unidentified s...
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CA Senator Visits to Discuss Platform

As part of her campaign tour, State Sen. Jackie Speier, D-8th, stopped on campus Friday afternoon to hold an intimate press conference and voice her stance on issues ranging from higher education to i...
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UCSB Officials Decide to Alter Names of CCS, FT

Following the recent trend of changing academic department monikers, UCSB administrators are seeking to revamp the College of Creative Studies and Francisco Torres Residence Hall by giving each a new ...
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