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Initiatives Return Mixed Results

April 28, 2006 by

This year's spring election saw emotional responses from supporters on all sides, as all reaffirmations passed, all Associated Students fee initiatives failed, both campus initiatives passed and both ...
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Benefit Concert To Aid Postal Victims’ Families

April 28, 2006 by

Three Santa Barbara County organizations are hosting a benefit concert on Saturday for the families of the seven people killed in a shooting at the Goleta Postal Processing Center in January.
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Road Repairs To Begin Monday

April 28, 2006 by

Some residents living on the 6800 block of Fortuna Road and Fortuna Lane in Isla Vista may get a rude awakening if they sleep in on Monday morning - the sound of their cars being towed.
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Peace Festival To Hold Concert, Raffle

April 28, 2006 by

Over 200 people are expected to turn out on the grass in Anisq' Oyo' Park this weekend to listen to music and learn about the peace movement at UCSB during the Isla Vista Peace Festival concert.
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Nobel Prize Winner To Lecture

April 28, 2006 by

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Wangari Maathai will recount her struggle to bring peace to her homeland of Africa tonight in a speech entitled "Sustainable Development, Democracy and Peace."
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SB Opinions To Be Voiced in Video

April 28, 2006 by

Local residents will have the chance to tell one congresswoman, two senators and the entire audience of Santa Barbara's public access television station how they feel about the United States' policy o...
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The Right To Not Be Afraid

April 28, 2006 by


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I.V. Plan Discusses Housing Expansion, Area Improvements

April 27, 2006 by

Local property owners, residents and students focused on the future development of Isla Vista and the UCSB campus at last night's meeting of the Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Commit...
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PIKE Ring Girls Get Ready to Rumble

April 27, 2006 by

This year's annual Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) Fight Night ring girls - the highlight of the event for some spectators - are getting a new look designed to please not only the authorities, but the fans as w...
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Financial Difficulties Influence Upcoming Closure of Devereux

April 27, 2006 by

Two of Devereux Santa Barbara's programs for developmentally disabled children will close this summer, leaving 200 staff members without jobs and 87 children in need of new accommodations.
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Geology Class To Research Faults, Volcanoes on Trip

April 27, 2006 by

This fall, the UCSB Earth Science Dept. plans to send several students on an academic excursion to several areas, including the Mammoth Mountain volcanic sites where UCSB researcher Charles Walter Ros...
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Immigration Protests Gain A.S. Support

April 27, 2006 by

After roughly 40 student protesters marched earlier in the day to support immigration rights, the Associated Students Legislative Council passed a resolution last night allowing A.S. staff to miss wor...
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Q’s Hosts Fight Night Weigh-In

April 26, 2006 by

Boxers participating in Pi Kappa Alpha's (PIKE) 15th annual Fight Night had a chance to scope out their competition at the pre-fight weigh-in last night, held at Q's Sushi-a-Go-Go on State Street.
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Group Awaits Response to Financial Aid Lawsuit

April 26, 2006 by

While it still has until next month, the U.S. Dept. of Education has yet to respond to a lawsuit challenging its policy of withholding financial aid from students with prior drug convictions.
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Locals Put “Pickles” on I.V. Food Scene

April 26, 2006 by

Isla Vista restaurant owners could find themselves in quite a pickle as the only student-owned sandwich shop in town opens for business. The Mr. Pickles Sandwich Shop is scheduled to open next to the ...
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