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Student organizations launch campaign to stop oil company from restarting local pipeline

Three student organizations launched a campaign, Stop Sable Pipeline @ UCSB, to stop Houston-based upstream oil company Sable Offshore from restarting the Las Flores Pipeline System.
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Senator Monique Limón levels with students on food insecurity, immigration

Students asked the senator what is top-of-mind for them, including the Cal Grant framework and the state's priority on Trump's immigration promises
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IVCSD approves budget for new tree distribution program

The Isla Vista Community Services District approved the budget for a new tree planting pilot program at their Jan. 28 meeting.
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A Week in UC News

The UC is sued for racial discrimination in admissions, President Michael Drake makes his last virtual appearance and Northern ACLU reduces support for Berkeley
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

Santa Rosa Residence Hall is hosting a Sweet Notes n' S'mores event on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 4:45-6:45 p.m. at the Santa Rosa Residence Hall Lounge 1152.
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Senate proposes changes to A.S. Constitution, looks to secure ILP bike path funding

The Senate discussed creating a new campus bike path, providing relief for the Los Angeles wildfires and restructuring the UCSB Recreation Center equipment replacement process.
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Over 300 people protest I.C.E. operations in Santa Barbara

Roughly 300 people gathered at Milpas Street to protest against ICE operations and express solidarity with the undocumented community of Santa Barbara. 
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Break-in at I.V. Food Co-op, suspect at large

An unidentified suspect broke into the Isla Vista Food Cooperative at around 2:30 a.m. Feb. 1, stealing parts of an empty cash register and damaging a back window.
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IHC presents professor Daina Sanchez’s first book on Indigenous belonging across the U.S. Mexico Border

UCSB’s Interdisciplinary Humanities Center presented Assistant Professor in the Chicana/o Studies Department Daina Sanchez's book on Jan. 21 as part of their “Humanities Decanted” series. 
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Upward Mobility Summit discusses poverty and housing crisis in Santa Barbara County

The summit featured panels discussing current initiatives to combat poverty in Santa Barbara County like better food security and housing developments. 
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Coastal Media Project student films to premier at SBIFF

Two student films created during the UCSB Coastal Media Project, “quwa’” and “The Kelp We Breathe,” are set to premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Feb. 6-7.
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Anacapa wins annual RHA ‘All Hall Brawl’

RHA hosted its annual All Hall Brawl at Robertson Gym on Jan. 25 for students from campus residence halls to compete in games such.
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Beabadoobee look-alike contest winners make the ‘Perfect Pair’

SEA-U hosted a Beabadoobee look-alike competition on Jan. 25. 15 look-alikes competed as part of a nationwide trend of celebrity look-alike contests. 
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IVCSD holds Crisis Preparedness Panel amid LA fires

The panel featured local experts on fire and emergency management, alongside representatives from the county board of supervisors and a disaster nonprofit.
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Youtopia brings fix-it fair, affordable clothing to I.V.

Youtopia was held on Jan. 24 from 11-4 p.m. at the I.V. Community Center and People’s Park, featuring vendors with vintage clothing and a fix-it fair.
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