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Police Arrest Man for Breaking Into Local Restaurants

While most UCSB students spent their Spring Break resting and relaxing, deputies at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol spent the week dealing with burglaries and broken windows. IVFP Lt. Sol Linver said the o...
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Former Student To Remain in SB Jail

Former UCSB student Christian Covarrubias will serve nine months in the Santa Barbara County Jail on charges of felony sexual assault and felony false imprisonment. Covarrubias entered into a plea bar...
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Leggies Authorize Ballot Initiatives in Marathon Meeting

In what turned out to be a six-hour long meeting, Associated Students Legislative Council passed nine bills and approved a new constitution to be placed on the spring ballot.
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Survey Results Heat Up Debate Over Possible Meal Rollover System

Due to high student demand, the Residence Hall Association and UCSB Dining Services are currently considering the implementation of "rollovers" in student meal plans.
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Program Aids Endangered Plovers

Sex, sand and snowy plovers are coming together this spring as the endangered species - which is less than a month into its six-month breeding season - continues to bounce back from years of populatio...
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A.S. Finance Board Limits Allotments, Hands Out Funds

At its Monday afternoon meeting, in addition to distributing $3,203 to on-campus organizations, the Associated Students Finance Board passed and then repeatedly debated a $750 spending cap on Spring Q...
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Regents Reorganize Spending in Light of Controversial Funds

The University of California Regents decided to divest funds from several companies with business ties to Sudan and took steps to "improve accountability" for the UC's wage practices during their meet...
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Student Frightens Class During Final

UC Police Dept. officers arrested a UCSB student Thursday, March 23 after he threatened to kill his classmates during a final exam. The student, an underclassman whose name was not released, had been ...
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New Cafe Serves Up Diverse Food Choices

With its owner's prediction that it will become a "famous" Isla Vista eatery, Jerusalem Garden Cafe opened Saturday, offering a variety of Middle Eastern and Malaysian foods - and eventually some hook...
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Officials Cite Area Businesses for Selling Alcohol to Minors

Three local businesses could find themselves fighting to keep their liquor licenses following a recent undercover operation conducted by the California Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and th...
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Board Plan To Rescue Salamanders

The County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors recently adopted a $1.4 million plan to help restore the local population of endangered salamanders and relieve land owners affected by laws meant to s...
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Daily Blotter

Officers patrolling the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive were approached by two women who said they were on their way to a house to check on a friend who had passed out.
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Student Threatens Classmates During Final

UC Police Dept. officers arrested a UCSB student Wednesday morning after he threatened to kill his classmates during a final exam.
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I.V. Eatery Puts Music on the Menu

Silvergreens will serve more than salads and sandwiches to locals tonight, when it brings live music from Isla Vista bands to its hungry patrons and passersby.
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Shamans To Shed Light on Healing

Several shamans will present their knowledge of alternative medicines at the Fourth Conference on Global Medicine this weekend, beginning tonight in Campbell Hall.
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