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Leggies Authorize Ballot Initiatives in Marathon Meeting

April 4, 2006 by

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

April 4, 2006 by

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

April 4, 2006 by

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

April 4, 2006 by

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

April 3, 2006 by

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

April 3, 2006 by

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

April 3, 2006 by

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

April 3, 2006 by

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

April 3, 2006 by

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

April 3, 2006 by

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

March 10, 2006 by

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

March 10, 2006 by

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

March 10, 2006 by

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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Weekend Festival To Promote Peace With Workshops, Concert

March 10, 2006 by

Local students looking to give peace a chance will have the opportunity to learn how they can protest against war during the first annual Isla Vista Peace Festival on Saturday. The festival, which is ...
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MTV’s ‘The Real World’ To Hold Local Auditions

March 10, 2006 by

Crowds of strangers, eager for a spot on reality television, will try to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start being real at an open casting call for "The Real World" in Santa ...
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