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UC Custodians Aspire for Pay Increase With Petition

In response to a recent study compiled by their union, custodial workers at UCSB and throughout the University of California system hope to raise their wages by getting enough student, staff and facul...
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Retreat To Help Activists Build I.V. Community

Local students, residents and activists are getting together this Sunday to share stories about Isla Vista's political past and discuss ways to improve I.V. in the future through grass-roots organizin...
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Abrupt Resignation and Removal Shake Legislative Council

Associated Students lost two of its leaders last night, as External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) Felicia Cruz resigned her position, and the A.S. Legislative Council voted to remove sit...
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Circumstances Cause Shift in I.V. Eats

Three restaurants on Embarcadero del Mar are stirring things up, as Sushi Teri is closed temporarily, The Cantina has cut back on its operating hours and business has started cooking at the town's new...
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Online Application Fails, Opens for Last Attempt

Housing and Residential Services (HRS) will try to reopen its website to applicants today at 8 p.m. - its third attempt to get the system back up and running since Feb. 1. The online system crashed fo...
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Various Vendors Prepare for V-Day

UCSB students and faculty can woo their sweethearts this Valentine's Day with a multitude of holiday specials offered by campus organizations and businesses.
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Academic Senate Declares Winners of Annual Awards

UCSB professors Howard Giles of communication and John W. I. Lee recently received two of the highest awards given out by UCSB faculty to honor their academic achievements and contributions to both t...
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Festival Brings More Business to SB

The 2006 Santa Barbara International Film Festival is in full swing, and local businesses, law enforcement and parking garages are all dealing with the filmmakers and filmgoers flooding into downtown ...
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Senior Awaits March Hearing for January I.V. Felony Charges

Sean Michael Cottrell, who drove his roommate's BMW into a crowd of pedestrians on Sabado Tarde Road in late January, pleaded guilty to felony DUI charges and a felony hit-and-run charge last Friday.
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National Group Aims to Reduce Student Piracy

In an effort to pull the plug on illegal music and movie downloading on college campuses, members of a new nationwide student-led group are trying to convince many of their peers to stop their dishone...
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Drive To Replenish Low Blood Levels, Sugar

The Tri-Counties Blood Bank is teaming up with See's Candies, Inc. to reward local residents who donate blood with a sweet treat in honor of Valentine's Day. Anyone who gives blood to the blood bank ...
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’06-’07 Applicants Break Records in Numbers, Smarts

The UCSB Admissions Office received applications from a record number of would-be Gauchos yet again this year, fielding nearly 50,000 submissions for the 2006 Fall Quarter.
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Meeting To Educate Seniors About Teaching

Students looking for a chance to make the world a better place straight out of college can learn more about Teach for America (TFA) at an orientation session tomorrow, before the final application dea...
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UCSB To Host Leadership Workshop

Students interested in mastering the art of persuasion have the opportunity to hone their skills tomorrow at UCSB's 10th Annual Student Leadership Expo. The event, which will run from 5:30 to 10:30 p....
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Police Find Probable Motive, New Details In Recent Shooting

Authorities recently uncovered a possible motive behind the Jan. 30 shootings at the Goleta Postal Distribution Center, while searching the New Mexico residence of Jennifer San Marco - the 44-year-old...
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