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Shiebler Accepts New Position in A.S. Leg Council

The Associated Students Legislative Council swore into office newly appointed Executive Vice President of Statewide Affairs Bill Shiebler last night and approved a resolution opposing the U.S. governm...
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TGIF To Bring New Energy To Sustainable Appliances

For this spring's campus-wide elections, students must decide whether or not to support The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), the campaign for which involves neither tasty eateries nor the ABC network's o...
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Captivating Show To Contribute to S.B. United Way

Hermanos Unidos invites students to get hypnotized and rock out at a spellbinding benefit show for the United Way tonight. Proceeds from the show directly benefit Santa Barbara County's United Way ann...
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Community To Drive Transportation Needs

Locals have the chance to help the county get the wheels moving on new public transportation programs today, as the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) hosts a public hearing on un...
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Pretty Woman…Walking in the MCC


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Bike Shop Wants Facility Budget on Spring Ballot

The Associated Students Bike Shop still has a chance to cruise its renovation lock-in fee proposal onto the spring ballot, despite its shortage of signatures on a required petition.
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Art Show Hopes to Challenge Cliches About Sex Work

Prostitutes, strippers, dominatrices, phone sex operators and their peers intend to challenge embedded stereotypes tonight in the MultiCultural Center Theater (MCC) as part of the traveling Sex Worker...
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SB County Supervisors Split Over Official County Opinion

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors came close to issuing an official opinion about the county split at its meeting yesterday morning, but by the end of the meeting, the supervisors remained...
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Raise in Living Wage Awaits Vote from City

The Santa Barbara City Council will soon decide whether to approve a new living wage ordinance that could raise the minimum wage for local companies contracting with the city by more than six dollars,...
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Locals Organize to Raise Funds

Two local banks, Hospice of Santa Barbara and the son of a local celebrity are teaming up to help the families of the seven people killed by Jennifer San Marco on Jan. 30. The downtown branch of the S...
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Former UCSB Student Accepts Felony Counts

Former UCSB student Christian Covarrubias is facing probation and potential jail time after pleading guilty to charges of felony false imprisonment and felony sexual assault. Covarrubias, a former fr...
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Police To Light Up Nighttime Bike Safety

The UCSB Police Dept. (UCPD) is considering implementing a section of the California Vehicle Code currently not enforced on campus, which would require bicycles to have reflectors and lamps emitting w...
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CAB Seeks Funds for Volunteer Events

After garnering enough petition signatures to secure a place on the campus-wide ballot, the Associated Students Community Affairs Board (CAB) now hopes to win enough votes for its CAB Foundation initi...
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Labor Group Marches for Pay Increase

UCSB students and maintenance workers unexpectedly marched into Chancellor Henry Yang's office yesterday afternoon, demanding higher wages and criticizing parking fees.
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