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October 7, 2005

Students Sign Banner to Boost U.S. Troop Morale

By Kaitlin Pike

Regardless of their personal feelings toward the War in Iraq, 117 students and passersby expressed their support Thursday afternoon for American soldiers stationed in Baghdad.

October 7, 2005

SB County Provides Free Mental Health Screenings

By Erin-Kaye Flor

Students seeking professional help for depression can find guidance this weekend as several locations prepare to hold a National Depression Screening Day. Each screening day offers a free, confidential 15-minute session ...

October 7, 2005

IVRPD Nixes Panel, Fails to Resolve Internal Conflicts

By Mollie Vandor

The Board of Directors of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) scrapped plans to form a new committee at its meeting yesterday, while tempers flared during a discussion about the past conduct of one of the...

October 7, 2005

Museum Blasts to Past With Psychedelic ’60s Exhibit

By Abbey Shi

The University Art Museum is flashing back to the days of hippies, political protests and music as it becomes a part of "High Society." The museum opened its new fall exhibits, "High Society: Psychedelic Dance Concert Po...

October 7, 2005

Art, Jazz Festival To Help Disaster Relief

By Megan Rash

The sounds of large crowds and live music will trumpet from the gardens of the Santa Barbara Court House this weekend, as the city celebrates its Eighth Annual Santa Barbara Festival of Art and Jazz. The festival begins ...

October 6, 2005

Leg Council Approves Use of Student Fees to Oppose Prop 76

By Staff

A.S. Passes Resolution to Appropriate Funds in Preparation for Potential Legal Battle with UCOP

October 6, 2005

Family, Friends Grieve Passing of Local Man

By Nikki Moore

For the friends and family of Tyler VonRuden -- who died after a fall from the Isla Vista bluffs on Sept. 25 - the 22-year-old Santa Barbara resident will always be remembered as a kind, passionate and laid-back person.

October 6, 2005

CSOs Seek to Bolster Ranks With Pay Raise

By Rachael Press Reporter

The Community Service Organization (CSO) is trying to double its yellow-clad, bicycle riding forces this year by enticing interested students with a recent wage increase and the promise of more flexible hours.

October 6, 2005

New Sushi Rolls Into I.V. To Compete for Student Customers

By Jenny Lewallen

The opening of a new sushi restaurant in Isla Vista could leave competition between sushi purveyors tighter than a well-rolled maki. Sushiya, a Los Angeles-based franchise, opened an I.V. branch on Sept. 30. The new eate...

October 6, 2005

Noted Author, Activist To Give History a Voice

By Lindsey Miller

You won't be just another face in the crowd at Campbell Hall tonight -- not if Howard Zinn has anything to say about it. Zinn, 83, is a professor, historian and social activist who has made a career out of telling the un...

October 6, 2005

Group Presents Sustainability Plan

By Liz Otter

UCSB will take the first step toward sustainability today, with the help of an outside firm hired to whip the campus into environmental shape. Students, faculty and staff can hear a presentation from Brightworks Northwes...

October 5, 2005

New SB Bar Offers ‘Green Room’ Feel With Artistic Flair

By Megan Plisky

The opening of a new UCSB alum-owned bar on State Street is giving local residents a new place to spend their green - on alcohol, art or both.

October 5, 2005

Yearly Brief Notes Crime Fluctuations for UC Campuses

By Abbey Shi

The 2004 UCSB Clery Report, released Tuesday, shows a major decrease in larceny-theft and drug law referrals from last year, but an even greater increase in forcible sex offenses and liquor law referrals.

October 5, 2005

I.V. Wraps Up Its Master Plan

By Matt Cappiello

The Isla Vista Master Plan entered its final stages of development Tuesday afternoon as the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hired an outside business to complete the plans and decided to sponsor a University of...

October 5, 2005

Class Trains Students to Warn, Cite Police Officers

By Kaitlin Pike

Students will patrol the streets this weekend, potentially writing up Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and UC Police Dept. (UCPD) officers. UCSB students taking Law & Society 4: Police and Community Rights -- a student-run ...

October 5, 2005