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Project Renovates Ocean Road To Aid in Traffic, Housing

October 26, 2005 by

Campus planners approved a housing plan yesterday that includes proposals for apartments along Ocean Road and would help alleviate the current lack of housing for faculty and staff.
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Car Causes Railroad Explosion, Fire

October 26, 2005 by

A man was forced to abandon his vehicle on a local train track yesterday morning when his car got stuck on the tracks in front of an oncoming train.
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County To Use Funds for AIDS Care

October 26, 2005 by

A recent grant from the federal government worth nearly $80,000 will enable Santa Barbara County to continue providing affordable housing, hospice care and help to local residents living with AIDS and...
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IVFP, SBPD To Join Forces for Complete Halloween Coverage

October 26, 2005 by

The Santa Barbara Police Dept. (SBPD) will patrol Isla Vista and downtown Santa Barbara during the Halloween weekend in an effort to treat residents in both places to a holiday free of unexpected tric...
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UCSB Ups Ante for Alcohol Abusers

October 26, 2005 by

Students in violation of Residence Hall Association drug and alcohol policies are now required to attend counseling sessions - even as first-time offenders - as part of the recently implemented Colleg...
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Website Assists Off-Campus Tenants

October 26, 2005 by

UCSB students living off campus who need to fight for their rights as tenants now have a new resource right at their fingertips, thanks to the Community Housing Office (CHO).
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Buellton Citizen Dies in Collision on Highway 101

October 25, 2005 by

One man is dead and three people were left hospitalized following a three-car collision involving an allegedly drunk driver on Highway 101 early yesterday morning. Manuel Urvina-Javier, a 22-year-old ...
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Greeks, Daring Grad Student Undertake Unique Fundraisers

October 25, 2005 by

While some student groups are organizing more traditional fundraisers, geology graduate student Parker Williams is daring Santa Barbara County locals to care about the victims of recent hurricanes in ...
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IVFP Completes Halloween Plans

October 25, 2005 by

With the Halloween weekend quickly approaching, local law enforcement agencies are gearing up to combat crime, fight fires and provide emergency medical care in Isla Vista during the holiday. More tha...
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Panel To Take Fright Out of Holiday Rule

October 25, 2005 by

Locals looking to avoid a ticket this Halloween might want to stop by Embarcadero Hall tonight, when a panel of local campus and law enforcement representatives will answer questions about the policie...
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Pig Eradication To Benefit Island Fox

October 25, 2005 by

Santa Cruz Islands will be off-limits to the public after this week, to ensure that no visitors are harmed while the National Park Service exterminates roughly 2,500 unwanted swine from the land. NPS ...
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Women To Fundraise With Food

October 25, 2005 by

Students looking for a good lunch and a good way to help a former community member in need can stop by the MultiCultural Center (MCC) today for homemade Mexican food. The Interested Ladies of Lambda T...
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A.S. Funds Student Advocate Office

October 25, 2005 by

The Associated Students Finance Board allocated $1,200 - more than half of its remaining budget for the quarter - to the newly reinstated A.S. Student Advocate's Office at its meeting Monday afternoon...
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Student Dies From Major Head Trauma After Car Accident

October 24, 2005 by

An 18-year-old UCSB student died Thursday night after she was thrown from a car during an accident on State Route 217, near campus. Freshman Abigail Isabela was not wearing a seatbelt when she was eje...
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Students Strive for a Clean Halloween

October 24, 2005 by

By their powers combined, local students and environmentalists are getting ready to mount a Halloween cleanup campaign in Isla Vista that would make even Captain Planet proud.
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