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Fall From I.V. Bluffs Proves Fatal for SB City College Student

A 22-year-old SBCC student was pronounced dead Sunday morning after a passing jogger found him lying on the beach below the bluffs along Del Playa Drive.
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Relatively Peaceful Weekend for UCPD, IVFP as SB Students Return

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and the UC Police Dept. (UCPD) made several arrests this past weekend as students returned en masse to the campus and I.V.
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Grant Provides IVRPD With Funds for Soccer Field in Estero Park

Isla Vista is one step closer to reaching its fundraising goal for the I.V. Community Center with the help of a $1 million grant from the California State Parks Dept.
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Gays, Allies Come OUT! for SB Gay and Lesbian Celebration

Approximately 1,000 people came out in full force last weekend for Sunday OUT! - a community block party designed to highlight and celebrate the local gay community.
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Police Arrest Gaucho Soccer Player After Attempted Burglary

UC police officers arrested a UCSB men's soccer player Thursday afternoon after he allegedly attempted to steal textbooks from the UCSB Bookstore.
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CHP Tickets, Tows on Embarcadero

More than 20 students who parked along the Embarcadero loop Thursday morning returned to find either empty spaces or parking tickets where they had left their vehicles.
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County Oks DP Properties for Residence

One year after more than 150 oceanside Del Playa Drive residents found eviction notices taped to their doors, Santa Barbara County has cleared several of the blufftop buildings for occupancy.
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UC Committee on Finance Suggests Pay Increase Become a Top Priority

A University of California Regents committee recommended that the UC prioritize raising university employees' salaries to competitive levels, but held off on a proposal to allow private donors to fund...
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Group Challenges Course Eligibility

A coalition of Christian schools is suing the University of California for allegedly discriminating against several high school students in the UC admissions process. The lawsuit alleges the UC wrongl...
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Subleasers Wreck I.V. Apartments

A group of Irish nationals who were subleasing apartments in Isla Vista over the summer left Santa Barbara and thousands of dollars of damage behind when they returned home, causing local property-own...
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I.V. Foot Patrol To End Prolonged Loop Parking

Drivers using the I.V. loop as an all-day garage will have to find another place to park their cars soon, as Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) officers prepare enforce the limited parking signs posted alo...
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UC Regents Evaluate Funding, Financial Aid

The University of California needs immediate, creative solutions to current budget crises if it wishes to maintain its status among the nation's top research universities, UC officials said Tuesday at...
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County Sells DP Land for Development; Buys Park

As a result of land deals made by the County of Santa Barbara this summer, two recent college graduates are the newest landowners on Del Playa Drive, and one DP park has received an expansion and a br...
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Hoarding, Fights Result in Removal of Free Box

The I.V. Free Box may have seen its last days of providing donated clothing to underprivileged residents, unless local government officials and community members can find a way to stem the conflict su...
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