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Students’ Party Sweeps Elections, Run-off To Determine Next President

For the second year in a row, the UCSB undergraduate electorate voted Students' Party into the majority of executive positions and A.S. Legislative Council seats - beating out candidates from the Stud...
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Campus Voters Choose to Increase Student Costs by Approving Five Initiatives, Reinstating Current Fees

Undergraduate students are now responsible for paying an additional $13.74 per quarter in Associated Students and campus-based fees after passing all existing reaffirmations and five new initiatives i...
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UCSB Officials Reject 8 of 17 Eviction Appeals

The university has denied eight of the 17 recently evicted residents of Santa Cruz Residence Hall an appeal, forcing them to now pack up and leave their rooms by 2 p.m. today.
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IVRPD Agrees on Preliminary Budget, Office Renovations

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) is trying to make the best of a tight financial situation, having approved a preliminary plan to budget its time and money during the next fiscal ye...
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‘Green Power’ To Rev Up Earth Day

This Earth Day, local environmentalists are trying to make the owners of gas-guzzling automobiles green with envy with a celebration showcasing the latest trends in hybrid vehicles and alternative fue...
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Tech Research Earns Professor Prestigious Prize

Distinguished visiting professor Ram Rao was awarded the $1 million Dan David Prize for his research in material chemistry. Rao shares the prestigious award with Harvard University chemist George Whit...
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Queer Pride Week Swings Into Action

UCSB's Queer Student Union (QSU) will be kicking off its annual Queer Pride Week tonight at 8 with an opening dance party in the Graduate Student Association Lounge.
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Sea Center Opens on Stearns Wharf

Stearns Wharf will swell with visitors tomorrow at noon, as the Ty Warner Sea Center -- a project six years in the making -- celebrates its grand opening.
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April 22, 2005

Officers responded to reports of a person passed out in the grassy area on the west side of the Francisco Torres Residence Hall. Upon arrival, the deputies found the subject, an unconscious 18-year-ol...
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Dept. of Energy Renews University Lab Contract

The U.S. Dept. of Energy announced Tuesday that it will renew the University of California's $2.3 billion Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory management contract for five years.
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Storke Plaza To Take Hit of Cannabis Culture at Carnival

The UCSB chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) will try to bring peace, love and harmony to Storke Plaza today, as it hosts its second annual "Cannabis Carnival...
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Battle Winner Drums Up ASPB Support

Anyone who has walked down DP on a Friday night can tell you that I.V. has a music scene, but only those who came to the Hub on Wednesday night can say they've seen the best of what the local scene ha...
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Leg Council Finalizes 2005-06 Budget

The Associated Students Legislative Council approved the 2005-06 overall student government's budget at its meeting Wednesday night, with little opposition from council members or the public.
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IVRPD Flips Fees, Kicks Up Park Plan

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Finance Committee recommended Wednesday that the district fund a new project that will make bored local skaters super-stoked. Brah.
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Tension Mounts as Final Voting Days Draw Near

As the final two days of the Associated Students (A.S.) online election approach, the two major parties running for student government seats are accusing each other of foul play - such as tearing down...
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