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For Social Change, Fair Play and Peace

February 25, 2005 by

Violence in Isla Vista was renewed in June 1970 during one of Malcolm Gault-Williams' shifts as a DJ for campus radio station KCSB.
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Zoo To Spotlight Endangered Leopards

February 25, 2005 by

The Santa Barbara Zoo will introduce two endangered snow leopards to its collection tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.
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Frat To Host Culturally Diverse Show

February 25, 2005 by

Organizers of the Sigma Chi Omega Multicultural Fraternity's Seventh Annual Cultural Showcase said they expect to entertain a full house at their variety show this weekend.
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I.V.

February 24, 2005 by

Nearly two months after rioting students burned down the Bank of America on Embarcadero Del Norte, UCSB students like 22-year-old Kevin Patrick Moran - who opposed the violence - found themselves defe...
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PAC/GPAC Backs I.V. Land Buy

February 24, 2005 by

Members of the Isla Vista Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) approved a motion to allocate $100,000 toward the purchase of five parcels of open space on Del Playa Dr...
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KCSB Program Commemorates Late Radio Host

February 24, 2005 by

UCSB's radio station played quirky and independent music from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to honor and memorialize long-time DJ Tom Borghi, who died of cancer Monday.
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Board Lacks Funds for New I.V. Center

February 24, 2005 by

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Finance Committee found that it has no funds in its 2004-05 budget to allocate for the construction of the new I.V. Community Center.
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A.S. Pledges to Help Halfway House

February 24, 2005 by

Associated Students Legislative Council approved a resolution in support of attempts to prevent the closure of the halfway house in Isla Vista, which is scheduled to be shut down Feb. 28 due to lack o...
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Amtrak Service Grinds to a Halt After Rainstorm

February 23, 2005 by

Recent heavy rains have drowned the hopes of students anticipating the return of full train service, as all Amtrak and Metrolink routes north of Los Angeles have been closed since Sunday afternoon.
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Firestone To Revisit Park Plans on GPAC’s Dollar

February 23, 2005 by

Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone will ask members of the Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) for $100,000 tonight to help revive Santa Barbara County's aban...
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Burning Down the Isla Vista Bank of America

February 23, 2005 by

Swinging a bottle of wine, Rich Underwood strolled from Harder Stadium into Isla Vista with several hundred other students who had just attended a speech delivered by defense attorney William Kunstler...
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Materials Shortage Delays Opening of Rec Cen Expansion

February 23, 2005 by

The scheduled opening of the Rec Cen expansion has been pushed back until Spring Quarter because of a building materials shortage and several other outside factors, university officials said.
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Rained Out

February 23, 2005 by


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An Oceanside Revolution

February 22, 2005 by

With 1,000 angry students surrounding the administration building, their bodies packing the concrete plaza in front of Campbell Hall, university officials moved to resolve the situation peacefully.
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Talk Considers Global Impact of Big Business

February 22, 2005 by

Two UCSB professors spoke about the role of corporate powers in global economics and politics during a lecture titled "Do Corporations Rule the World?" presented Saturday by the Humanist Society of Sa...
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