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G.E. Revisions To Make Area E More Flexible

Changes to general education requirements for students pursuing a Bachelor of Art degree in the College of Letters and Science de-emphasize courses in Western culture and will allow undergraduates mor...
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Student Faces Sexual Assault Charges

The UC Police Dept. arrested a 22-year-old UCSB student yesterday morning on three felony charges of sexual assault. UCPD Sgt. Mark Signa said UCSB student Cristobal Ortega is being charged with statu...
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IVRPD May Buy Land for Park on DP

Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) members will decide at a meeting today whether to independently pursue the creation of an open-space park on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive.
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Suspects To Plead in Davidson Case

Exactly seven months after UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson was shot and killed on July 9, 2004, the two suspects arrested in connection with his murder will decide at their arraignment this morn...
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Fall ’05 Applications Reach All-Time High

A record number of applications from prospective freshmen and transfer students poured in to UCSB for the 2005-06 school year, despite an overall decrease in applications to the University of Californ...
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Community Kitchen To Feed I.V. Needy

A soup kitchen that is scheduled to open on Valentine's Day will be serving bowls of soup with a side of love to the needy in Isla Vista.
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154 To Reopen; Repairs To Continue

Highway 154, which stretches from Santa Barbara to Santa Ynez, is expected to reopen this evening after being closed for repairs for over a month.
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Crowing In the New Year


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Pipe Maintenance Triggers Changes in I.V. Water Supply

Isla Vista residents can drink the brown water that will trickle slowly from their taps this week, but the Goleta Water District has recommended against washing clothes while the water retains its unu...
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Band Withdraws From Show After Singer Falls Ill

Social Distortion cancelled its Monday night show at the UCSB Events Center, leaving thousands of ticket-holders without the story of Mike Ness's life.
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Fall From Del Playa Balcony Injures Landlord

Isla Vista property owner Bob Lovegrinn was rushed to the hospital by paramedics Sunday afternoon after he fell from the balcony of one of his properties at 6503 Del Playa Dr.
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New Laundry Service Arrives On Campus

Even UCSB students who do not own cars will soon be able to experience the luxury of valet service -- or at least their laundry will.
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Protection Work Earns Professor Coveted Grant

UCSB associate professor Shankar Aswani became the first anthropologist to win the world's most prestigious award for marine conservation yesterday, as the Pew Fellows Program named him one of the fiv...
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Students Lobby Against Mounting Fees

About 250 University of California students assembled at UC Davis this past weekend and in Sacramento to voice their concern over the rising cost of higher education.
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Students Suspected in Assault Case

The UC Police Dept. is investigating an on-campus incident that occurred last week in which a Santa Barbara man was allegedly physically assaulted and his 17-year-old girlfriend was allegedly sexually...
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