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The Sky is Falling

February 22, 2005 by


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Board Takes No Action On Park Sale, Director

February 18, 2005 by

Members of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District were unable to reach a decision Thursday night regarding a proposal to sell Pardall Gardens, leaving the matter open for further discussion.
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Author Tells of Eco Disasters, Dead Societies

February 18, 2005 by

On his second visit to UCSB, best-selling author Jared Diamond gave a lecture based on his new book, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, to a packed Campbell Hall on Thursday nig...
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KCSB To Air Remastered Bank Burning Broadcasts

February 18, 2005 by

Campus radio station KCSB 91.9 FM will commemorate the 35th anniversary of the burning of the Bank of America in Isla Vista by broadcasting a special program next week, screening a film and holding a ...
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Scientists Christen Undersea Coral Tree

February 18, 2005 by

A UCSB marine biologist and his colleague have discovered a new species of deep-sea black coral off the coast of Southern California.
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Campus Pool Leaves Players Standing

February 18, 2005 by

UCSB is in the early planning stages of constructing a new pool facility that better adheres to the water-depth rules mandated for the university's water polo teams.
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Council Names Student to Bus Board

February 18, 2005 by

The Santa Barbara City Council appointed UCSB student Logan Green to the Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) Board yesterday, giving Isla Vista bus riders a voice for the first time in decisions conce...
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UCSB Students Call for Fewer Education Cuts

February 17, 2005 by

The United States Student Association (USSA) organized a campaign asking people to call congressional representatives who sit on House or Senate budget committees or members from their district to pro...
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Vagina Festival To Get Plaza All WETT

February 17, 2005 by

Vaginas from all over UCSB will come together today to celebrate women, their reproductive organs and the fight against sexual and domestic violence.
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IVRPD Considers Sale of Park to Fund Center

February 17, 2005 by

The future of Pardall Gardens, the public park located next to Kung Pao Kitchen on Pardall Road, will be discussed by Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) directors at today's 6 p.m. meetin...
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Leggies Pass Bills For Upcoming A.S. Campaigns, Voting

February 17, 2005 by

With a Spring Quarter election approaching, Associated Students Legislative Council approved three bills at its meeting Wednesday night that adjust the rules governing the voting period, campaign sign...
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Forum To Address SB Public Transit

February 17, 2005 by

Discussion about Santa Barbara County's bus system will go round and round at an open forum meeting today featuring representatives from the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) and South...
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Proceed With Caution

February 17, 2005 by

A skater in the Arbor passes sophomore Bill Shiebler, who is part of the human wall to exemplify the obstacles that face disabled people every day on sidewalks and pathways.
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Experts, Public Meet About DP Bluff Erosion

February 16, 2005 by

Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone and a panel of experts gave I.V. residents a geology lesson Tuesday night to explain the county's rationale for evicting a number of oceanside Del Playa Driv...
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County Cuts Rural Land Area in Plan for Santa Ynez Valley

February 16, 2005 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted to slash the study area for the Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan by 79 percent Tuesday, leaving the excluded land subject to existing zoning regulat...
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