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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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ROTC To Go on Active Duty for Bidders

February 22, 2005 by

Buyers at tonight's second annual ROTC fundraising auction can order cadets to wash cars, dishes, do laundry and an array of other service tasks. The ROTC will auction off 10 of its cadets from 8 to ...
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Grant Allows Locals to Plant Trees in I.V.

February 22, 2005 by

Isla Vista is growing greener by the week, as volunteers from Goleta Valley Beautiful plant oak trees along Camino Corto and the Del Sol Vernal Pools in an effort to reforest the area.
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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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