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Students Survive Rogue Wave in Semester at Sea

Five UCSB students were studying aboard a Semester at Sea ship last week when a 50-foot-tall wave slammed the vessel during a night of stormy seas, crippling the ship's navigation systems and shutting...
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Worms To Turn I.V. Food Waste Into Fertilizer for Parks

With bins full of slimy red worms, Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board plans to digest wasted food from Isla Vista restaurants and turn it into fertile soil.
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Surfrider Campaigns to Reopen DP Open Space Negotiations

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors put an end to plans for a new coastal park in Isla Vista last week, but I.V. Surfrider is refusing to give up the fight.
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Work To Begin on New 1,052-Spot Parking Structure

Construction begins today on a new six-story campus parking structure to be located in Lot 22, adjacent to the Events Center.
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A.S. Hopes to Make More Readers, Money

Associated Students is hoping to better its financial condition by urging professors to use the A.S. Notetaking and Publications Service to print class readers instead of off-campus companies like Gra...
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DJs To Spin for Tsunami, Mudslide Aid

Tonight, patrons of Q's bar downtown can party with a purpose at the "Benefit From the Beats," where every penny the club makes will be donated to disaster relief efforts.
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Burst Pipeline Redirects Flow of UCSB Traffic

Crews from the Goleta Water District are working to isolate and repair the source of a water leak that caused street closures and detours at the corner of Ocean Road and Mesa Road in front of the Rec ...
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San Luis Launches Campaign Against Wild Mardi Gras

The city of San Luis Obispo is bracing itself for Mardi Gras weekend by sending a message to Cal Poly students very similar to the one sent to UCSB students before Halloween 2003: the party is over.
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IVRPD Hears Pitch to Put Pardall Park Up for Sale

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) considered a proposal Thursday night to label Pardall Gardens as surplus property, making the park available for future sale.
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Chief Vittum Retires From SB Fire Force

Deputy Chief Steve Vittum of the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. celebrated his retirement yesterday after fighting fires for 36 years, 31 of which were served in Santa Barbara.
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Feb. 4, 2005

Officers on patrol in a marked police vehicle spotted a 19-year-old man wandering through the carwash area on the 6500 block of Madrid Road, a situation that would have been unremarkable, if not for o...
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University-Owned Housing Signups Commence Today

After a computer glitch caused two days of delay, university technicians said the website that allows continuing students to sign up for the university-owned housing lottery will be ready for use toda...
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Puerto Vallarta, SB Participate in Police Trade

Three police officers from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico are getting a look at law enforcement north of the border thanks to an exchange program between their station and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's ...
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Fee Hopes To Relieve Medical Bills

A lock-in fee proposed by the UCSB Recreation Dept. could help students finance their non-emergency medical bills. The department is asking an $0.89 per quarter per student fee initiative to raise mon...
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Judicial Council Draws A.S. Members From Leg Meeting

Associated Students Legislative Council almost failed to meet quorum Wednesday night after one council member left to protest the absence of several other Leg Council members.
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