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IVCSD Holds “Lighting Walk” To Assess Street Lighting in I.V.

Volunteers gathered at the Isla Vista Community Center and then split into groups, with each group walking through a different quadrant of I.V. and making note of its underlit areas.
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A.S. Bike Shop Breaks Ground on Permanent Building, 47 Years After Its Founding

The new building will address the most basic concerns around the current Bike Shop by resolving its safety issues and increasing the floor space of the shop from 1,500 to 2,665 square feet.
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RCSGD and SexInfo Hosts Kink 101 Workshop

A kink, as defined by Renert, is a broad term for “something intimate that you enjoy,” such as a particular activity like bondage and discipline, sadism and masochism (BDSM).
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect for Attempted Kidnapping, Sexual Battery

SBSO eventually located and arrested the suspect with the help of community informants and home security video footage that captured the suspect in his vehicle.
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SASA Holds Town Hall With Campus and Community Leaders

Panelists spoke out on methods of addressing sexual violence issues in the UCSB community and answered questions from students.
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Chancellor Yang Is the Second-Longest-Serving Chancellor in UC System

Yang has been UC Santa Barbara’s chancellor since 1994, making this his 28th year in office. Yang, who is 81 years old, told the Nexus he has no plans to retire soon.
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IVCSD Partners With CBF Productions for Alternative Deltopia Event

The event will include performers, food, water and seating. 
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Senate Passes Bill Formalizing a Process To Address Internal Bullying

The bill was passed by the Senate on March 2. 
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Law Enforcement Continues To Investigate Shooting on Del Playa

Schroeder said that IVFP currently believes that the shooter was initially refused entrance to the party but forced his way into the residence.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.
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UCSB Department of Recreation and Isla Vista Recreation & Park District Team Up To Host Outdoor Fitness Sessions

The event on Saturday began with a Zumba session that ran until 11:45 a.m. and then switched to a beginner’s hula-hoop class that ran until approximately 12:30 p.m.
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I.V. Massacre Perpetrator Requests for Unconditional Release From Supervision Program

Court will meet again today, where Chi will continue to testify and both parties will present closing arguments before Judge Thomas Adams reaches a decision.
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Survivor Speaks Out About Eavesdropping and Invasion of Privacy Case

Asia Juarez — who found a hidden camera in their bathroom on the morning of Feb. 15. — said she wanted to share her story because she “has nothing to be ashamed of.” 
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Suspect From Attempted Kidnapping Committed Four Assaults in One Day

IVFP is looking through reports from previous weeks to see if the guilty party committed previous acts of kidnapping or assault.
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Law Enforcement Investigates Attempted Kidnapping and Sexual Battery

After an hours-long search, law enforcement was unable to locate the individual and has now begun an investigation.
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