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A.S. Fee Initiative Falls Short of Two-Thirds Vote

The Associated Students Initiative, which would have increased student fees to the A.S. unallocated fund by $10.40 per quarter per student, failed by a margin of 148 votes Thursday afternoon.
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UC Regents Raise Tuition, Lower Aid

At their two-day meeting at UCLA on Wednesday and Thursday, UC Regents voted to approve a fee increase for all UC students, to enter a bid on managing federal labs and to reduce financial aid.
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New Guide Helps the Blind Play It by Ear

Global positioning systems have been available in hand-held units for over 15 years, but as a result of current research at UCSB, a navigation system that includes a specialized audio interface may so...
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SB Investigator Requests Aid in Witness Search

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney
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Trop Loses Its Shirt for I.V. Youth

Members of the Tropicana Student Organization recently chose charity over souvenir T-shirts, opting to donate the group
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Drinking in Del Playa Parks May Require Permit

Alcohol consumption in several parks along Del Playa Drive may soon become off-limits to those who do not first purchase a permit.
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New Amtrak Train Links L.A., SB, SLO

At a ceremony held at 9:30 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Train Station, representatives from Caltrans, Amtrak and Metrolink met with a crowd of about 50 Santa Barbara residents and government officials to...
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Leggies Focus on Getting Votes

Associated Students Legislative Council met briefly Wednesday night, tabling the only bill on the agenda to try to keep the meeting short so they could go out into Isla Vista to remind students to vot...
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A.S. Special Election Voting Period To End at 4 p.m. Today

Today is the last day to vote in the two-day special election for the Associated Students Initiative, which proposes to increase the A.S. lock-in fee by $10.40.
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Campus Career Fair Draws Throngs of Students

Mobs of job-hungry students swarmed between booths from approximately 20 different companies in Corwin Pavillion on Wednesday during the Science and Technology Fair hosted by Career and Counseling Ser...
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Forum Seeks Greener Transportation

The Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP) held a forum Wednesday night to talk about alternative transportation along the southern coast and an environmentally friendly approach to planning ...
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Center Hopefuls Hunt for Funds After ‘Yes’ Vote

When Measure D passed in the Nov. 2 election, it gave the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) authorization to build a new community center in I.V.
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Meeting To Review DP Open Space

At tomorrow's Isla Vista Project Area Committee/General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) meeting, committee members will discuss a proposal to buy portions of Del Playa Drive for the creation of a p...
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CalPIRG Drive Pines for UCSB Student Pledges

Students can help the UCSB chapter of California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) work to lower textbook costs, clean up the environment and support student activism by pledging to the organiz...
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‘Pop’ Goes the I.V. Priest to Carnegie Hall

The Rev. Norman R. Freeman, chaplain at Isla Vista's St. Michael's University Church, recently graced the stage of Carnegie Hall, performing a solo concert in his capacity as a timpani player for the ...
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