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IVFP Cracks Down for ‘Fall Offensive’

Between arrests, citations, keg tracking and investigating burglaries, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers were busy Friday and Saturday nights as students and partygoers returned to Del Playa Drive for t...
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Queers Show Pride in De La Guerra Plaza

This weekend, the 14th Annual Santa Barbara Pride Festival drew members from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities to mingle, listen to music and support local gay-owned busine...
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UC Hopefuls To Face Tougher GPA Standards

Despite widespread opposition, the UC Regents approved a raise in the minimum eligibility requirements for applying to a UC school from a 2.8 to 3.0 GPA.
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I.V. Parking Plan Hits Speedbump

The Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation filed an appeal Thursday against the proposed Isla Vista parking plan, a move that will significantly delay the plan's implementation.
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Regents Approve Plan for Future Goleta Housing

Two university housing projects may bring almost 400 faculty and family student homes to UCSB following approval by the California Coastal Commission.
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Extended Mentor Program Caters to All Undergrads

Students attempting to navigate the overwhelming web of campus resources now have help, thanks to the newly expanded student mentor program run by the Office of Student Life.
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Police Target I.V. Alcohol Providers

Aided by $150,000 in state grants, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol is stepping up its enforcement of alcohol laws and going after I.V. residents who hold keg parties where minors are drinking beer.
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Win Propels Men’s Soccer to #1

In a game of unprecedented proportions for UCSB soccer, and perhaps UCSB athletics as a whole, the Gauchos survived a double-overtime heavyweight slugfest with perennial national powerhouse Indiana Un...
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Fall From DP Cliff Leaves Woman Severely Injured

Police responding to an emergency call Sunday morning found an unidentified woman lying on the beach with major injuries, apparently the result of a fall from the cliffs along Del Playa Drive.
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Retrofitted, Beautified FT Reopens to UCSB Only

Workers wrapped up their $25 million makeover of the Francisco Torres Residence Hall towers just in time for this year's freshman inhabitants to test out the building's new seismic upgrades and dual f...
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Accident Kills Student Overseas

One week before his scheduled return to UCSB, senior religious studies and Spanish major and former Daily Nexus staff member Michael Porzucki died from injuries he sustained in a hiking accident while...
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FedEx Kinko’s Replaces The Pulse

Students accustomed to making copies at the Pulse will find a new copy shop has taken its place in the UCen.
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Feature at the Black Lagoon

Herds of students migrated to the lagoon lawn Wednesday evening to enjoy a free showing of "Napoleon Dynamite" sponsored by A.S. Program Board, which also hosts movies in I.V. Theater on Tuesday night...
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UC Briefs: September 24, 2004

UCSB received a total of $80 million from private donations during the 2003-04 school year. The money, donated by alumni and friends of the university, will be used for teaching, research and support ...
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County Plans to Evict DP Residents

With the end of summer approaching, Santa Barbara County officials greeted more than 150 students moving into residences on oceanside Del Playa Drive with unusual housewarming gifts - eviction notices...
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