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Students Demand Outreach

Chanting slogans such as "education is a right, not just for the rich and white" and "we're students united; we'll never be divided," a group of about 200 students rallied Friday in Corwin Pavilion an...
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Highway Patrol To Add New I.V. Car, Chipmunk

The California Highway Patrol is going to be stepping up its efforts to keep the streets of Isla Vista safe for pedestrians, thanks to a recent state grant totaling more than $120,000.
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Student Stabbed While Defending Friend on Pasado

A student suffered a minor stab wound to the leg last week after he confronted two men who were allegedly sexually assaulting his girlfriend at the corner of Camino Corto and Pasado Road.
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Greeks Host Playday for I.V. Youths

Volunteer Angelita Echeveste shouted "go," and a group of Isla Vista children scrambled for a line of whipped cream-covered plates, burying their mouths and faces in the sugary mess to search for hidd...
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Bands Blast to Preserve Local Beach

Surfers, students and local residents gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Saturday for a concert to save More Mesa. The Isla Vista chapter of the Surfrider Foundation organized the fourth annual Concert f...
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Opponents of Outreach Cuts To Take Stand

Students concerned with budget cuts to UCSB outreach programs are holding a rally today at noon in Corwin Plaza outside a meeting between Chancellor Henry Yang and the UCSB Foundation Trustees' Execut...
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Kings, Queens Hold Audience at MCC

Sex is sex regardless of your sex, members of a MultiCultural Center discussion panel said. A panel of drag queens and kings and UCSB professors met at the MultiCultural Center Theater on Thursday nig...
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Surfrider To Host Weekend Concert for Coast in I.V.

A concert to benefit the local environment will be held in Isla Vista's Anisq' Oyo' Park this Saturday. The fourth annual Concert for the Coast, hosted by the I.V. Surfrider Foundation, will feature m...
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Surf Team Film To Make a Splash at I.V. Theater

The UCSB surf team will be larger than life Saturday on the silver screen in Isla Vista Theater. "Vinyl," a surf film composed exclusively of UCSB team members, will be shown at a premiere party begin...
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Larger Facility To Boost Waste Intake, Recycling

MarBorg Industries, the largest provider of recycling services in the Santa Barbara area, recently began construction on a 75,000-square-foot recycling facility.
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New Proposal Schedules Dorm Price Increase

On-campus housing rates would take an even bigger bite out of students' wallets next year under rate increases proposed by Housing and Residential Services (HRS).
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Isla Vista Hotel To Check In

The vacant lot at 6563 Trigo Rd. will soon offer visitors to Isla Vista and students seeking short-term lodging a place to stay. Terry Bailey, manager of St. George and Associates - the organization m...
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Forest Service Pines for SB Input on Plan

The U.S. Forest Service has drafted a new plan for Los Padres National Forest for the first time since 1988 and is asking residents of the Santa Barbara area to get involved in the process.
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UCSB Volunteers Persist Despite Limited Budget

UCSB CABbies say they feel misunderstood following the failure of the increase in their lock-in fee to pass during the recent Associated Students elections. The Community Affairs Board (CAB) is a divi...
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Leg Council Debates Nexus, Budget

Wednesday night's meeting of Associated Students Leg Council lasted late into the night and ended with the tabling of the majority of bills brought before the group.
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