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Marshall Says She Won’t Run Again

Third District Supervisor Gail Marshall, whose representative area includes Isla Vista, announced Thursday she would not seek re-election to a third term.
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UCSD Reopens Following Closure From Wildfires

Students at UC San Diego returned to school Thursday after wildfires in the area forced the closure of the campus Monday through Wednesday.
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Carpinteria Health Clinic Bulks Up

While many people were busy making last-minute cuts and carvings to pumpkins yesterday, the Santa Barbara County Health Clinic in Carpinteria held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of its expa...
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I.V., SB Offer Sober Halloween Fun

This year, Halloween revelers seeking more wholesome entertainment than keg stands and various degrees of nudity have alternatives available in both Isla Vista and Santa Barbara.
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Fun Runs Dry at On-Campus Parties

The party may or may not be over, depending on whether you ask the university or Isla Vistans, but the university has scheduled sober alternatives to an alcohol-saturated Halloween.
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Man Attempts to Kill Officers

Andrew Carston Smith, 49, was arrested for allegedly attempting to kill a police officer Wednesday in Montecito. Smith used his pickup truck to ram four sheriff's patrol cars and one motorcycle after ...
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Proposed Plan Kills the Mood for Office Love

A September 25 draft from the Office of the President of the University of California would alter University policy to prohibit "romantic, physically intimate and/or sexual" relationships in which one...
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Halloween Dance Welcomes All Ages

For one night at Hillel, students and senior citizens did not have to worry about their fashion differences, because everybody looked weird. The Hillel Center in Isla Vista held its third annual Hallo...
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Leggies Tell Board Member to Take a Hike

Wednesday's meeting of the Associated Students Legislative Council resembled an episode of "Survivor" as the Leggies voted one of their own off of the student government island. A few Leg Council memb...
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I.V. Scopes Out Outcomes of Master Plan

Isla Vista residents and property owners got a chance to voice their opinions on the I.V. Master Plan at a meeting held Wednesday night in the Isla Vista Elementary School multipurpose room. "We want ...
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Spark Causes Fire in Los Alamos Oil Field

The current wildfire danger hit closer to home Monday afternoon when a grass fire broke out near Los Alamos. The fire burned over 100 acres of the Gato lease property on Cat Canyon Road, approximately...
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PAC/GPAC Call for Master Plan Input

Tonight's meeting of the Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee will allow the public to help decide what issues will be addressed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the ...
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Hillel To Hold Costume Ball for Senior Citizens

UCSB Hillel will be kickin' it old school tonight as local senior citizens get down with UCSB students at the third annual Halloween Costume Ball.
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Dean Puts Down Grassroots at UCSB

MTV came to UCSB Tuesday afternoon just four days before Halloween, but their cameras were not here to record any wild parties.
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New Parking Fees Aim to Reduce Permit Costs

In an attempt to keep annual on-campus parking costs down, UCSB Transportation and Parking Services started charging the public for night and weekend parking at the beginning of last July.
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