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Santa Barbara Remembers Shooting Victim

It's been almost one year since Jovani Tovar lay dying on the sidewalk of lower State Street. Some say he died a hero, but mostly those who knew him just miss him. A year later, they still do. This we...
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UCSB Receives Grant to Research Fiber Optics

Five UCSB researchers were recently awarded $3.5 million by DARPA to create advanced routing devices for optical computer networks over the next four years. The project is part of a field of research ...
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IVFP Offers Monitoring Service

Isla Vistans who want to be nice to themselves can ask to be on a police list to keep the naughty out of their apartments this holiday season.
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I.V. Residents Report Holiday Destruction

Thanksgiving break is one of the most opportune times of the year for vandals and thieves, and this year was no different. Two incidents of vandalism were reported to the Isla Vista Foot Patrol over t...
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Public Meeting To Focus on Changes to Hwy 217

A public meeting to discuss the impacts of the possible modifications to Highway 217 will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Goleta Valley Community Center at 5679 Hollister Ave.
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Dorm Residents To Delight in Holiday Meals

Dining commons in the on- and off-campus residence halls are preparing to hold holiday feasts for next week in honor of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
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Bevy of Dead Birds Prompts Investigation

A local environmental group hopes that a pending investigation will lead to a culprit in several recent seabird deaths. Nine seabirds were found dead on a stretch of beach near the Santa Barbara Harb...
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‘Tree of Life’ Lights Up in Marketplace

For the last 18 years, families and friends have gathered in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria for the annual Hospice of Santa Barbara, Inc. "Light Up a Life" holiday event.
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Show To Contain ‘Wild’ Art Pieces

What do a farting robot, a radio station in a suitcase and eyes in the back of your head have in common? Aside from attracting gawking onlookers, they are all exhibits in an upcoming art show.
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UC Merced Institutes New Recycling Program

UC Merced, the newest addition to the University of California, is expected to begin its involvement in a recycling program aimed at reducing waste this week.
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Santa Claus Shame

Beach Grill started the charge to change Santa Claus Lane's image to a "seaside village motif." That change removed the lane's namesake decaying statue of jolly old St. Nick from atop the Toy Land toy...
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Police Reports: December 6, 2002

Because no one answered the door and because they had always wanted to do it, deputies kicked open the front door of the house and burst in with a blaze of glory.
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UCSB Set to Purchase FT

The university and the current owners of the property, College Park Communities, have agreed on a price and are currently working to complete the necessary paperwork.
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SB Fails to Break Trojans

So close, yet so far away.The #7 UCSB women's volleyball team battled #1 USC for as long as the Gauchos could hold on, but in the end, it just wasn't enough.
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Audit Reveals A.S. Operated in Debt for Last 2 Years

The audit found that A.S. does not currently have enough funds to cover Trustee Accounts for the student groups that receive funds through A.S.
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