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Feature Photo: Dude Looks Like A Lady…Or Maybe Not?


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County Decides To Remove Santa

As if the lack of snow on Santa Claus Lane in Carpenteria isn't bad enough, the county has now decided to retire the jolly fat man himself from the rooftop.
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Local Suspect Could Face More Charges in Sexual Assault Case

At a preliminary hearing for rape suspect Ted Tyler on Wednesday morning, the district attorney's office requested a continuation until Monday, Oct. 29, to consider the possibility of bringing additio...
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UC Reserve Seeks Funding for Repairs

Fundraisers for UCSB's Sedgwick Reserve are trying to raise $13 million to renovate buildings and infrastructure on the 5,900-acre reserve in Santa Ynez.
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UCSB Students To Celebrate ‘National Coming Out Day’

Today is National Coming Out Day, a nationwide event that provides an opportunity for students with diverse sexualities to share their stories and publicly come out of the closet.
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Senator Pushes for Visa Tracking System

California Senator Dianne Feinstein announced Tuesday that she would hold off on a proposal to place a moratorium on international student visas but will continue her push for a $32.3 million appropri...
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Locals To Elect Committee To Redesign I.V.

Planners from the Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency met with Isla Vista community members last night to explain the election procedures for an Isla Vista Project Area Committee (PAC).
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Agencies Request Funds to Improve Santa Barbara Public Transportation

Fifteen million dollars have been set aside for road repairs throughout Santa Barbara County, possibly including Isla Vista.
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SB Residents To Expect Trash Bill Increase

Santa Barbara County residents will see their trash bill increase this year to help fund the Tajiguas Landfill, which is losing money because the people of Santa Barbara recycle too much.
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Speakers Urge Thinking Through Catastrophe

"An eye for an eye and the world would be blind. God knows we need vision. Violence never ever eradicates violence," said Reverend Anne Howard.
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Feature Photo: Give Blood, Get a Cookie

Undeclared sophomore Cheryl Killingsworth gets blood drawn by a donor dare specialist during an A.S. sponsored blood drive in Corwin Pavilion on Thursday afternoon.
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Feature Photo: A Look Back

Santa Barbara resident Claudia Weitlanner attends a retrospective exhibit which explores fifity years of design work by local modernist Paul Tuttle.
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I.V. Females Report Two Sexual Assaults

Two more Isla Vista rapes were reported last week, bringing the total number to seven since the start of Fall Quarter.
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New Outreach Director Faces Budget Cuts

As part of University of California budget cuts, Outreach suffered a $2 million system-wide loss from the $40 million it receives annually. Of that, UCSB took a $25,000 hit from its usual $2.5 million...
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UCSB Institute To Launch Study of Student Life Throughout UC System

"We're interested in a long-term study of the entire undergraduate experience in the University of California, focused on who and how do students make the most of college opportunities," UCSB Sociolog...
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