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UCSB Freshman Held on Vehicular Homicide Charge

The Isla Vista community was shattered this weekend when four people were killed and another critically injured Friday night after UCSB freshman David Attias allegedly struck them with his car while d...
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Mourners Congregate for Patrick “Trick” Wen Tsu Hsu’s Memorial

Hsu was found dead Saturday, Feb. 10, in his parents' San Jose residence. An unknown explosive device, which was allegedly mailed to his parents' home, caused his death.
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10-Person Jury Makes Decision on [RE] Vision Competition: Envision Designs

The Berkeley-based firm beat out four finalists, 29 international entries in all, winning an additional $10,000 and the right to negotiate a contract with the county to produce I.V.'s master plan.
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20-Year-Old UCSB Student Takes Own Life

Junior law and society major Miyaka Geh died at her home in Los Angeles on Feb. 12.The gunshot wound was apparently self-inflicted.
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Driver Kills Four Pedestrians in Isla Vista

An 18-year-old UCSB student was arrested and charged with DUI and vehicular manslaughter after crashing his car on Sabado Tarde and killing four pedestrians Friday night. Two of the victims' names hav...
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[Re]Vision Isla Vista: Orlando Firm Aims to Join I.V. to UCSB, Make Anisq’ Oyo’ Central Point

If chosen, a master plan proposal submitted from the East Coast promises much ado about parks, and very little else.
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[Re]Vision Isla Vista: L.A.-Based Firm Urbanus Suggests Bluff-Top Park, Pier, ‘Town Centre,’ Tram

Once upon a time, a small town began to grow and grow until it could no longer fit into its suburban environment. That town was Isla Vista, and according to an L.A. architectural firm, the answers may...
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Town Hall Meeting Examines Issue of Housing Inspections

Renters and property owners alike competed for the ear of their supervisor Thursday night to voice their support of or opposition to a controversial inspection proposal.
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Feature Photo: For Crying Out Loud

Armed with a megaphone and an oil-stained jumpsuit, Gabriel Scherger, a junior political science major, speaks out in front of the UCen in a protest organized by CalPIRG to collect students' signature...
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Master Plan I.V. Redesign: Berkeley Company Envisions Downtown, Permit Parking, Shuttles, Connection to UCSB

The plan focuses on an overlap between the university and I.V., which would be achieved by the construction of structures to be used by both the community and UCSB.
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Former Black Panther Party Leader Lectures on Activism in Corwin Pavilion

Last time Elaine Brown was in Santa Barbara, a bank burned down.
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County Proposal Allows Homeless Places To Sleep

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is considering the proposal, intended to reduce the strain on the county's homeless population.
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Master Plan I.V. Redesign: Blackbird Architects Propose Park, Gateways, Car Garages, Renovated Public Transit

Not one, not two, but if a local design is adopted, Isla Vista might find itself right smack in the middle of a six-mile continuous oceanview park.
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Maya Angelou Speaks to 2,000 at Arlington Theater

"It is important, I think, for each of us to see ourselves as lights, not just as having lights, but being lights."
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Sheriff’s Dept., Council Award Locals for Community Action

This year, 18 people were recognized at the luncheon ceremony, held at Timber's Restaurant in Goleta.
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