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The Educational Testing Service, a national, private nonprofit group which administers several standardized tests, including the GRE, GMAT and TOEFL, has agreed to stop "flagging" or placing...
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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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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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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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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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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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If chosen, a master plan proposal submitted from the East Coast promises much ado about parks, and very little else.
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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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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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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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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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Last time Elaine Brown was in Santa Barbara, a bank burned down.
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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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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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"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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You are a lingering runner's high, watching the sun rise over the cliffs
You are the cozy feeling the moment you wake up, nestled under the quilt you got from your grandma
You are the burst of inspiration (and motivation) at 3:42 a.m. in the library
You are the lopsided Sharpie heart on your Cajé latte
When you take your shoes off at SBA security and know you're the hot, mysterious airport traveler
You are the rush after winning a debate concerning Domino's and Woodstock's
You are the random wave and smile from a semi-familiar face on the way to Biochemistry
You are the first bite of a warm Subway sandwich after a long day
You are the relief of getting your feet wet at the beach in the middle of July
You are the first non-dining hall meal after a final
You are the final stitch in your quarter-long knitting project
You are the walk across campus to your favorite song on a cold day: "Sweater Weather"
