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Board of Regents to Meet at State Capital, Face Possible Union Protests

The University of California Board of Regents will meet at the Sacramento Convention Center to discuss academic performance indicators, updates on the 2013 -14 budget and updates on Department of Energy National Laboratories tomorrow and Thursday. While the most recent meetings have been held at UC San Francisco, the meetings [...]

Annual Festival to Host Local Bands, Offer Free Food, Produce Zero Waste
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Annual Festival to Host Local Bands, Offer Free Food, Produce Zero Waste

Isla Vista’s ninth annual Chilla Vista will feature hip hop-infused indie surf rock trio Radical Something along with local Isla Vista bands Junipero, Ultraviolet, Adventure Dogs and Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus this Saturday in the Greater Anisq’ Oyo’ Park. Hosted by the Associated Students Isla Vista Community Relations Committee, the annual spring [...]

Acclaimed Actress Performs Play on Race, Love
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Acclaimed Actress Performs Play on Race, Love

Award-winning actress and playwright Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni performed her one-woman play, “One Drop of Love: A Daughter’s Search for Her Father’s Racial Approval” at the UCSB Multicultural Center Theater yesterday evening. DiGiovanni, who has appeared in the Academy Award-winning film “Argo,” is the co-creator and co-host of award-winning weekly podcast [...]

Students Vote in Favor of Every Fee Proposed in Campus
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Students Vote in Favor of Every Fee Proposed in Campus Election

The results of the Campus Elections Commission’s 2013 fee initiatives were released yesterday, wrapping this year’s election season with a unanimous passage of all presented fees. Students voted to increase the undergraduate and graduate quarterly fees for next year by $26.05 and $11.05 respectively, with additional funds going to Women, [...]

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Pride Week To Host Multitude of Events

UCSB Pride Week kicks off today with opening ceremonies held in Storke Plaza from noon to 2 p.m. and will culminate on Saturday, May 4 with the Isla Vista Pride Festival in Anisq’ Oyo’ Park. Today’s ceremony will be followed by a critical discussion on LGBTQIA Relationships and Homonormativity called [...]