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Street Health Outreach Petitions to Allow People to Live in Cars in I.V.

UCSB student organization Street Health Outreach recently created an online petition to allow people to live in their cars in vacant Isla Vista parking lots without risk of being ticketed. The petition, which is entitled “Regain safe parking in Isla Vista,” can be found on www.Change.org, and specifically requests Santa [...]

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Associated Students COSWB Holds Event to Promote Improvement of Student Diets

The Associated Students Commission on Student Well Being is hosting a lecture and dinner in the Loma Pelona Center this evening to inform students about healthy eating habits. The event is intended to provide a forum to address various issues concerning the dietary habits of college students and the effects [...]

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Film Highlights Child Poverty in South Africa

Angels in Exile — a documentary depicting houseless life for children in Durban, South Africa — was screened in Pollock Theater last night, providing students and other attendees with a unique look at the personal experiences facing these children. In the film, Director Billy Raftery and Producer Adam Paul Smith [...]

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Gauchos Organize Innovative Weekend Leadership Forum

Next Generation Summit — a university-represented conference centered on learning, collaboration and networking — will be hosting their first conference at Corwin Pavilion on May 4 and 5. Represented by nearly all UC campuses — along with private universities like Pepperdine University and USC — NGS is a conference that [...]

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UCSB Students Vote to Bring Movie Premiere on Campus

UCSB currently ranks first in a contest to host a free advanced screening of the Sony Pictures’ upcoming June 12 comedy film, “This Is The End”, directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring an ensemble cast including James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson and [...]