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Graduate Students to Call in Sick on Wednesday in Support of UCSC Strike for Cost of Living Adjustment

UCSB graduate students, on average, would need an additional $1133.57 for their rent to equal 30% of their income, according to an informal UCSB GSA survey.
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UC Regents Postpone Tuition Vote After Students Raise Concerns

The UC Regents will discuss two different potential models of tuition hikes at its Wednesday meeting.
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UCSB’s Mental Health Task Force Launches New Website for Student Well-Being

UC Santa Barbara’s Mental Health Task Force launched its new Student Wellbeing Website — a place for students to access resources and support for their mental health and well-being.
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C.A.B. Gives Students Opportunity to Volunteer Countrywide

C.A.B.’s free week-long volunteer trips are held during winter and spring break, and the group also holds a weekend trip during spring quarter.
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UCSB Community Holds Vigil To Mourn Lives Lost in Ukranian Plane Crash

Attendees gathered under the A.S. Annex on Thursday afternoon, using poetry and candles to mourn the 176 lives lost when a Ukranian passenger jet was shot down in Iran on Jan. 8.
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In Photos | UCSB Students Mourn Victims of Iran Plane Crash

UCSB students came together on Thursday to mourn the 176 lives lost in the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 plane crash.
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C.A.P.S. First Annual Report Shows 57% Increase in Total Visits Over Five Years

UC Santa Barbara’s Counseling & Psychological Services compiled its first ever annual report containing details regarding clinical and student statistics.
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Downvote the Old, Upvote the New: r/UCSantaBarbara Grows in Community Members

In the last eight years, the number of submissions to the page has grown by nearly 500%.
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A.S. Senate Proposes New International Senator Seat

The A.S. Senate introduced a new bill that would add an international student senator seat, the first of its kind within Associated Students. 
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Intersectional Feminists Releases Demands to University, Local Fraternities

The demands were put together from over 1,000 survey responses from a Google form the organization first released during the demonstration.
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First Female Chancellor of UCSB and Within the UC System, Barbara Uehling Charlton, Passes Away at 87

She passed away at the age of 87 on Jan. 2 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, her obituary read.
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A Blacksmith of Education: UCSB Professor Talks Forging the Tools for Success

With his own life experiences in mind, Rios said he is dedicated to helping others go about their lives in a way that makes them feel supported — and never alone.
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UCSB Undergrad Seat on Systemwide Title IX Student Advisory Board Filled

Reynolds noted that the timing of her appointment is particularly important in light of recent sexual assault allegations against fraternity members during Fall Quarter of 2019.
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“Pattern of Burglaries” Occur in Manzanita Residence Hall Over Winter Break

The burglaries happened between the mornings of Jan. 3 and Jan. 4.
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Thirty Meter Telescope Project Now To Be Paused Until February 2020

The project has drawn significant controversy since its groundbreaking in October 2014 and has remained a subject of criticism from Native Hawiians.
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