Regents Deliberate New Increases

July 13, 2011 by

The UC Board of Regents met yesterday in San Francisco to discuss potential increases in tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year following California Governor Jerry Brown’s state budget approval las...
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UCSB Green Initiative To Finance New Campus Sustainability Projects

June 22, 2011 by

The UCSB Green Initiative Fund will distribute a total of $177,080 to 18 projects over the next year as part of its ongoing environmental sustainability efforts on campus.
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Water Rate Increases Face Public Scrutiny

June 2, 2011 by

A golf course manager, several avocado growers and a number of Goleta residents showed up to the Goleta Union School District Office Wednesday evening to voice their concerns over proposed water rate ...
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UCSB Professor Defends Oil Spill Research Results

June 2, 2011 by

UCSB earth science professor David Valentine printed an article in the journal Science last week responding to a study discrediting the findings of his team’s research regarding chemical dispersants...
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People, Not Governments, Grant States Legitimacy

May 27, 2011 by

In light of recent developments in the debate over the rights of Palestine and the future of Israel — spurred on the President’s speech on the Arab Spring and Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a j...
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SBCC Cuts Back on Costs With Sustainable Practices

May 25, 2011 by

Santa Barbara City College reduced $90,000 from its annual energy expenses after installing a solar powered parking lot at its West Campus in 2001. The photovoltaic carport provides shade for three ro...
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UCSB Contributes to Ocean Study

May 25, 2011 by

UCSB researchers are overseeing part of a high-frequency ocean radar network that provides detailed maps of ocean currents and other coastal patterns along the West Coast. The network is composed of 7...
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Prompts New Solutions

May 24, 2011 by

President Obama addressed the State Dept. last Thursday, outlining new terms for peace negotiations for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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County Dems Voice Support for Candidates

May 13, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Democratic Party announced its endorsements for the 2012 Santa Barbara City Council elections this week to jump-start the candidates’ campaign plans. The County Democrats en...
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Major Sports Voice Visits UCSB

May 2, 2011 by

Radio and television host Jim Rome spoke at Campbell Hall on Saturday, giving an unadulterated account of his time tapping kegs in the dormitories to his career as a prominent figure in the sports bro...
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SB VisionWalk Donates Proceeds to Foundation Fighting Blindness

May 2, 2011 by

Hundreds of people banded together for Santa Barbara’s first VisionWalk at Santa Barbara City College on Saturday to support people living with retinal degenerative diseases. Proceeds from the 5K Vi...
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UCSB Professor’s New Book Reinterprets Cold War

April 22, 2011 by

A new book edited by UCSB history professor Tsuyoshi Hasegawa indicates that East Asia was a “second front” of the Cold War — aside from the conventionally recognized European Cold War front —...
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Faculty Gives Recognition, Talks Budget

April 22, 2011 by

UCSB’s Faculty Legislature discussed budgetary issues and issued Teaching and Mentorship Awards to distinguished members of the university at yesterday’s meeting. The board, which acts as the legi...
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SB Community Opens Affordable Housing Complex

April 14, 2011 by

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara celebrated the grand opening of Artisan Court — the area’s newest low-income housing development — yesterday. Located at 422 E. Cota Street in ...
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Fees Return for Approval, Crowd Ballot

April 12, 2011 by , and

Various campus programs and organizations are asking for the reaffirmation of 31 separate lock-in fees totaling to about $552 per year in the upcoming Spring Election. All referenda were approved in p...
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