Tradition Honors UCSB Graduates

June 8, 2012 by

UCSB will be graduating a total of 5,958 students at this year’s commencement ceremonies, which will span from the end of this week until Sunday, June 17. The ceremonies will be divided by college, ...
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UC Honors Students for Outreach Efforts Helping Haitian Citizens

May 22, 2012 by

The UC Haiti Initiative — a joint effort between the UC and Haitian universities focused on rehabilitating the nation in the wake of the 2010 earthquake — was awarded the UC President’s Award fo...
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Engineering Challenge To Cross Borders and Disciplines, Address Humanitarian Issues

May 16, 2012 by

UCSB’s Engineers Without Borders chap- ter will hold its first annual Social Ventures Competition later this month, inviting par- ticipants to submit original project proposals targeting social and ...
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Fire Department To Begin Seasonal Wildfire Prevention

May 11, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department met with weather experts last Wednesday to discuss precautionary measures for the upcoming dry season. The drier summer and fall months place the county at inc...
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Proposed MTD Bus Routes Work Around Budget Cuts

April 12, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District announced their plans to modify the current bus schedule during the annual public Transit Talk on Tuesday. MTD’s proposal includes expanding services ...
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Local Program Helps Kids Build Interactive Skills

April 9, 2012 by

The Fund for Santa Barbara donated $1,680 to the local organization PeerBuddies to help give special-needs children the opportunity to develop their social skills through interactions with other child...
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SB Initiative Aims to Shorten Jail Time for Certain Inmates

February 14, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a new home detention program for Santa Barbara County Jail inmates last Tuesday to expand the existing electronic monitoring program. The AB 109 ...
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Seminar To Honor Student Activism

February 2, 2012 by

Political experts and veteran activists will meet for a two-day conference today and tomorrow in Corwin Pavilion to discuss the legacy of the Students for a Democratic Society’s 1962 Port Huron Stat...
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Supervisor Discusses Local Issues, Upcoming Election

January 17, 2012 by

Doreen Farr, supervisor of Santa Barbara County’s 3rd District, hosted an open forum on Thursday afternoon at Coffee Collaborative to hear concerns from Isla Vista community members and give feedbac...
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County Denies Appropriations for Bag Inquiry

November 18, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted down a motion to contribute $15,000 toward an Environmental Impact Report on banning single-use plastic bags in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties i...
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Experts Unite to Examine Nuclear Energy

October 24, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara & Tri-Counties Chapter of the United Nations Association hosted a forum on nuclear energy featuring several notable speakers and activists on Saturday in recognition of United Na...
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Iraq Expert Talks Rebuilding, Responsibility

October 18, 2011 by

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart W. Bowen Jr. gave a lecture at Westmont College last Thursday to discuss the continued presence and role of the U.S. in Iraq. The SIGIR office ...
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Lack of Funds Suspends Lauded Boxing Program

October 5, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Primo Boxing Club is facing financial difficulties and the possibility of losing its location at the old Haley Street fire station on October 8th due to cuts in city government fundi...
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Pride Foundation’s Walk To Give Aid for HIV Services

September 30, 2011 by

The Pacific Pride Foundation will host its 21st annual Heart and Sole AIDS Walk this weekend at Leadbetter Beach to raise funds for local HIV/AIDS testing and services. Check-in for the event begins a...
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Library To Optimize Checkout Operations

June 2, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Public Library System is seeking summer volunteers to improve their checkout system and upgrade current collections.
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