Staff Report

January 13, 2014

Donor Gives Charitable Contribution To Update UCSB Campus Building

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Betty Elings Wells, a wealthy Santa Barbara philanthropist and co-founder of tech corporation Digital Instruments, recently donated $1 million toward renovating the UCSB Faculty Club building, a project which will start ...

January 13, 2014

Brown’s Proposal To Increase School Funding

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California Governor Jerry Brown announced his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Thursday, with the proposal including an additional $142.2 million to the University of California.

January 9, 2014

Mary Lambert To Spread ‘Same Love’ Singing at UCSB

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Tonight UCSB students will have the chance to see a performance in the Hub by rising vocalist Mary Lambert, who recently garnered worldwide attention by writing and singing the chorus to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ hit ...

January 6, 2014

UC President To Represent U.S. at 2014 Olympic Winter Games

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The United States will not be sending top officials such as President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, but instead will send UC President and former Secretary of Homeland ...

November 21, 2013

Officials Warn of Third Possible Meningitis Case

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A third case of meningococcal disease — which causes the highly contagious and deadly illness meningitis — at UCSB has been identified by Santa Barbara Public Health Officials.

November 20, 2013

UC Students and Employees Join AFSCME 3299 Strike

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University students will join campus custodial workers and other UCSB employees in a one-day strike today from the East Gate to Storke Tower, in solidarity with UC service workers who have been protesting UC wages and wo...

November 19, 2013

Students Perform to Fund Typhoon Relief

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Campus group Kapatirang Pilipino hosted Typhoon Haiyan Benefit Open Mic Night at the MultiCultural Center Theatre last night, with performances featuring live music, dance and poetry. A.S. groups are currently working to...

November 18, 2013

What’s Going on in the UC Office of the President

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Nurses Reach Compromise With UC The UC recently reached a “tentative agreement” with the California Nurses Association, or CNA, that includes a four-year labor contract requiring that nurses do not go on strike and c...

November 8, 2013

Police Apprehend Suspect Linked to Recent Thefts

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The principal suspect connected with the recent burglaries in Cheadle Hall and several San Clemente apartments over the last three weeks was arrested by UCPD yesterday at approximately 10:15 a.m.

November 7, 2013

Assault Suspect Resists Arrest, Fights Police

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On Tuesday night, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a call at 5:30 p.m. from a witness who reported seeing two male suspects assault another male at the 6600 block of Abrego Road.

November 7, 2013

Robbers Use Knife, Gun

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Last night at 11:25 p.m., two male suspects forcibly robbed a victim at gunpoint and knifepoint on Embarcadero del Norte.

November 7, 2013

Show Opens at Hybrid Thrift Store, Art Venue

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Local thrift shop and art space, The Thrift Store, will debut a new show tonight from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at its Old Town Goleta location. “DEPARTURE / ARRIVAL” will be open for the next month and features local artist...

November 6, 2013

Campus Burglar Steals From University Offices

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A burglary occurred on campus at Cheadle Hall yesterday.

November 5, 2013

I.V. Individuals Charged With Illegal Trafficking of Pharmaceutical Drugs

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Three Isla Vista residents were taken into custody for drug trafficking charges this past week, when 21-year-old Gabriel Yanowitz and 19-year-old Tyler Peltier were arrested for working together to illegally sell mass am...

November 1, 2013

Drug Bust Leads to Two Arrested I.V. Residents

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Santa Barbara Regional Narcotic Enforcement Team Agents seized 156 grams of cocaine, 49 tablets of MDMA (ecstasy) and 40 pills of an unidentified drug last weekend, according to a SBRNET press release.

October 31, 2013

Napolitano Announces Aid for Student Groups

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UC President Janet Napolitano announced a new initiative yesterday in her first major speech as UC President that will allocate $15 million of non-state funds toward undocumented students, post-doctoral fellows and gradu...