Refugees Sink or Swim in Controversial Game

June 22, 2016 by

Nic Cann, a UCSB alumnus from Melbourne, has created a smartphone game to help alleviate an ongoing international refugee crisis.
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Le1f, Junglepussy Get Close with Hub

April 14, 2016 by

Judging from the success of the UCSB Drag Show the night before, it wouldn’t have been unreasonable to anticipate that the Hub’s free concert to round off Pride Week would draw a big crowd.
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Part One: Isla Vista Gets Down to Business

February 18, 2016 by

A wide array of businesses are drawn to the busy streets of Isla Vista (I.V.), with new hopefuls arriving every year to compete for the interest of thousands of young adult customers. From chains like...
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SBIFF Awards Johnny Depp with Modern Master Award

February 11, 2016 by

The rumours allegedly began earlier in the day but, by 8:20 p.m. on Thursday evening, people were beginning to worry that Johnny Depp might not show up to collect his Maltin Modern Master award from t...
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UCSB Professors Rate RateMyProfessor

February 4, 2016 by

RateMyProfessors.com allows students to anonymously evaluate professors on a five-point scale for categories like helpfulness, clarity and even their professor’s “hotness.”
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The Yes Store Hosts Annual Event Showcasing Artists

December 3, 2015 by

The Yes Store is an arts cooperative in Downtown Santa Barbara, open from November to December each year, which sells handmade goods from local artists. The pop-up store has operated since 1968 and is...
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Dope Metaphors in the Hub

November 27, 2015 by

An event held on a Sunday evening is never going to get a huge turnout, but at a showcase featuring fledgling poets, a smaller crowd is probably a lot easier to face. Dope Metaphors in the Hub was org...
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Fundraiser Held To Support Meagan Hockaday’s Family and #BlackLivesMatter Campaign

November 19, 2015 by

The UCSB student-created Meagan Hockaday Support Committee held a fundraiser for the family of Meagan Hockaday at Blaze Pizza on Wednesday evening. Hockaday was fatally shot on March 28 by Oxnard poli...
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Paul S. Flores Comes to Reds Bin 211

November 11, 2015 by

It’s unsurprising that 2015 Doris Duke Award recipient Paul S. Flores managed to garner a decent turnout for his evening of spoken word, hosted by the UCSB MultiCultural Center on Friday Nov. 5. The...
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Workshop Aims To Educate on Cultural Appropriation

October 28, 2015 by

The Student Commission on Racial Equality (S.C.O.R.E.) and the American Indian Student Association held a workshop on cultural appropriation Tuesday evening in the MultiCultural Center (MCC). Cultural...
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#HowAreYou Campaign Aims to Improve Campus Mental Health Services

October 21, 2015 by

The Associated Students Office of the External Vice President for Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) hosted an interactive forum on the University of California Student Association’s (UCSA) mental health cam...
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Gun Control in the UK, Gun Crisis in the U.S.

October 15, 2015 by

Vicky Munro questions why the U.S. has an absurd obsession with guns
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