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A.S. Senators Explain New Voting System for Spring Senate Elections

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday to discuss the new Single Transferable Vote (STV) system that will be used in this spring’s senate elections in an effort to create more proportio...
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International Experts Join To Discuss Palestine

David Makovsky, distinguished fellow and director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Ghaith al-Omari, senior fellow at the Washington...
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WOCC To Discuss Gender Issues, Empowerment

The A.S. Womxn’s Commission will be hosting its annual Womxn of Color Conference (WOCC) this weekend, where attendees will discuss topics ranging from gender violence to diversity.
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UCSB Peace Corps Rank Rises

UC Santa Barbara’s rank among universities producing Peace Corps Volunteers rose from 18th to eighth place in 2015.
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Israeli Soldiers Share Experiences During Open Discussion

Gauchos United for Israel and Santa Barbara Hillel hosted an open discussion with Israeli soldiers on Tuesday as part of a nationwide tour put on by the organization StandWithUs.
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Faculty Panel Discusses Cultural Appropriation

The MultiCultural Center hosted a faculty-led panel discussion Tuesday evening to discuss cultural appropriation in today’s society.
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Girl Up to Host Screening of ‘He Named Me Malala’

Girl Up UCSB will host a screening of “He Named Me Malala,” the film that details Malala Yousafzai’s relationship with her father and her human rights activism in the Student Resource Building o...
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A.S. Finance and Business Committee Discusses Funding Requests from 26 Campus Organizations

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the State Street Room of the UCen to discuss funding requests from 26 campus organizations.
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Student Health Provides Meningitis B Vaccine

In light of a recent meningitis B outbreak at Santa Clara University, the Student Health Center is providing 3,000 meningococcal vaccinations to UCSB students.
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Dance Marathon Raises Money for Children’s Hosptial

Students participated in a full 12 hours of dancing, games and activities to raise money for Cottage Children's Hospital in UCSB’s third annual Dance Marathon on Saturday from noon to midnight in Ro...
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Daily Nexus Wins Six CCMA Awards

The Daily Nexus won six awards from the California College Media Assocation on Friday.
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Overview of New A.S. Parties

In the upcoming spring elections, four new Associated Students (A.S.) parties will be participating: Campus United, Peer Action Coalition (PAC), The Response and QutSB (Queer and Trans Student Body). ...
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Curtis Marez Lectures on Farm Worker Resistance Movements

Curtis Marez, associate professor and chair of Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego, presented an interactive lecture about farm worker resistance movements on Tuesday in the Multicultural Center (MCC), bas...
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UCSB Students, Faculty Discuss ISIS and Refugees

Professor Mark Juergensmeyer, Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, spoke to students and faculty Tuesday evening at Carrillo Dining Commons about the rise of both the I...
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Lois Capps, Veterans Lecture on Condition of Vietnam War Veterans

Congresswoman Lois Capps hosted a guest lecture in The Impact of the Vietnam War on American Religion and Culture course (RG ST 155) on Tuesday, accompanied by a panel comprised of mostly female Unite...
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