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Latinx Town Hall To Offer Safe Space For Discussion

November 22, 2015 by

Students will host a “Latinx Town Hall” Monday at 7 p.m. in the Graduate Student Association lounge at the MultiCultural Center to create a safe space for the Latino/a community.
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UCSB Minority Associations Host Discussion on Nationwide Racial Tensions

November 22, 2015 by

The Latino/a UCSB Network Association and the Asian Pacific Islander Alliance hosted “Calling In: Cultivating Racial Consciousness & Inclusivity” on Thursday, where panelists discussed racial tens...
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El Centro Hosts Second Annual Open House To Show its Role as a Safe Space on Campus

November 20, 2015 by

El Centro held its second annual open house on Thursday to educate students on its role as a safe haven for organizations and people of color. Located behind the library, El Centro has served as a spa...
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‘Stigma Free UCSB’ Held To Promote Understanding of Mental Health Issues, On-Campus Resources

November 20, 2015 by

  UCSB’s Active Minds chapter and the A.S. Commission on Student Well Being (COSWB) co-hosted an event titled “Stigma Free UCSB” at Storke Plaza Thursday to educate students about mental he...
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A.S. Senate Concludes Reforms on Elections Code, Reports End of Quarter Progress

November 20, 2015 by and

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen to finalize reforms to the Elections Code and wrap up the first quarter of the 2015-2016 school year. Members...
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La Familia de Colores To Host Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 19, 2015 by

Event to honor members of trans community La Familia de Colores will host a “Transgender Day of Remembrance” on Friday in honor of Zoraida Reyes, a trans Latina activist and UC Santa Barbara stud...
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Former World Chess Champion, Russian Political Activist Speaks on ‘Enemies of the Free World’

November 18, 2015 by

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov discussed his experience leading the pro-democracy movement against Russian president Vladimir Putin in a lecture titled “Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Pu...
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Tavis Smiley Discusses Social Constructs, Wealth Gap at MCC

November 18, 2015 by

The MultiCultural Center (MCC) hosted Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) talk show host Tavis Smiley on Tuesday as part of its Diversity Series to discuss socially constructed minorities and the relat...
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Associated Students Finance and Business Committee Fully Grants Six Requests, Partially Grants Three and Declines Two

November 17, 2015 by

 The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street room to consider 12 campus funding requests. A.S. F&B began the meeting with $18,065 in ...
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Increased Usage of LSD-like Synthetic Drugs Identified in I.V.

November 17, 2015 by

Student Health Director Mary Ferris sent a university email Thursday to warn students of a recent increase in the use of synthetic, LSD-like drugs. First responders and emergency services have identif...
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Autopsy Results Released in Death of UCSB Student

November 16, 2015 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office released new information Monday about the death of 19-year-old, second-year UCSB student Andres Sanchez in Isla Vista on Oct. 11. Sanchez died of ...
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Swimmer Speaks on Novel, Record-Breaking Journey

November 16, 2015 by

Open-water swimmer and author Diana Nyad spoke and held a signing of her new novel, Find a Way, Saturday at a UCSB Arts & Lectures event in Campbell Hall. Nyad swam 110 miles from Havana, Cuba to ...
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Professor Singh Speaks on Sikhism at Religious Literacy Series

November 13, 2015 by

UC Riverside Professor of Sikh and Punjabi Studies Pashaura Singh presented the history of Sikhism through its social and religious evolution at the MultiCultural Center Wednesday as the first speaker...
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More Than 1,000 March for Free Tuition, Living Wage

November 12, 2015 by and

Nearly 1,500 students marched through UC Santa Barbara’s campus on Thursday, joining more than 100 campuses nationwide in the Million Student March, a movement demanding free tuition, the eliminatio...
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The Principles Against Intolerance: Attempts to Redefine Anti-Semitism and the Potential Threat to Free Speech

November 12, 2015 by and

In order to protect Jewish students, the UC community has been pushing for a system-wide definition of anti-Semitism The Free Speech Movement began on the steps of UC Berkeley’s Sproul Hall in 1964 ...
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