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Students Discuss Environmental Racism, Environmental Justice, Flint Water Crisis

February 9, 2016 by

Approximately 50 students discussed the meaning and future implications of environmental racism and environmental justice at an event titled “What is Environmental Racism?” Monday in the MultiCult...
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South African Students To Host Talk on Apartheid

February 8, 2016 by

Black South African students Jamie Mithi and Khanyisa Pinini will host “Let’s Talk about Apartheid” at Isla Vista Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 9, where they will share their experiences with aparthe...
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UCSB Anscombe Society Hosts Event Debating Constitutional Right of Same-Sex Marriage

February 5, 2016 by

The UCSB Anscombe Society, an organization advocating against same-sex marriage, hosted a debate titled “After Obergefell: The Impact on Marriage and Religious Liberty” Thursday night in the Psych...
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‘Jewish Journeys’ Brings Michael Douglas to Speak on Anti-Semitism, More

February 4, 2016 by

Michael Douglas, acclaimed actor and UCSB alumnus, and Natan Sharansky, author, activist and chair of The Jewish Agency, discussed their relationships with Judaism, anti-Semitism, activism and religio...
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D.R.E.A.M. To Aid Undocumented Students

February 4, 2016 by

The University of California is rolling out its D.R.E.A.M. Loan Program this academic year, providing an initial $5 million in federal aid to undocumented students across the UC system.
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UCSB Examines Revised Sexual Violence Policy

February 4, 2016 by

Students, staff and administrators met in the UCen’s Santa Barbara Harbor Room on Wednesday to discuss recent changes to how UCSB will respond to reports of sexual violence.
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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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Dance Marathon To Raise Money for CMN

February 4, 2016 by

Dance Marathon will host UCSB’s third annual Dance Marathon from Feb. 20 to 21 to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.
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Dean Oliver Appointed First African American President of Claremont Undergrad College

February 3, 2016 by

Melvin Oliver, dean of the College of Letters and Science, will become the sixth president of Pitzer College this summer and the first African American to ever be appointed president of one of the fiv...
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Associated Students Finance and Business Committee Fully Funds Nine Requests, Partially Grants Six, Tables Three, Denies One

February 2, 2016 by

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 19 campus organizations. The committee began the ...
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Academic Senate Meets to Discuss Campus Issues

January 31, 2016 by

The bi-quarterly Academic Senate met Thursday night in the UCen State Street room to update the faculty on campus issues.
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Students Protest U.S. Customs and Border Protection Booth at Career Fair

January 29, 2016 by

More than 50 students staged a protest against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) booth at the Winter Career Fair on Thursday, claiming CBP participates in human rights abuses against those ...
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Isla Carte Working to Launch a Sustainable Food Cart on Campus

January 28, 2016 by

Student-run food program Isla Carte is holding monthly tasting events for their proposed food cart program expected to launch in fall of 2017.
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Lawsuit Claims ‘Dangerous’ Area of UCSB Led to Rape

January 28, 2016 by

A UC Santa Barbara student who was raped on campus in 2014 is claiming the University failed to adequately maintain an “overgrown foliage area” despite previous reports of criminal activity in the...
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Conference Commemorates Fifth Anniversary of Egyptian Revolution

January 27, 2016 by

Professors and students gathered on the fifth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution Monday for the After Tahrir: Egyptian Revolutionary Experiences and Future Visions conference in the McCune Confere...
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