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American Indian Author, Poet Reads from Newest Book

American Indian author, poet and professor at Washington and Lee University Deborah A. Miranda gave a lecture Tuesday evening at the HSSB McCune Conference Room about her latest novel, Bad Indians: A ...
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Professor Talks About Muslims in the US

Yale University Professor of American and Religious Studies Zareena Grewal held a discussion about the cultural role of Muslim Americans in the U.S., American media portrayal of Islam and current deba...
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Researcher Presents Lecture on Mexico’s Kidnapped Students

Principal Researcher of the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City Alicia Civera Cerecedo presented a lecture in HSSB on Monday night about the 2014 mass kidnapping of Ayotzinapa students in Ig...
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A.S. Fully Funds Nine Campus Groups

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met Monday night in the State Street Room of the UCen to hear funding requests from 19 campus groups.
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Students Form New Campus Party

Third-year political science majors Jason Garshfield and Brandon Morse formed a new campus political party last week, the Free Thinking Patriots (FTP), and plan to compete in the upcoming Associated S...
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Financial Aid Office To Adhere to Stricter Filing Deadlines for 2015-16 Applications

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will implement stricter adherence policies for deadlines for the March 2 filing of 2015–16 financial aid applications.
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Campus Looks To Improve University Lighting

The UCSB Police Department (UCPD) hosted its annual Lighting and Safety Walk Thursday evening to inspect light posts and light bulbs on campus in an effort to make the university safer and more light-...
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A.S. Forum Examines Proposed Changes to Financial Aid, Health Insurance

Associated Students hosted a student forum yesterday at the Pardall Center to discuss the Financial Aid Office’s recent proposal to reduce financial aid grants for students who waive out of Gaucho H...
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Prof. Discusses Pros, Cons of Fracking

University of Wyoming Economics Professor and UW Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics Charles Mason gave a lecture at Bren Hall titled "To Frack or Not to Frack?” in which he discussed some ...
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Alumnus, U.S. Special Envoy Gives Talk at UCSB

Alumnus and former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman visited campus this past Friday to speak to students at the global studies department about his 30-year career with the ...
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Concert Almost Canceled Over Insurance

Hip hop group The Coup nearly had to cancel their upcoming show this Friday at the MultiCultural Center (MCC) Theater after the university originally did not grant the band an insurance waiver last we...
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Muslim Student Association Remembers Recent Victims with Candlelight Vigil

The Muslim Students Association (MSA) held a candlelight vigil at Storke Tower to honor the three victims of a recent shooting near University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, that some have been calli...
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Econ Dept. To Create Endowed Chair with Alumnus Donations

The Department of Economics received a total of $5 million dollars in grants during fiscal year 2014, most of which was given by Richard Aster, an alumnus who passed away in 2012.
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Waive Goodbye to Your Financial Aid

The Financial Aid Office has recently proposed a plan to reduce financial aid benefits to students who waive the Gaucho Health Insurance (GHI) for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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A.S. Discusses Young’s Retirement, GHI

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in the UCen’s Flying A room to discuss resolutions on former Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Michael Young’s retirement celebration, Gaucho He...
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