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Concert Almost Canceled Over Insurance

February 17, 2015 by

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

February 15, 2015 by

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

February 13, 2015 by

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

February 12, 2015 by

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

February 12, 2015 by and

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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Dept. of Sociology To Celebrate 50 Years of Grad Program

February 12, 2015 by

The Department of Sociology will host a research conference this Friday and Saturday to celebrate the graduate program’s 50th anniversary.
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Finance and Business Committee Hears From Student Groups

February 10, 2015 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met Monday evening to address funding requests from 25 campus organizations and allocated full funding for 15 organizations, partial funding for ...
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National Academy of Engineering Awards UCSB Prof Membership

February 8, 2015 by

Chemical engineering professor Samir Mitragotri was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) last week, a professional distinction that honors individuals who have made outstanding contrib...
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Campaign Presents Panel of LGBTQ Students

February 6, 2015 by

Gauchos Against Hate, a new campus-wide campaign that focuses on accepting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community, held an event at the Loma Pelona Center Thursday night t...
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Senate Considers iClicker Rental

February 5, 2015 by and

Associated Students gathered in the UCen to discuss topics such as reduced financial aid and an iClicker borrowing program
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Art Professor Shares Images of Jailed Youth as First Event of UCSB Reads 2015

February 4, 2015 by

Art professor and photographer Richard Ross spoke about his newly published book Girls in Justice as well as his work documenting incarcerated youth in detention facilities across the country Tuesday ...
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Confucius Institute Presents First Lectures

February 4, 2015 by

Two professors from McGill University and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies gave keynote lectures at the Mosher Alumni House to celebrate the opening of the Confucius Institute on camp...
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UCSB Hosts Distinguished Guests For Opening of Confucius Institute

February 3, 2015 by

UCSB’s Confucius Institute, an international establishment to promote the study of Chinese language, culture, history, science, politics and economics, held its opening ceremony Monday in McCune Hal...
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A.S. Finance and Business Committee Entertains Funding Requests

February 3, 2015 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met Monday evening in the Flying A Room of the UCen and heard from 12 campus organizations looking to receive funding for events being held prima...
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In Photos: Hundreds of Students Compete in 36-Hour Hackathon

February 2, 2015 by

On Friday, Jan. 30, over 500 participants from schools all over California competed in a 36-hour hackathon, the first annual one held in Corwin Pavilion and surrounding areas. Students designed and pr...
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