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BWHC’s Black Beauty Expo provides Black students with accessible hair products

The UC Santa Barbara Associated Students Black Women’s Health Collaborative hosted the third Black Beauty Expo at the Student Resource Building on Nov. 8.
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Gaucho Gaming is a ‘critical hit’ with local gamers

Gaucho Gaming is the primary recreational and competitive video game club at UC Santa Barbara. Founded in 2015, the club hosts game nights and events
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Voters face ballot shortages, equipment issues, long lines on Election Day

Several polling places ran out of provisional English-language ballots and faced equipment issues, according to several voters and poll workers.
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‘Visionary’ Elroy Pinks’ legacy lives on at UC Santa Barbara

Elroy Pinks, the executive director of the OBSD, passed away on July 9 last summer at age 52. His impacts not only reach campus but across California.
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Former UC union organizer Wendy Santamaria runs for Santa Barbara City Council

UCSB alum and former AFSCME Union Representative Wendy Santamaria is running for Santa Barbara City Council representing District 1.
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Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna delivers lecture on new CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology

Nobel Prize winner and UC Berkeley professor Jennifer Doudna presented developments on her gene research at a UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures event on Oct. 22.
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What does it mean for UCSB to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution?

UC Santa Barbara approaches its 10th anniversary as a federally-designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. In that time, the university has changed what it means to serve its Hispanic student population...
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Newly-appointed HSI director holds first HSI forum

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and introduce its new Hispanic Serving Institution director, UCSB held its first “HSI Forum: Promoting Latine Excellence and Servingness.”
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MCC introduces new community guidelines after temporary closure last year

After an incident involving signage resulting in the temporary closure of the MCC last year, the MCC has created new community guidelines.
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Nearly half of undergraduates report food insecurity, new interim A.S. Food Bank coordinator plans to expand services

Crystal Bach wants to expand the Food Bank programs and get more funding. One project includes a mobile food pantry.
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Halloween programming for 2024

In celebration of Halloween, I.V. and campus entities have organized programming throughout October. This includes the Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3, during which an ordinance will be enforced by the IVFP.
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S.E.A.L. hosts fifth annual Cultural Identities Fair

S.E.A.L. hosted its fifth annual Cultural Identities Fair on Oct. 9, with cultural clubs, career-oriented organizations and Greek life, tabling and fundraising for their organizations.
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AFSCME 3299 announces strike vote from Oct. 28-30, says University engaged in ‘bad-faith bargaining’

A UC-wide union representing 37,000 service and patient care workers announced on Oct. 10 that a strike vote will be held from Oct. 28-30 which may authorize an Unfair Labor Practice Strike.
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Student guide to voting in 2024 elections

This Election Day the UCSB community will be able to vote for the next president, local officials and other ballot initiatives. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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SJP walks out for Gaza, Lebanon during “Week of Rage”

SJP called for students to walk out of their classes on Oct. 9 and gather at the library steps to honor victims of violence in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 and in Lebanon due to recent strikes.
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