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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Development of Basic Needs Resource Center

Besides the opportunity to centralize A.S. basic needs resources, Sir hopes the center will eventually consolidate financial workshops and CalFresh advocates in one place for students to access.
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Center Dedicated to Helping Victims of Sexual Violence Opens in Isla Vista

STESA will pay exactly one dollar in rent a year to the I.V. CSD, which is allowing them to use space in a building owned by Santa Barbara County.
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Gov. Newsom Signs “Abortion Pill” Bill Into Law

A similar bill, Senate Bill 320, made it through the California State Assembly and Senate last year before it was vetoed by former Gov. Jerry Brown.
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“She doesn’t know that she’s a sea lion and she doesn’t know where she is”: Unhealthy Sea Lion Spotted on I.V. Beaches

As Rogers would soon discover, the sea lion was seen in multiple places across the Isla Vista beaches over the weekend and was showing signs of domoic acid toxicosis.
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RCSGD Launches Second Annual Out List

The list launches this Friday, Oct. 11, on National Coming Out Day. 
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Memes and Self-Deprecation: A UCSB Professor’s Key to the Belly Laugh

Bob Kennedy — a linguistics lecturer at UCSB — first dipped his toes in the university’s meme scene years ago, when he began posting on a now-defunct Facebook group.  
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Fourth Mountain Lion Sighting Spooks Students

The school has sent out a number of warnings over the past few weeks about mountain lion sightings.
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Ten Takeaways From UC Payroll Data

The unabridged list of employee payroll information can be found on the UCOP website.
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Latest Mountain Lion Sighting Actually Bobcat, Previous Sightings Confirmed As Mountain Lions

Students are cautioned to stay away from the area until further notice. 
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Stalking Reports Increased, Disciplinary Action for Drug Violations Decreased in 2018

The report includes crimes reported to the UCPD and other campus security agencies.
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CALPIRG Discusses Latest Projects, Plans for Upcoming Year

The plastics petition is one of the four current projects the UCSB chapter of CALPIRG will be working on over the next year
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UCSB Alum Founds Creative Computing Initiative, Brings Technical Courses to Humanities Students

UCSB alumnus Ross Dowd has spearheaded an upcoming humanities-based technological program, meant to prepare humanities majors for careers in an increasingly tech-driven world. 
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UCSB Offers New Minor in Architecture and Urban History

Students taking on the minor must take two lower-division art history courses and 20 units of upper-division courses from the art history, environmental science or geography departments.
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In Photos | Move-in Weekend 2019

Last weekend saw hordes of UCSB freshmen flood the campus and move into their dorms, reviving the campus as the first week of school began.
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For Many, Access to Mental Health Resources Starts In College

For students who have never had access to mental health resources before, (C.A.P.S.) can be a student’s first foray into addressing mental health issues.
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