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Let the Bells Ring: Carillon Concert Series Celebrates Tower’s 50th Anniversary

September 2, 2019 by

The concert saw an eclectic mix of music including songs composed specifically for the carillon, classical songs by composers such as Mozart and pop hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody."
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Three Weeks After Burglary, Webb Hall Gems Remain Missing

September 1, 2019 by

News of the missing items broke on Aug. 26 after a post by a UCSB student about the missing gems was shared to the UCSB Free & For Sale Facebook page. 
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Honors for Who? A Look Into Diversity in UCSB’s Honors Program

August 24, 2019 by

Almost half of the 1,713 students in the honors program in 2018-19 school year identified as white, despite white students making up only about 30% of the total student body. 
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Orientation for Spanish-Speaking Parents of Incoming Students Celebrates Inaugural Summer

August 20, 2019 by

The transition to college can be especially hard for first-generation students and their parents if they have no experience with universities, Medina emphasized.
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“Power Is Found In The Community”: Santa Barbara Gathers at Vigil for Mass Shootings

August 13, 2019 by

Over fifty members of the Santa Barbara community convened downtown last Monday evening to mourn those who were killed in the mass shootings in Dayton, El Paso and Gilroy.
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UCPD Cases To Be Stalled in Court For Six Months As UCSB Completes Internal Investigations

August 12, 2019 by

The lawsuits allege wide misconduct within the police department, retaliation for reporting said misconduct and violations of the California Whistleblower Protection Act.
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Timely Warning Issued for Assault on Campus-Adjacent Property

August 10, 2019 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for the suspect.
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Former UC Graduate Student Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Regents, Claiming Lack of Due Process in Title IX Proceedings

August 5, 2019 by

The student is suing on his own behalf as well as on behalf of all other UC students who were disciplined under several different sexual harassment and sexual violence policies.
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UCSB Files Suits Against Amazon, Target and Others Over Alleged Exploitation of Intellectual Property

August 3, 2019 by

The documents credit three full-time UCSB professors with inventing the patents: James “Jim” Speck, Steven DenBaars and Shuji Nakamura.
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UC Announces Tentative Agreement With UPTE for Two New 5-Year Contracts

August 3, 2019 by

If ratified, the two contracts would be valid until fall 2024. 
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UC Regents Discuss Implementing Fixed Tuition Plan

July 30, 2019 by

According to Regent Lark Park, the issue came down to, “How do we fund the university we want?”
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Freshman Summer Start Program Expands to San Miguel Residence Hall

July 29, 2019 by

Students in FSSP have historically lived in San Nicolas Hall, and in recent years, have stayed in that hall for their entire first year. 
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Anthropology Professor Celebrates 32nd Consecutive Summer Traveling Across the World to Teach at UCSB

July 27, 2019 by

Kundu’s first official quarter teaching at UCSB was the winter of 1988. He hasn’t stopped since.
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UCSB Admission Rate Drops to 29.7%

July 26, 2019 by

Out of a pool of 176,695 applicants, 108,178 students were admitted as incoming freshmen across the nine UC campuses.
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Students Condemn UC and Chancellor Yang’s Involvement in Thirty Meter Telescope, Express Support for Native Hawaiians

July 22, 2019 by

Yang is the chair of the telescope's board of governors, a position he has held since 2007.
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