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A.S. Votes on Syrian Refugee Students

January 26, 2017 by

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate plans to pass a resolution next Wednesday to allocate university spots and academic scholarships to the Syrian refugees displaced from their home universities.
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Capps Donates 20 Years of Documents to Library

January 26, 2017 by

Lois Capps, former congresswoman for the United States who retired in November, has donated 20 years’ worth of documents to the UC Santa Barbara Library’s Special Research Collections.
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UCSB’s Kavli Residence Celebrates Opening

January 26, 2017 by

A visiting scholar’s residence for the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics celebrated its grand opening Friday, debuting on El Colegio Road across from Tropicana Del Norte.
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CCS Vetting Committee In Search of Faculty Member as New Dean

January 19, 2017 by

The College of Creative Studies (CCS) Vetting Committee is in the midst of searching for a new dean of the college, increasing transparency in the process by inviting students and faculty to participa...
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Library Website Gets First Facelift in 5 Years

January 19, 2017 by

The UCSB Library website got a major remodel at the beginning of Winter Quarter, updating its outdated homepage with an accessible new look.
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Uncertainty for Undocumented as Inauguration Looms

January 12, 2017 by

With eight days until inauguration, undocumented students throughout the UC face an uncertain future.
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Children’s Center Benefits From New Funds

January 12, 2017 by

Surrounded by foam letters, cubbies and a model igloo, kids at the Children’s Center in Goleta painted their names with colored ice cubes on Monday morning.
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UC Employees Protest Low Wages

January 12, 2017 by

The UC Teamsters Union demanded higher wages in protests on Tuesday.
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ESTEEM Program to Guide Engineering Students

January 12, 2017 by

UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering has introduced a new program to support engineering students, funded by a $4.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Walkout To Defy Possible UC Tuition Hikes

November 18, 2016 by

Student activists plan to simultaneously leave their classes Monday in protest of a proposed tuition increase for all University of California students.
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Faculty Join Free Speech Dialogue

November 17, 2016 by

UCSB professors, advisors and faculty held a discussion Wednesday in response to the A.S Senate’s approval of $5,000 in funding for College Republicans’ event.
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A Peek Through Professors’ Office Doors

November 17, 2016 by

Five UCSB professors discuss their work spaces and the meanings behind the items inside; from Darth Vader to a red, wooden phallus, the eclectic stylings reflect the unique professors that display the...
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Vista Point: The Goings On in Isla Vista This Week

November 3, 2016 by

From Isla Vista town hall to a discussion the morning after the General Election, Vista Point has the rundown on this week's events.
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A.S. Legal Code Revised to Include Non-Binary Pronouns

November 3, 2016 by

The new bill is the second piece of legislation to promote inclusivity at UCSB, the other being the use of students’ preferred names on ACCESS cards.
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UC Santa Barber: First-Year Student Runs Authentic Salon Out of Anacapa

November 2, 2016 by

First-year political science major Gilbert Nazari treats an average of four customers to a near-authentic barber shop experience every day in Anacapa.
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