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Billionaire Donates $200M To Fix ‘Gross’ Dorms

March 28, 2016 by

Billionaire Charles Munger donated a record-breaking $200 million to UCSB on Thursday, designating the funds for a state-of-the-art on campus residence hall.
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University Urged To Fix Not-So-Eternal Flame

March 10, 2016 by

David Williams arrived on the south lawn of Buchanan Hall Wednesday afternoon to ceremoniously light UCSB’s Eternal Flame — meant to be a symbol of peace between nations — but found the flame co...
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National Geographic Photographer Speaks at Campbell About His Work With Big Cats

March 7, 2016 by

Photojournalist and author Steve Winter presented On the Trail of Big Cats: Tigers, Cougars, and Snow Leopards, a chronicle of his work photographing wildlife throughout the world, during a lecture Su...
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A.S. Senators Approve Free Speech Resolution, A.S. Attorney General Resigns

March 4, 2016 by

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday in the Flying A Room of the UCen to discuss resolutions supporting free speech, divestment from Turkey, honoraria reform and implementation of the S...
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UCSB First Awards Grants to Campus Philanthropies

March 4, 2016 by

UCSB First awarded 11 grants to campus philanthropic organizations at its annual Philanthropy Awards Dinner on Wednesday in Corwin Pavilion.
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Alumni Program Helps Students Land Jobs

March 3, 2016 by

The UCSB Alumni Mentorship Program (A.M.P.), powered by networking group Firsthand, is now on the UCSB campus to provide students with the opportunity to get jobs through alumni networking.
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Associated Students Finance and Business Committee Grants Over $12,000 in Funds

March 1, 2016 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the State Street Room of the UCen to discuss funding requests from 11 campus organizations.
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A.S. Senators Explain New Voting System for Spring Senate Elections

February 26, 2016 by

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday to discuss the new Single Transferable Vote (STV) system that will be used in this spring’s senate elections in an effort to create more proportio...
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International Experts Join To Discuss Palestine

February 25, 2016 by

David Makovsky, distinguished fellow and director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Ghaith al-Omari, senior fellow at the Washington...
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WOCC To Discuss Gender Issues, Empowerment

February 25, 2016 by

The A.S. Womxn’s Commission will be hosting its annual Womxn of Color Conference (WOCC) this weekend, where attendees will discuss topics ranging from gender violence to diversity.
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UCSB Peace Corps Rank Rises

February 25, 2016 by

UC Santa Barbara’s rank among universities producing Peace Corps Volunteers rose from 18th to eighth place in 2015.
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Israeli Soldiers Share Experiences During Open Discussion

February 24, 2016 by

Gauchos United for Israel and Santa Barbara Hillel hosted an open discussion with Israeli soldiers on Tuesday as part of a nationwide tour put on by the organization StandWithUs.
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Faculty Panel Discusses Cultural Appropriation

February 24, 2016 by

The MultiCultural Center hosted a faculty-led panel discussion Tuesday evening to discuss cultural appropriation in today’s society.
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Girl Up to Host Screening of ‘He Named Me Malala’

February 24, 2016 by

Girl Up UCSB will host a screening of “He Named Me Malala,” the film that details Malala Yousafzai’s relationship with her father and her human rights activism in the Student Resource Building o...
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A.S. Finance and Business Committee Discusses Funding Requests from 26 Campus Organizations

February 23, 2016 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the State Street Room of the UCen to discuss funding requests from 26 campus organizations.
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