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Former World Chess Champion, Russian Political Activist Speaks on ‘Enemies of the Free World’

November 18, 2015 by

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov discussed his experience leading the pro-democracy movement against Russian president Vladimir Putin in a lecture titled “Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Pu...
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Tavis Smiley Discusses Social Constructs, Wealth Gap at MCC

November 18, 2015 by

The MultiCultural Center (MCC) hosted Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) talk show host Tavis Smiley on Tuesday as part of its Diversity Series to discuss socially constructed minorities and the relat...
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Associated Students Finance and Business Committee Fully Grants Six Requests, Partially Grants Three and Declines Two

November 17, 2015 by

 The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street room to consider 12 campus funding requests. A.S. F&B began the meeting with $18,065 in ...
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Increased Usage of LSD-like Synthetic Drugs Identified in I.V.

November 17, 2015 by

Student Health Director Mary Ferris sent a university email Thursday to warn students of a recent increase in the use of synthetic, LSD-like drugs. First responders and emergency services have identif...
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Autopsy Results Released in Death of UCSB Student

November 16, 2015 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office released new information Monday about the death of 19-year-old, second-year UCSB student Andres Sanchez in Isla Vista on Oct. 11. Sanchez died of â€...
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Swimmer Speaks on Novel, Record-Breaking Journey

November 16, 2015 by

Open-water swimmer and author Diana Nyad spoke and held a signing of her new novel, Find a Way, Saturday at a UCSB Arts & Lectures event in Campbell Hall. Nyad swam 110 miles from Havana, Cuba to ...
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Professor Singh Speaks on Sikhism at Religious Literacy Series

November 13, 2015 by

UC Riverside Professor of Sikh and Punjabi Studies Pashaura Singh presented the history of Sikhism through its social and religious evolution at the MultiCultural Center Wednesday as the first speaker...
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More Than 1,000 March for Free Tuition, Living Wage

November 12, 2015 by and

Nearly 1,500 students marched through UC Santa Barbara’s campus on Thursday, joining more than 100 campuses nationwide in the Million Student March, a movement demanding free tuition, the eliminatio...
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The Principles Against Intolerance: Attempts to Redefine Anti-Semitism and the Potential Threat to Free Speech

November 12, 2015 by and

In order to protect Jewish students, the UC community has been pushing for a system-wide definition of anti-Semitism The Free Speech Movement began on the steps of UC Berkeley’s Sproul Hall in 1964 ...
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Professor Rios Lectures On Justice, Race

November 12, 2015 by

UCSB Professor of sociology Victor Rios spoke with students in the Loma Paloma Center on Tuesday about the United States justice system, race relations and mentorship opportunities. Rios conducts rese...
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Nyad to Speak About Record Swim, Memoir

November 12, 2015 by

In 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida; she will speak about the record-setting feat, as well as her newly published memoir, on Saturday Record-setting long-distance...
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Active Minds of UCSB To Attend Health Conference

November 12, 2015 by

UCSB’s Active Minds chapter will attend the Active Minds 12th National Mental Health on Campus Conference at UC Irvine this weekend to network with chapters from across the nation. Active Minds aims...
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Million Student March Movement To Demand Tuition-Free Public College, No Student Debt, $15 Minimum Wage

November 10, 2015 by

Accessible, Attainable, Affordable Coalition UCSB (AAAC) will host #MillionStudentMarch Thursday beginning at Storke Tower to demand tuition-free public colleges, the cancellation of all student debt ...
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A.S. Finance and Business Committee Fully Fund Three Requests, Partially Fund Three Others

November 10, 2015 by

  The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (F&B) allocated $12,565 to campus organizations on Monday, partially funding three requests and fully funding three others. A.S. F&...
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Jennicet Gutierrez Advocates for Marginalized Groups at the Hub

November 8, 2015 by

Trans Latina activist and undocumented immigrant Jennicet Gutierrez spoke in the Hub Thursday evening in the final installation of the Trans Revolution Series hosted by the UCSB Resource Center for Se...
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