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Students Form New Campus Party

February 24, 2015 by

Third-year political science majors Jason Garshfield and Brandon Morse formed a new campus political party last week, the Free Thinking Patriots (FTP), and plan to compete in the upcoming Associated S...
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Financial Aid Office To Adhere to Stricter Filing Deadlines for 2015-16 Applications

February 24, 2015 by

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships will implement stricter adherence policies for deadlines for the March 2 filing of 2015–16 financial aid applications.
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Campus Looks To Improve University Lighting

February 22, 2015 by

The UCSB Police Department (UCPD) hosted its annual Lighting and Safety Walk Thursday evening to inspect light posts and light bulbs on campus in an effort to make the university safer and more light-...
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A.S. Forum Examines Proposed Changes to Financial Aid, Health Insurance

February 20, 2015 by

Associated Students hosted a student forum yesterday at the Pardall Center to discuss the Financial Aid Office’s recent proposal to reduce financial aid grants for students who waive out of Gaucho H...
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Prof. Discusses Pros, Cons of Fracking

February 18, 2015 by

University of Wyoming Economics Professor and UW Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics Charles Mason gave a lecture at Bren Hall titled "To Frack or Not to Frack?” in which he discussed some ...
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Alumnus, U.S. Special Envoy Gives Talk at UCSB

February 18, 2015 by

Alumnus and former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman visited campus this past Friday to speak to students at the global studies department about his 30-year career with the ...
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Concert Almost Canceled Over Insurance

February 17, 2015 by

Hip hop group The Coup nearly had to cancel their upcoming show this Friday at the MultiCultural Center (MCC) Theater after the university originally did not grant the band an insurance waiver last we...
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Muslim Student Association Remembers Recent Victims with Candlelight Vigil

February 15, 2015 by

The Muslim Students Association (MSA) held a candlelight vigil at Storke Tower to honor the three victims of a recent shooting near University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, that some have been calli...
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Econ Dept. To Create Endowed Chair with Alumnus Donations

February 13, 2015 by

The Department of Economics received a total of $5 million dollars in grants during fiscal year 2014, most of which was given by Richard Aster, an alumnus who passed away in 2012.
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Waive Goodbye to Your Financial Aid

February 12, 2015 by

The Financial Aid Office has recently proposed a plan to reduce financial aid benefits to students who waive the Gaucho Health Insurance (GHI) for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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A.S. Discusses Young’s Retirement, GHI

February 12, 2015 by and

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in the UCen’s Flying A room to discuss resolutions on former Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Michael Young’s retirement celebration, Gaucho He...
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Dept. of Sociology To Celebrate 50 Years of Grad Program

February 12, 2015 by

The Department of Sociology will host a research conference this Friday and Saturday to celebrate the graduate program’s 50th anniversary.
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Finance and Business Committee Hears From Student Groups

February 10, 2015 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met Monday evening to address funding requests from 25 campus organizations and allocated full funding for 15 organizations, partial funding for ...
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National Academy of Engineering Awards UCSB Prof Membership

February 8, 2015 by

Chemical engineering professor Samir Mitragotri was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) last week, a professional distinction that honors individuals who have made outstanding contrib...
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Campaign Presents Panel of LGBTQ Students

February 6, 2015 by

Gauchos Against Hate, a new campus-wide campaign that focuses on accepting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community, held an event at the Loma Pelona Center Thursday night t...
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