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New Note-Taking Tool in the Works

February 26, 2015 by

The Associated Students’ Office of the Controller is currently conducting research on how to improve student information gathering in the classroom through a new collaborative note-taking program.
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Panel Discusses Eating Disorders As Part of Awareness Week

February 26, 2015 by

The Active Minds student organization hosted a panel discussion for National Eating Disorder Awareness week on Wednesday at the Loma Pelona Center with six panelists from the Hosford Counseling and Ps...
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Local Psychologist, Author Lectures on PTSD in Veterans

February 26, 2015 by

Santa Barbara psychologist and author Larry Decker gave a lecture on his recently released book, The Alchemy of Combat: Transforming Trauma in Combat Veterans, exploring post-traumatic stress...
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Former US Ambassador Gives Lecture on Foreign Policy

February 26, 2015 by

Former U.S. ambassador to Morocco Marc Ginsberg and previous executive director at the American Task Force on Palestine Ghaith al-Omari presented a lecture in Campbell Hall about U.S. foreign policy i...
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American Indian Author, Poet Reads from Newest Book

February 25, 2015 by

American Indian author, poet and professor at Washington and Lee University Deborah A. Miranda gave a lecture Tuesday evening at the HSSB McCune Conference Room about her latest novel, Bad Indians: A ...
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Professor Talks About Muslims in the US

February 25, 2015 by

Yale University Professor of American and Religious Studies Zareena Grewal held a discussion about the cultural role of Muslim Americans in the U.S., American media portrayal of Islam and current deba...
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Researcher Presents Lecture on Mexico’s Kidnapped Students

February 24, 2015 by

Principal Researcher of the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City Alicia Civera Cerecedo presented a lecture in HSSB on Monday night about the 2014 mass kidnapping of Ayotzinapa students in Ig...
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A.S. Fully Funds Nine Campus Groups

February 24, 2015 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met Monday night in the State Street Room of the UCen to hear funding requests from 19 campus groups.
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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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