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November 21, 2014

Students Protest Mexican Government’s Connection to Missing Students

By Christopher Chen

Students gathered in the Arbor yesterday to participate in a protest against the government of Mexico for their alleged participation in the kidnapping of 43 Mexican college students, all of whom are presumed dead.

November 21, 2014

UCSB Mock Trial To Compete in 2014 Yale Invitational

By Diana Bounina

UCSB Mock Trial will fly to New Haven, CT, to compete at the 2014 Yale Invitational, which takes place on Dec. 6 and 7.

November 20, 2014

UCSB Set to Build Housing on Storke

By Teddy Krolczyk

Preparations have begun for construction of San Joaquin Village, the first large-scale student housing project associated with the recently approved Long Ranged Development Plan after the California Coastal Commission’...

November 20, 2014

It’s On Us Campaign Asks Students to Pledge Support

By Adelaide Burk

It’s On Us, a national campaign to encourage students to help combat sexual violence, has been hosting a pledge drive at the Student Resources Building Lawn since Monday and will hold a rally in Stoke Plaza tomorrow at...

November 20, 2014

Locals Protest UC-Wide Tuition Hike

By William Leiva

Students and faculty gathered at the Day of Education and Activism event yesterday in the Arbor to protest the proposed UC tuition increase of five percent over the next five years.

November 20, 2014

Senate Talks Guns, Concert

By Rachel Ann Reyes

The Associated Students Senate met Wednedsday night in the Flying A room of the UCen to discuss a resolution to divest from firearm manufacturers as well as denial of transportation to this Saturday’s Waka Flocka Flame...

November 18, 2014

Screening Inspires Students to Address Gender Inequality

By Teddy Krolczyk

The Sigma Theta Psi multicultural sorority held a screening of the award-winning documentary “Honor Diaries” at the MultiCultural Center Theatre last night.

November 18, 2014

A.S. Finance and Business Committee Reviews Funding Proposals

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met tonight in the State Street Room at the UCen to hear funding proposals from various student organizations and clubs.

November 18, 2014

Food Truck Cinema To Provide Free Food, Movie

By Josh Ortiz

UCSB First will host Food Truck Cinema tomorrow at 7:30p.m. on the UCen Lawn to advocate student donation to the university after graduation.

November 16, 2014

Award-Winning Journalist Speaks at Campbell Hall

By Supriya Yelimeli

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Nicholas Kristof gave a lecture in Campbell Hall Thursday to speak on the challenges facing philanthropy.

November 16, 2014

House of Cards Editor Speaks at Pollock Theater

By Christopher Chen

In continuation of the Pollock Theater series “Focus On: The Editor,” House of Cards editor Byron Smith, gave a lecture Thursday on the importance of the editor in the process of producing an online television series...

November 14, 2014

Fair Fights Mental Health Stigmas

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Active Minds and Associated Students jointly held “Stigma Free UCSB” yesterday in Storke Plaza to facilitate discussion between students, staff and mental health professionals about issues surrounding student mental ...

November 13, 2014

Commission Approves UCSB Development Plan

By Peeka Zimmerman

The California Coastal Commission approved UCSB’s Long Range Development Plan (LRDP)Thursday, which will add 5,000 undergraduate students and hundreds of faculty and staffers to the university by 2025.

November 13, 2014

Seeking Solutions to Sexual Assault

By Rachel Ann Reyes

State legislators, Santa Barbara law enforcement, Santa Barbara City College representatives, campus resource groups and students met yesterday in the Engineering Sciences Building for a roundtable discussion on the issu...

November 13, 2014

Senate Discusses S.C.O.R.E Bill

By Rachel Ann Reyes

Members of the Student Commission on Racial Equality (S.C.O.R.E.) were in attendance during public forum of the Associated Students Senate meeting last night to combat a bill that would reduce S.C.O.R.E.’s decision-mak...

November 10, 2014

Pro-life Group Files Lawsuit Against UCSB

By Juliet Bachtel

A civil lawsuit was filed last week against UCSB by pro-life student advocates Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF) who claim the university did not pursue disciplinary action against feminist studies associate professor...