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UCPD Cases To Be Stalled in Court For Six Months As UCSB Completes Internal Investigations

August 12, 2019 by

The lawsuits allege wide misconduct within the police department, retaliation for reporting said misconduct and violations of the California Whistleblower Protection Act.
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Timely Warning Issued for Assault on Campus-Adjacent Property

August 10, 2019 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for the suspect.
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In Photos | Santa Barbara Mourns Victims of Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton Mass Shootings

August 8, 2019 by

On Monday, Santa Barbara County residents gathered in eastside Santa Barbara to mourn the lives lost in the three mass shootings that happened last week.
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Former UC Graduate Student Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Regents, Claiming Lack of Due Process in Title IX Proceedings

August 5, 2019 by

The student is suing on his own behalf as well as on behalf of all other UC students who were disciplined under several different sexual harassment and sexual violence policies.
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UCSB Files Suits Against Amazon, Target and Others Over Alleged Exploitation of Intellectual Property

August 3, 2019 by

The documents credit three full-time UCSB professors with inventing the patents: James “Jim” Speck, Steven DenBaars and Shuji Nakamura.
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UC Announces Tentative Agreement With UPTE for Two New 5-Year Contracts

August 3, 2019 by

If ratified, the two contracts would be valid until fall 2024. 
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IVRPD Board Fills Last Seat With Appointment of New Director

July 31, 2019 by

UCSB fourth-year Matthew Griffin was the only applicant for the vacant seat. His term will end in November 2020.
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UC Regents Discuss Implementing Fixed Tuition Plan

July 30, 2019 by

According to Regent Lark Park, the issue came down to, “How do we fund the university we want?”
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Freshman Summer Start Program Expands to San Miguel Residence Hall

July 29, 2019 by

Students in FSSP have historically lived in San Nicolas Hall, and in recent years, have stayed in that hall for their entire first year. 
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Anthropology Professor Celebrates 32nd Consecutive Summer Traveling Across the World to Teach at UCSB

July 27, 2019 by

Kundu’s first official quarter teaching at UCSB was the winter of 1988. He hasn’t stopped since.
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UCSB Admission Rate Drops to 29.7%

July 26, 2019 by

Out of a pool of 176,695 applicants, 108,178 students were admitted as incoming freshmen across the nine UC campuses.
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Camino Pescadero Park Closed Until September For Stair Repairs

July 23, 2019 by

I.V. beach goers can still access the Camino Pescadero beach through the stairs at other locations such as El Embarcadero and Camino Del Sur beach access. 
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Students Condemn UC and Chancellor Yang’s Involvement in Thirty Meter Telescope, Express Support for Native Hawaiians

July 22, 2019 by

Yang is the chair of the telescope's board of governors, a position he has held since 2007.
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Two Women Report Incidents of Fondling at Portola

July 18, 2019 by

The suspect is approximately 6 feet tall, has a “thinner build,” brown hair and was wearing a blue jacket at the time of the second incident. 
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Lawmakers Introduce New Bill To Make College Free and Eliminate all Student Debt

July 18, 2019 by

To make tuition free, the act would provide $47 billion per year — 67% of which would be covered by the federal government and 33% by the states — to universities.
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