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UCSB Alumni Cycle from I.V. to Nicaragua and Beyond

February 15, 2018 by

Daniel Connell and Quincy Lee have been on the biking trip from I.V. to Colombia since Oct. 20, 2017, and they are currently in Nicaragua.
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UCSB Undergrad Adviser Was ‘Authentically Himself’

February 15, 2018 by

A UC Santa Barbara undergraduate adviser and recently admitted graduate student passed away in a car crash early Saturday morning.
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Program for Students in Recovery Expands to Meet Diverse Community Needs

February 15, 2018 by

Gauchos for Recovery (GFR), which provides free recovery support for substance addiction and other addictive behaviors, recently expanded to meet increasing demand for its services and soaring attenda...
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SB County Seeks To Improve Disaster Preparedness

February 15, 2018 by and

In the wake of the Jan. 9 mudslide that devastated Monetico neighborhoods, Santa Barbara County has unveiled new disaster preparedness policies to improve communication between the county and citizens...
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Court Case Could Bring Financial Strain to Public Sector Unions

February 15, 2018 by

Upcoming Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME could drastically affect the financial resources of public sector unions, including some of the fourteen different labor unions at UC Santa Barbara, accordi...
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Proposed Calif. Offshore Oil Drilling Faces Opposition

February 15, 2018 by

On Jan. 4, 2018, the DOI's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed a five-year plan that would lift former President Barack Obama’s offshore drilling ban that attempted to push the nation toward ...
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-On in Isla Vista

February 15, 2018 by

Learn about the goings-on in Isla Vista this week.
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Transfer Student Alliance To Receive A.S. Resources With New BCU Status

February 15, 2018 by

The Transfer Student Alliance will now be able to use A.S. resources and collaborate with other BCUs on campus. They will also receive an advisor and a significant increase in funding.
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UCSB Graduate Student Dies in Crash After Driving Wrong Way on Highway 101

February 10, 2018 by

While traveling at normal freeway speed, the victim’s 2012 Nissan Sentra collided with a concrete rail on the freeway median.
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A.S. Senators Hesitate to Support Phone App For Reporting Sexual Assault

February 10, 2018 by

If the Senate passes the resolution, A.S. would establish a contract with Sprigeo for the service and “widely publicize” the app to incoming students as a way to report sexual assault on campus an...
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Sexual Assault Survivors Raise Frustrations Over ‘Unresolved’ Demands

February 9, 2018 by

The town hall addressed one of the demands that requires UC President Janet Napolitano to tour sexual assault and sexual violence town halls on UC campuses once a year.
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Land Ordinance Limits Marijuana Sales in I.V., UC Students Opposed

February 8, 2018 by

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission passed a Cannabis Land Use Ordinance on Tuesday that creates a 750-foot buffer zone between medical marijuana dispensaries and areas with schools or daycar...
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Naloxone Used in 9 Overdose Cases in SB County, 5 in I.V. Since April ’17

February 8, 2018 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has administered Narcan, an opioid overdose treatment, nine times since the start of its Naloxone Program in April 2017, five of which occurred in Isla Vista.
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A.S. Senator Raises Money for Sister with Cancer Through Wristband Fundraiser

February 8, 2018 by

Associated Students Senator Jorge Santos’s life took a turn when his older sister and guardian of 14 years, Clara “Lery” Juarez, was diagnosed with stage 3 gastric cancer.
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UC Title IX Student Advisory Board Selected, Members Attend First Meeting

February 8, 2018 by

Jennifer Selvidge and Mariah Tanaka were selected as the UC Santa Barbara campus liaisons for the UC Title IX Student Advisory Board to advise the system-wide office on Title IX policies and procedure...
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