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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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Student Activist Network To Host Second Sexual Assault Town Hall To Discuss List of Demands

February 8, 2018 by and

A second sexual assault town hall will take place on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to discuss the university’s progress in preventing sexual assault and providing resources to survivors.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-On in Isla Vista

February 8, 2018 by

On Tuesday, Feb. 13, The Women’s Center is hosting a guided art class and an evening of self-care from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the UCSB SRB Multipurpose Room.
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Gauchothon to Raise Money for Local Hospital and “Miracle Childs”

February 6, 2018 by

Various UCSB groups are brought in to perform, play games and do other activities to entertain participants throughout the twelve-hour event.
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New Report Calls 2014 I.V. Mass Murderer An “Alt-Right Killer”

February 6, 2018 by

Investigations into Rodger’s internet posting history, along with his manifesto and the videos he uploaded to YouTube, led the SPLC to designate Rodger as a member of the alternative right.
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Womxn of Color Conference Explores Intersectional Feminism and Political Resistance

February 6, 2018 by

This year’s theme, “From Ashes to Activism: Rise through Resistance,” was reflected in the speakers, workshops and caucus spaces held throughout the day.
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Santa Barbara County Continues to Experience ‘Severe’ Drought

February 6, 2018 by

With below average rainfall expected for the next three months, Santa Barbara County remains in a severe drought, the Santa Barbara City Council announced during its Water Supply Management Report mee...
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Student Health Diagnoses 28 Cases of Influenza Since Fall Quarter

February 5, 2018 by

UC Santa Barbara Student Health diagnosed 28 students with the flu and 84 with an influenza-like illness between Oct. 1, 2017 and Feb. 1, 2018.
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Abortion Pills May Be Available to California College Students with Passage of Bill

February 4, 2018 by

If the bill is approved by the Assembly and signed by Governor Jerry Brown, all University of California and California State University campuses — including UC Santa Barbara — will offer the pill...
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