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A.S. Senate Passes Conference Budget Cap in Effort to Reduce Student Fees

Associated Students (A.S.) Senate passed a bylaw on Wednesday aimed at decreasing student fees by capping the amount that student groups spend on off-campus conferences.
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UCSB Grad Student Returns to U.S. After ‘Rollercoaster’ Travel Ban

Maryam Rasekh was stuck in her home country of Iran for one month following Trump's travel ban.
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A Closer Look at Title IX Policy Changes

Since Title IX passed into law in 1972, the University of California has made critical changes to the policy that have affected the way its campuses respond to sexual misconduct and handle such invest...
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Construction Leads Expect Bike Lanes to Reopen in Spring

Students can expect to bike by the library again when Spring Quarter rolls around.
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UC Regents to Consider a Cap on Nonresident Enrollment

The suggested cap would prevent UC campuses’ nonresident enrollment from exceeding 20 percent.
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Vista Point: Local Freebies and Activities This Week

This week, catch the 'zine scene with The Catalyst, desserts with the elderly and more.
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George Thurlow Joins CSD on First Day of Business

The CSD held its first public meeting on Tuesday in which the Board elected officers, established three new committees and addressed an open forum of community members.
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County Unanimously Reaffirms Deltopia Weekend Festival Ordinance

The festival ordinance will limit large gatherings of people from playing loud music between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 a.m on Deltopia weekend.
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County Official Explains How Del Playa Cliff Inspections Work

Every year, county officials inspect each cliffside property to ensure that none are in peril of impending damages that could result from cliff erosion.
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Gloria Steinem Discusses Feminism, Race, Activism

Gloria Steinem visited the Arlington Theater on Thursday night through UCSB Arts & Lectures, discussing feminism, intersectionality and the Donald Trump presidency.
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Police Intervene After Threat of Suicide on I.V. Cliffs

A suicidal subject threatened to jump off a cliff on Saturday at Pelican Park in Isla Vista, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday.
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Students Meet Under Storke Tower to Rally Against ‘Dirty Oil’

Around 40 students from several environmental clubs rallied Thursday under Storke Tower to protest dirty oil and show support for environmental health.
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Surf Report: Mar. 3 to 5

This is honestly the worst surf I have seen in a long time.
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Documents Show 6 UCSB Employees Violated Title IX Policy

The documents identify approximately 124 Title IX violations across the UC system between Jan. 1, 2013, and April 6, 2016. Four of six cases at UCSB were reported by students, and the remaining were r...
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CSD Takes First Steps in I.V. Governance

The Isla Vista Community Services District was born this Wednesday after a decades-long movement for self-governance in Isla Vista.
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