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UCSB Mourns Loss of ‘Selfless’ Grad Student

April 6, 2017 by

Samuel “Sam” Boldissar died on March 25 while rock climbing in Joshua Tree. He was a third-year doctoral student described as being “true to his own tastes.”
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A.S. Remembers Staff Member David Miller

April 6, 2017 by

David B. Miller worked at the publication office for the last five years. Miller is leaving behind a wife and two wonderful children.
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A.S. Food Bank Begins Facility Expansion, Renovation

April 1, 2017 by

During construction, a temporary location will open up on the second floor of the UCen in the study space, across from Subway, where the old faculty lounge used to be.
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Fossil Fuel Activists Call UC Disinvestment ‘Just a Drop in the Bucket’

March 31, 2017 by

The UC Regents investments office announced earlier in March that it has removed approximately $150 million of its investments in fossil fuel companies since 2014, but student activists say they will ...
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Police Respond to Sexual Assault on 67 Block of Del Playa Drive

March 18, 2017 by and

Police responded to a report of sexual assault Saturday morning on the 67 block of Del Playa Drive, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office reported.
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Detained Skateboarder Faces Resisting Arrest Charges

March 14, 2017 by

A UC Santa Barbara student whose forceful detainment in the Arbor went viral two weeks ago will be going to court during Spring Break to face charges of resisting arrest.
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UCPD To Cut Down on Deltopia Fencing Due to Spring Insight

March 14, 2017 by

The university will not use its usual chain-link fences during Deltopia in April, as the informal street party will fall on the same weekend as Spring Insight.
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New Print Lab to Open in Music Library this Spring

March 14, 2017 by

A new print lab will open in the Music Library this Spring Quarter, the Collaborate Student Support Center announced Wednesday.
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I.V. Surfrider Hosts Philanthropic Surf Competition

March 13, 2017 by

The competition had been postponed for two weeks due to lack of swell, but this week’s dropping tide provided surfable waves.
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Surf Report: Mar. 10 to 12

March 10, 2017 by

Now, I will say, the surf is not as bad as last week — but that doesn’t mean it's good.
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Suspended Student Sues to Return to School

March 9, 2017 by

According to a letter from Doe’s lawyer addressed to the Regents and the Office of the Chancellor at UCSB, the university has suspended Doe indefinitely since the end of August despite not having ch...
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Report Shows Stability in I.V. Homeless Population Since 2013

March 9, 2017 by

The Isla Vista homeless population has increased by 37 percent since 2016 but decreased by over 30 percent since 2013, according to a countywide homeless census released Wednesday.
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A.S. Senate Passes Conference Budget Cap in Effort to Reduce Student Fees

March 9, 2017 by

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

March 9, 2017 by

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

March 9, 2017 by

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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