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Zakaria Talks Trump, Clinton, the Necessity of Humanities

Fareed Zakaria, host of the award-winning CNN show “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” spoke to a sold-out audience at Granada Theatre on Tuesday as part of the event Election 2016: A View from Home and Abroad.
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New Transfer Center Opens in the Library

UC Santa Barbara held a grand opening for the transfer student center in the UCSB Library on Wednesday, celebrating a work in progress since the library opened doors in January.
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Remaining Senators Sworn In at First Senate

Associated Students Senators began their time in office at the first Senate of the year on Wednesday after a delayed start for the new government in spring 2016.
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Homeless Students Get Access to Showers

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into motion Friday a bill to give homeless students access to shower facilities on community college campuses.
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Disabled Students To Receive A.S.-Funded Trial Transport

Applications open Monday for a pilot program that will give disabled students free car rides to and from campus.
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Black Lives Matter Rally Against Police Brutality Planned for Thursday

Students from Santa Barbara High School have organized a Black Lives Matter rally to take place Thursday at De La Guerra Plaza.
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Concert Seeks End to Gun Violence, Honors Shooting Victims

250 cities in 45 states hosted concerts Sunday to promote “common sense” gun legislation in the wake of shootings and other gun-related deaths.
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UCSB Student, Hermanas Unidas Member Passes Away at 21

Marissa Chavez, who had just turned 21, was going to begin her fourth year at UCSB on Thursday. She was originally from Hawaiian Gardens, and would have been the first person in her family to graduate...
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Community Center Meets Pitfalls, Success

Isla Vistans have sought a community center for nearly 50 years, but as the town shifts and reconfigures with each decade, the project has become a perpetual work in progress.
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UCSB Ranked No. 8 Top Public School

Among all the UCs, UCSB held the number-three spot on the list.
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Library Funding Aims at Tech Advances

In addition to data-related projects and hires, library staff will also focus on increasing available space in the coming year.
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Local Elections May Profoundly Impact I.V.

Just for a moment, let’s take our eyes off the national election coverage and take a look at the election going on right here in our own backyard, an election that can most certainly affect our live...
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Campus Construction Chugs Along

Year-old construction projects are finding their ways to a close in the near future.
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Vista Point: The Goings On In Isla Vista This Week

Upcoming events include Pardall Carnival and a community meeting to discuss the proposed 10 p.m. noise ordinance
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A Nexite Abroad Shares Political Parallels in Spain

Former University News Editor Maura Fox tries to avoid a stereotypical letter home while abroad by providing some insight to the politics of her current home of Madrid, Spain, instead of just relaying...
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