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UCSB Class of 2016 Looks to Life After Graduation

June 2, 2016 by

As UC Santa Barbara’s graduating class prepares to walk the line next week, nearly 5,000 students are looking to the future for life after college.
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Sorority and Isla Vista Pastor Honored by Red Cross

June 2, 2016 by

Alpha Delta Pi earned the Lifesaving Blood Hero award for its biannual blood drives, and the Rev. Jon-Stephen Hedges won the Disaster Services Hero Award.
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OSL Names Dhadkan UCSB Group of the Year

June 2, 2016 by

The Office of Student Life selected Dhadkan, a campus organization dedicated to bringing South Asian philanthropic events to campus, as the Group of the Year.
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6,000 ‘Feel the Bern’ in Santa Barbara

May 28, 2016 by

Bernie Sanders stood before 6,000 people at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) on Saturday, calling for tuition reform, wage equality and grassroots support in the upcoming election.
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Campus Declared Safe After Threat Directed at ‘Feminism Is Cancer’ Event

May 26, 2016 by

The dean of student life said the campus is safe after a threat was posted on the Feminism Is Cancer event page online.
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Gambian UCSB Student Granted Political Asylum in the United States

May 26, 2016 by

Once living out of his car and contemplating suicide, student Alagie Jammeh now has a bright future in the U.S.
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UCSB To Begin Using Students’ Preferred Names

May 26, 2016 by

UC Santa Barbara will begin using preferred names in all campus services on June 16, affecting access cards, class rosters and faculty interactions with students.
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National News, International Spotlight

May 26, 2016 by

This week in news: Transgender rights, U.S. drone strike on Pakistan and more.
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Bill to Ensure AP Credit at Community Colleges Passes Assembly

May 26, 2016 by

The State Assembly passed a bill to ensure that community colleges in California award class credit to students who pass Advanced Placement exams with a minimum score of three.
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UCSB Writing Program Creates Science Minor

May 26, 2016 by

Starting next fall, UC Santa Barbara will offer a writing minor for science communication, teaching students to share scientific information with a diverse audience.
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Bernie Sanders Adds Santa Barbara to California Tour

May 25, 2016 by

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a rally at Santa Barbara City College on Saturday morning.
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‘Feminism Is Cancer’ Banner Leads to Heated Discussions

May 24, 2016 by

A student group hoped the banner would lead to constructive conversations about feminism, but some students said the arguments were unproductive.
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Second-Year Student Passes Away at 19

May 24, 2016 by

A second-year UCSB student passed away Friday in a hospital after attempting to take his own life the day before.
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‘Blunite’ Commemorates Second Anniversary of May 23 Shooting

May 24, 2016 by

The residents of Isla Vista came together in Anisq‘Oyo’ Park on Monday evening, honoring the lives of those lost on May 23, 2014, through art, healing and solidarity.
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Dancers Perform at Storke Plaza in Remembrance of May 23, To Celebrate Peace

May 23, 2016 by

Seventy-five dancers dressed in white performed in Storke Plaza on Monday to mark the second anniversary of the May 23, 2014, shooting.
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