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Despite Calif. Rains, SB Sees No Drought Relief

January 19, 2017 by

Lake Cachuma, now filled to only 9.2 percent capacity, is unlikely to see significant changes in its water level.
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CCS Vetting Committee In Search of Faculty Member as New Dean

January 19, 2017 by

The College of Creative Studies (CCS) Vetting Committee is in the midst of searching for a new dean of the college, increasing transparency in the process by inviting students and faculty to participa...
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Library Website Gets First Facelift in 5 Years

January 19, 2017 by

The UCSB Library website got a major remodel at the beginning of Winter Quarter, updating its outdated homepage with an accessible new look.
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Dela Cruz, Soutar Reelected to Chair Positions

January 18, 2017 by

The Isla Vista Recreation & Park District (IVRPD) board of directors voted Thursday during their monthly meeting to reelect Pegeen Soutar as chair of the board and Paola Dela Cruz as vice chair.
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UC President Janet Napolitano Undergoing Cancer Treatment

January 17, 2017 by

Napolitano has “consistently performed her wide range of duties” without interruption since the diagnosis, the press release said, but she was hospitalized on Monday due to side effects of the tre...
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UCSB Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. With Eternal Flame Ceremony

January 16, 2017 by

Over 50 community members, students and members of the UCSB Center for Black Studies Research gathered around the flame as presenters outlined the history of the civil rights movement and King’s las...
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SpaceX Launch Commences Groundbreaking Satellite Program After Eight Years In Development

January 15, 2017 by

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc Saturday morning, carrying ten Iridium NEXT satellites into low-Earth orbit.
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Students Told to Evacuate El Centro Annex Before Possible Demolition

January 13, 2017 by

The El Centro building’s Arnulfo Casillas’ Activity Room must be evacuated in 45 days because of dryrot, insect damage and seismic risk, UC Santa Barbara administrators notified students Thursday.
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Student Walkout Planned for Trump Inauguration Day

January 12, 2017 by

The Santa Barbara Student Activist Network is hosting the “National Student Walkout Against Bigotry & Hate,” and it is one of many college campus marches that will occur throughout the nation in o...
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Uncertainty for Undocumented as Inauguration Looms

January 12, 2017 by

With eight days until inauguration, undocumented students throughout the UC face an uncertain future.
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Brown: More Funding, Less Aid in the UCs

January 12, 2017 by

Gov. Jerry Brown proposed higher funding for the University of California in his budget proposal released Tuesday, allocating $146.7 million more to the UC system.
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Children’s Center Benefits From New Funds

January 12, 2017 by

Surrounded by foam letters, cubbies and a model igloo, kids at the Children’s Center in Goleta painted their names with colored ice cubes on Monday morning.
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UCSB Freshmen Applicants Hit All-Time Record in 2017 for New Class

January 12, 2017 by

UCSB has set a record for the highest number of first-year applicants, up six percent from last year with a total of 81,782 applications.
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Vista Point: I.V. Events to Check Out This Week

January 12, 2017 by

The weekly goings-on in I.V.
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UC Employees Protest Low Wages

January 12, 2017 by

The UC Teamsters Union demanded higher wages in protests on Tuesday.
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