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Sciences Po Refugee Assists Asylum Seekers in France

April 10, 2017 by

The organization, Sciences Po Refugee Help, aims to materially and immaterially improve the living conditions of refugees.
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Deltopia Crowds Up, Arrests Down From Last Year

April 10, 2017 by

Deltopia crowds were estimated to be as low as 6,000 and as high as 8,000 this year, up from approximately 3,500 the year before, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO).
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Pitt Pantry Addresses Rising Food Insecurity

April 10, 2017 by

The Pitt Pantry’s customers are only a handful of the thousands of college students who visit campus food pantries across the U.S. — and that number has ballooned in recent years.
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Yemeni Nobel Laureate Visits UCSB

April 9, 2017 by

Tawakkol Karman, the first female Arab and Yemeni Nobel laureate, came from Istanbul to discuss tyranny, terrorism and the Arab Spring.
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North Korean Defectors Share Stories at UCSB

April 9, 2017 by

UC Santa Barbara’s Liberty in North Korea chapter hosted the two North Korean defectors this Thursday to talk about human rights violations and their journeys in escaping a dictatorship.
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County Supervisors Push Tsunami Preparedness

April 9, 2017 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an honorary resolution last week declaring the week Tsunami Preparedness Week.
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Student Injured After Cliff Fall on Del Playa

April 9, 2017 by

A UCSB student fell off of a balcony on the 66 block of Del Playa at approximately 4:45 p.m. Saturday.
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MTD Proposes Technology Changes to Student Bus Pass, Updates to Bus Schedules

April 7, 2017 by

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) is proposing new technology that will replace the student bus sticker system within the next year and enact changes to bus schedules starting Aug....
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Breakin’ Dancers Break Out of Their Comfort Zones

April 6, 2017 by and

Students founded UCSBreakin’ in 2010 for those passionate about breaking and growing the hip hop scene in Santa Barbara.
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Police Presence Declines as Deltopia Dwindles

April 6, 2017 by

Police presence during Deltopia will continue to decline this year following dropping attendance levels over the past three years.
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UCs See Drop in International Applicants

April 6, 2017 by

UC Santa Barbara saw a 10 percent increase in international undergraduate applicants for the 2016-17 admissions cycle, while two fellow UC campuses saw the first decreases in more than a decade.
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Vista Point: Weekly Freebies and Activities in I.V.

April 6, 2017 by

Tree plantings, improv and more this week in Isla Vista.
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Embattled Student’s Suspension Lifted

April 6, 2017 by

A judge has ruled that a UC Santa Barbara freshman who sued the university may now return to school after over 200 days of indefinite suspension.
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Inspiring Student, Role Model Passes at Age 25

April 6, 2017 by

Ismael Hernandez transferred from SBCC and was prepared to graduate from UCSB in June with a degree in biology.
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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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