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Student Health Provides Meningitis B Vaccine

February 22, 2016 by

In light of a recent meningitis B outbreak at Santa Clara University, the Student Health Center is providing 3,000 meningococcal vaccinations to UCSB students.
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Dance Marathon Raises Money for Children’s Hosptial

February 22, 2016 by

Students participated in a full 12 hours of dancing, games and activities to raise money for Cottage Children's Hospital in UCSB’s third annual Dance Marathon on Saturday from noon to midnight in Ro...
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Daily Nexus Wins Six CCMA Awards

February 21, 2016 by

The Daily Nexus won six awards from the California College Media Assocation on Friday.
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Students ‘LARP’ for Lymphoma Research

February 20, 2016 by

About 45 UCSB students beat each other senseless with foam-covered PVC pipes on Saturday in a live action role-playing (LARP) battle to support lymphoma research.
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Das Williams Introduces Bill To Establish Uniform AP Credit Transfer Among Community Colleges

February 19, 2016 by

Assemblymember Das Williams recently introduced Assembly Bill 1985, which would establish a uniform policy for Advance Placement (AP) credit transfer from high schools to all California Community Coll...
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A.S. Senate Talks Bike Traffic Laws, Political Transparency

February 18, 2016 by

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday in the Flying A room of the UCen to discuss a resolution regarding bicycles stopping at stop signs and a bill on increasing transparency within A.S.
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National News, International Spotlight

February 18, 2016 by

National and international happenings for the week of Feb. 10-17
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Part One: Isla Vista Gets Down to Business

February 18, 2016 by

A wide array of businesses are drawn to the busy streets of Isla Vista (I.V.), with new hopefuls arriving every year to compete for the interest of thousands of young adult customers. From chains like...
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CC Library Brings Resources to I.V.

February 18, 2016 by

The Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Library is sponsoring a librarian outreach service at the Isla Vista (I.V.) Pardall Center to help SBCC students and I.V. community members receive library servic...
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Overview of New A.S. Parties

February 18, 2016 by

In the upcoming spring elections, four new Associated Students (A.S.) parties will be participating: Campus United, Peer Action Coalition (PAC), The Response and QutSB (Queer and Trans Student Body). ...
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How to Fill a Seat on the Supreme Court

February 18, 2016 by

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on Saturday at a Texas resort at the age of 79, raising questions about nominating new justices and the presidential appointment process follow...
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Special Olympics To Host Polar Plunge

February 18, 2016 by

Special Olympics of Santa Barbara will host the second annual Polar Plunge fundraiser at Leadbetter Beach on Sunday.
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I.V. Stakeholders Talk Infrastructure Spending

February 17, 2016 by

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a meeting Tuesday evening in the Isla Vista Clinic building to discuss the infrastructure spending for a potential I.V. Community Service District (CSD).
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Curtis Marez Lectures on Farm Worker Resistance Movements

February 17, 2016 by

Curtis Marez, associate professor and chair of Ethnic Studies at UC San Diego, presented an interactive lecture about farm worker resistance movements on Tuesday in the Multicultural Center (MCC), bas...
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UCSB Students, Faculty Discuss ISIS and Refugees

February 17, 2016 by

Professor Mark Juergensmeyer, Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, spoke to students and faculty Tuesday evening at Carrillo Dining Commons about the rise of both the I...
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