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Students Find a Home in UCSB’s Smallest College

May 18, 2016 by

UCSB’s College of Creative Studies is home to a unique academic program that focuses less on letter grades and more on undergraduate research opportunities.
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Effects of 2015 Oil Spill Persist, Researchers Say

May 18, 2016 by

One year later: The Refugio oil spill, which released 80,000 gallons of crude oil onto a shore 15 miles northwest of UCSB, has lasting effects.
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Former Gaucho Nominated for UC Student Regent Position

May 18, 2016 by

Paul Monge, UC Berkeley law student and UCSB alumnus, was nominated to become Student Regent beginning in July 2017.
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UCSB Student in Critical Condition After Attempted Hanging

May 18, 2016 by

A UC Santa Barbara student was transported to the hospital in critical condition after he attempted to hang himself at Ellwood Bluffs on Wednesday afternoon.
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New Pictures Released of Alleged Library Bathroom Peeper

May 18, 2016 by

UCPD released additional pictures of a man who they say entered a women’s bathroom in the library and took pictures of a woman using the bathroom.
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Danny DeVito Talks Voting, Bernie Sanders, Isla Vista in the Sixties

May 17, 2016 by

Actor Danny DeVito met with a crowd of nearly 900 students at UCSB on Tuesday to promote Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
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Summer Star Wars Course Summons New Padawans

May 16, 2016 by

The Film and Media Studies Dept. will offer a course this summer to explore a franchise that gave rise to a stronger fandom than ever seen before — Star Wars.
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Danny DeVito To Promote Bernie Sanders Tuesday in The Arbor

May 16, 2016 by

Actor and director Danny DeVito will be at UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday afternoon, encouraging students to vote for Bernie Sanders in the California Democratic primary.
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45 Ejections, 11 Arrests at Extravaganza

May 16, 2016 by

University police arrested 11 people and ejected 45 from UC Santa Barbara's annual spring concert, Extravaganza, on Sunday.
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Students Claim Administration Has Not Fulfilled Sit-In Demands

May 16, 2016 by

Students who sat in the chancellor’s office for 13 hours one year ago to reform sexual assault policy will rally Monday morning to ask that the university fully implement their demands.
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Police Seek Students’ Help To Identify Library Bathroom Peeper

May 14, 2016 by

Police are seeking students' help in identifying a man who they say entered women's bathrooms in the library and may have taken pictures under stalls.
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Blue Lights in People’s Park To Mark Anniversary of Tragedy

May 14, 2016 by

People’s Park in Isla Vista will be glowing blue Saturday night to commemorate the lives of six students killed in the May 2014 shooting.
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Students Look To Profit from School IDs

May 14, 2016 by

Several UCSB students have already been referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs for selling ID cards on Facebook in anticipation of Extravaganza.
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UCSB Campus a Haven for Birdwatchers

May 12, 2016 by

Tom Turner recently pointed his telescope toward the ocean at Coal Oil Point and saw a “river of birds,” counting over 10,000 Pacific loons in 20 minutes.
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UC DREAM Loan Support Program Receives Extension

May 12, 2016 by

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday a three-year extension to the UC’s support program for undocumented students.
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