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Students, Senate Discuss Free Speech Issues

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday in the Flying A room to accept the resignation of two senators, discuss internal matters and host public forum, which included several students call...
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‘Lament’ Art Installation Serves as Tribute

The new art installation titled “Lament” is the first artwork to be featured in the UCSB Library for a year from January 2016 until January 2017, composed of over 2,000 book covers to serve as a t...
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EVPSA ‘Principles’ Draft Calls for Student Input

The Office of the A.S. External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) is now asking for feedback from UCSB students on the content of UC Board of Regents’ first “Principles Against Intoleran...
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Students, Faculty Brave the Rain for Silent March

More than 40 students and faculty members marched through the rain Tuesday as part of UC Santa Barbara’s annual silent march in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Startup Weekend Attendees Connect, Compete

Eager entrepreneurs networked, pitched ideas and presented prototypes to a panel of experts at UCSB’s Startup Weekend Friday through Sunday at Corwin Pavilion.
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Is Sweet Alley For Sale?

An advertisement on Craigslist has generated questions about whether Isla Vista’s popular frozen yogurt shop, Sweet Alley, is for sale.
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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution To Support Undocumented Community Members, Amends Legal Code Bill

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday to discuss a bill amending the legal code of an Office of Student Advocacy bill and a resolution asking for “immediate” action in support of tho...
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Body Cam Program Progresses

Eight Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies have been testing body-worn video cameras for about a year, and all 16 may be wearing the cameras in the spring according to Sol Linver, commander of the Santa Ba...
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Gio’s Pizza To Close After 34 Years In Business

Giovanni’s Pizza Restaurant, locally known as Gio’s, will be permanently closed on Thursday, Jan. 14 after seven years under current owner Matt Metzka’s management.
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Ceremony Held for Opening of New Library

Hundreds of students, faculty, community members and dignitaries attended the grand opening ceremony for the newly renovated UCSB Library Wednesday afternoon.
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Students Demand Private Prison Divestment

Black student leaders across the University of California (UC) increased pressure on Wells Fargo this week to divest from private prisons.
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Khan Academy Creator To Speak on Education Program

Founder of Khan Academy and the author of The One World Schoolhouse Salman Khan is coming to the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara on Jan. 24 to speak about the education offered at Khan Academy.
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Stakeholders Discuss Parking Problems for I.V. Residents

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a meeting Tuesday evening in the I.V. Clinic building to discuss solutions to Isla Vista’s problematic parking situation.
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National News, International Spotlight

Obama delivers his final State of the Union Address, UK debates new national anthem and more.
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Professor Megan Carney Lectures on Migration, Food Insecurity

UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center hosted Professor Megan Carney from the University of Washington, Seattle to give a lecture titled “Back There We Had Nothing to Eat: Food Insecurity and Wome...
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