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Billionaire Donates $200M To Fix ‘Gross’ Dorms

March 28, 2016 by

Billionaire Charles Munger donated a record-breaking $200 million to UCSB on Thursday, designating the funds for a state-of-the-art on campus residence hall.
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New Committee To Review Sexual Harassment Sanctions Against UC Senior Leaders

March 27, 2016 by

UC President Janet Napolitano has selected 12 members to serve on a new committee tasked with reviewing sanctions imposed on UC “senior leaders” who violate the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Se...
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Suspect Arrested in ‘Diabolical’ Triple Homicide

March 25, 2016 by

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Pierre Haobsh, 27, at gunpoint shortly after midnight Friday at a Bonsall gas station in San Diego County.
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Names of Triple-Homicide Victims Released

March 25, 2016 by

A local doctor, his wife and their five-year-old daughter were found dead Wednesday inside their Goleta-area residence.
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UC Regents Unanimously Approve Principles Against Intolerance

March 23, 2016 by

The UC Regents unanimously approved a working group’s Statement of Principles Against Intolerance on Wednesday, amending the definition of discriminatory behavior on UC campuses.
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Two SBCC Students Arrested for Weekend Burglaries

March 14, 2016 by

Two Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) students residing in Isla Vista were arrested Monday on suspicion of being tied to a string of residential burglaries during the weekend. At 12:45 a.m. on Monday,...
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Students Clash Over Honoraria Changes

March 10, 2016 by

Student organizations packed a contentious special Senate meeting in the UCen’s State Street Room on Wednesday as the Associated Students Senate continued discussion of A Bill to Reform Honoraria.
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University Urged To Fix Not-So-Eternal Flame

March 10, 2016 by

David Williams arrived on the south lawn of Buchanan Hall Wednesday afternoon to ceremoniously light UCSB’s Eternal Flame — meant to be a symbol of peace between nations — but found the flame co...
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Stakeholders Discuss New Community Center, CSD Funding

March 9, 2016 by

Isla Vista stakeholders met Tuesday to discuss community facilities, continuing their discussion of the implications of I.V. becoming a community services district (CSD).
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SB Shelter Seeks To Give Dogs Their Own Spring Break

March 7, 2016 by

With finals looming around the corner, students are looking forward to spring break, a sentiment shared by the dogs at Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS).
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National Geographic Photographer Speaks at Campbell About His Work With Big Cats

March 7, 2016 by

Photojournalist and author Steve Winter presented On the Trail of Big Cats: Tigers, Cougars, and Snow Leopards, a chronicle of his work photographing wildlife throughout the world, during a lecture Su...
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A.S. Senators Approve Free Speech Resolution, A.S. Attorney General Resigns

March 4, 2016 by

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday in the Flying A Room of the UCen to discuss resolutions supporting free speech, divestment from Turkey, honoraria reform and implementation of the S...
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UCSB First Awards Grants to Campus Philanthropies

March 4, 2016 by

UCSB First awarded 11 grants to campus philanthropic organizations at its annual Philanthropy Awards Dinner on Wednesday in Corwin Pavilion.
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Renowned Photographer Speaks in Santa Barbara About New Project, Environment

March 3, 2016 by

Professional photographer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sebastião Salgado and author Pico Iyer spoke Wednesday evening at the Arlington Theatre about Genesis (2013), Salgado’s most recent phot...
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SB Residents Challenge Students to Consider the Individuals Behind the Refugee Crisis

March 3, 2016 by

For Santa Barbara residents Robert and Robin Jones, the village of Molyvos on the Greek island of Lesvos is home for nine months out of the year. From April to November 2015, they witnessed firsthand ...
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