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UCSB Peace Corps Rank Rises

February 25, 2016 by

UC Santa Barbara’s rank among universities producing Peace Corps Volunteers rose from 18th to eighth place in 2015.
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Israeli Soldiers Share Experiences During Open Discussion

February 24, 2016 by

Gauchos United for Israel and Santa Barbara Hillel hosted an open discussion with Israeli soldiers on Tuesday as part of a nationwide tour put on by the organization StandWithUs.
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Faculty Panel Discusses Cultural Appropriation

February 24, 2016 by

The MultiCultural Center hosted a faculty-led panel discussion Tuesday evening to discuss cultural appropriation in today’s society.
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Girl Up to Host Screening of ‘He Named Me Malala’

February 24, 2016 by

Girl Up UCSB will host a screening of “He Named Me Malala,” the film that details Malala Yousafzai’s relationship with her father and her human rights activism in the Student Resource Building o...
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A.S. Finance and Business Committee Discusses Funding Requests from 26 Campus Organizations

February 23, 2016 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the State Street Room of the UCen to discuss funding requests from 26 campus organizations.
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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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