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Environmental Litigator Gives Talk on Fracking, Calls for Heavy Regulation

Expert of environmental law and professor at the University of Colorado Law School Mike Squillace gave a lecture Satuday on fracking at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management in Profe...
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Music Headliners Take the Stage for IVRPD’s First Fridays

Mosh pits, bands and psychedelic projections welcomed students who preferred the sobering glow of Perfect Park to the rowdy crowds and drunken students of Del Playa Drive on Friday. Initially conceive...
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SJP Slam Poetry Night Focuses on Israeli Occupation of Palestine

UCSB Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted A Night of Slam Poetry and Palestinian Culture featuring slam poet and human rights activist Remi Kanazi Thursday night in the MultiCultural Center ...
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Actress Fatima Performs One-Woman Show at MCC

Playwright and actress Azziah Fatima performed her one-woman show, “Dirty Paki Lingerie,” to a full theater at the MultiCultural Center (MCC) on Saturday. The theater performance showcased...
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New S.A.G.E. Fee Proposal Discussed by A.S. Senate

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen to discuss the University of California Student Association’s (UCSA) Student Advocacy, Governance & Eng...
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Jennicet Gutierrez Advocates for Marginalized Groups at the Hub

Trans Latina activist and undocumented immigrant Jennicet Gutierrez spoke in the Hub Thursday evening in the final installation of the Trans Revolution Series hosted by the UCSB Resource Center for Se...
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UC Postdoctoral Scholars Vote To Ratify Agreement with UC Postdoc Union

University of California’s postdoctoral scholars voted overwhelmingly to ratify a one-year agreement with the University between Oct. 19 and 27, ending long and sometimes tense negotiations between ...
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“Teach In” Event Held To Discuss Tuition Fees, Student Debt

The Attainable, Accessible, Affordable UCSB Coalition (AAAC) hosted an event titled “Teach In” at the MultiCultural Center theater Thursday night to educate students about tuition fees and student...
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Ex-Policy Adviser Dinesh D’Souza Gives Talk on ‘Is the American Dream Dead’

  Political commentator, author and documentary filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza spoke at an event titled “Is the American Dream Dead?” hosted by UCSB College Republicans at Isla Vista Thea...
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UC Merced Update: Sheriff Confirms Perpetrator’s Motives

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday that Faisal Mohammad stabbed four victims on UC Merced’s campus Wednesday morning after being kicked out of a study group. Mohammad, an 18-yea...
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Board Considers Solution to I.V. Parking

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission met Nov. 4 to evaluate updates to the Isla Vista Master Plan (IVMP), focusing mainly on the issue of parking in I.V. and ultimately recommending continued ...
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I.V. Community Meeting Discusses Safety Services

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday evening at the I.V. Clinic Building to discuss what public safety services an I.V. Community Service District (CSD) could provid...
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I.V. Resource Fair To Provide Information on Local Organizations

Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) and Associated Students Food Bank is holding the Isla Vista Resource Fair Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the A.S. Pardall Center to provide the com...
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Berkeley Draws Big Halloween Crowd

UCSB has a quiet Halloween this year, while UC Berkeley gets rowdy Upwards of 5,000 people packed the streets of Berkeley this Halloween — a stark contrast to the relatively quiet weekend in Isla Vi...
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UCSB To Establish Chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy

Students Cole Garcia and Ashcon Minoiefar are in the process of establishing a UCSB chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), an international organization advocating an end to the “war o...
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