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A.S. Tables Bill Creating Party Oversight

Associated Students (A.S.) Senate voted 13 to 8 on Wednesday to table a bill that would require student political parties to register as Office of Student Life (OSL) groups and abide by judicial proce...
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Student Residence Groups To Merge With Approval

  The Resident Halls Association (RHA) hopes to merge with the Student Apartments Community Council (SACC) to form one housing student government titled the “UCSB Housing Association.” RHA ai...
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UC Regents Discuss, Define Anti-Semitism

Amid concerns of anti-Semitic threats on UC campuses, the Board of Regents held an open forum Monday to discuss revisions to the definition of anti-Semitism The UC Board of Regents held a public forum...
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Students Discuss Bills Vetoed by A.S. President

Two bills concerning student councils and S.T.A.R.K. funds fail to pass at the A.S. meeting The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen to discuss A.S. ...
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Students Advocate for End of Rape Culture

With the Halloween weekend coming up, C.A.R.E. and Fuck Your Standards held the event #PledgeforConsent to condemn rape culture and prevent sexual assault UCSB Campus Advocacy Resources and Education ...
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I.V. Stakeholders Talk Framework, Options for Self Governance

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday evening at the I.V. Clinic building for residents to discuss community planning and development. I.V. residents will vote in Nov...
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I.V. Co-op Plays Active Role in Community

Sales at the Isla Vista Food Cooperative have increased approximately seven percent annually over the past five years, while the Co-op continues to immerse itself in the community through education an...
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National News, International Spotlight

National News Ex-Speaker of the House Pleads Guilty to Trying to Evade Federal Banking Laws Dennis Hastert, a Republican who served as Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007, has plead guilty to evadi...
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UCSB Officials, A. S. to Begin Preparations for Approaching El Niño

University officials and the Associated Students (A.S.) Public Safety Commission have been coordinating with emergency response teams and local public health organizations to prepare for the upcoming ...
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Student Groups Host Halloween Alternatives

In an effort to provide a safer Halloween for I.V. residents, several student organizations have planned substitute events to partying, such as trick-or-treating and a hangout spot Student organizati...
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Workshop Aims To Educate on Cultural Appropriation

The Student Commission on Racial Equality (S.C.O.R.E.) and the American Indian Student Association held a workshop on cultural appropriation Tuesday evening in the MultiCultural Center (MCC). Cultural...
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Frats Address Sexual Assault, Masculinity Issues

The Inter Fraternity Council (IFC) hosted a forum on masculinity and sexual assault for Greek fraternity members in Campbell Hall Monday evening. IFC Vice President of Communications and third-year po...
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Wrap-Up Oct. 19-26

Last week (Oct. 19-26), law enforcement officials responded to reports of a residential explosion, multiple residential burglaries and a fight. On Monday, Oct. 19, an oxygen tank exploded on the groun...
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Student Group to ‘Chalk the Block’ for Bernie Sanders

Members of UCSB-4-Bernie, a student group supporting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination, is hosting “Chalk-the-Block” Thursday at 4 p.m. to imprint I...
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Talk To Contrast Civil Rights, Religious Leaders

Wake Forest University Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion Dr. Ronald B. Neal will discuss how religion has influenced perspectives on Civil Rights Movement leaders in a lecture titled ...
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