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UCSB Staff and Students Share Opinions on Newly Passed California Fair Pay Act

Governor Jerry Brown signed Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson’s California Fair Pay Act (SB 358) into law this Wednesday. SB 358, which takes effect in January, prohibits California employers from paying ...
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Students and I.V. Community React to Jerry Brown’s End of Life Option Act

Governor Jerry Brown signed the End of Life Option Act (ABX2 15) into law Monday, making California the fifth state to grant terminally-ill patients the right to choose physician-assisted suicide inst...
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Doreen Farr Talks to Community About I.V. Self Governance, I.V. Community Center

Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr held “office hours” Thursday at Coffee Collaboration in Isla Vista to meet with constituents and address questions regarding local issues. Discussion focused ...
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An Inside Look at the Roles of SB Peace Officers

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP), clad in khaki uniforms, and UCSB Police Department (UCPD), clad in blue, hold overlapping jurisdiction in the UC Santa Barbara community. IVFP was initiated in 1970 ...
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A.S. Senate Discusses RHA Representatives in Senate, S.T.A.R.K. Funding

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A Room at the UCen to discuss the possibility of having an RHA representative on A.S. Senate, reforming Science, Technology, Aerospace ...
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Students Represent Both Sides on Pink Out Day

Potential for federal defunding of Planned Parenthood spurs on-campus representation from both sides of life issue, reproductive health education and HIV/AIDS prevention Planned Parenthood’s UCSB ch...
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Talk Highlights Military Transgender Advocacy

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) and Veteran Student Services co-hosted a talk Tuesday night in the Hub featuring Shane Ortega, the first openly transgender soldier in the...
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I.V. Self-Governance Bill Approved

Student leaders are confident that moves to establish a board of local representatives for I.V. will be successful   Governor Jerry Brown signed Assemblymember Das Williams’ Isla Vista self-gov...
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Finance Report Unveils Self-Governance Study

The study investigates the financial feasibility of several options for the self-governance of Isla Vista, and will be used to inform residents and help with ongoing planning The Fund for Santa Barb...
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National Spotlight/International News

  International News Russia Launches Missile Strike Against Syrian Rebels Russia’s Caspian Sea Fleet launched a missile strike against Syrian rebels from 1,000 miles away on Wednesday. The week...
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Admins Work to Revise Sexual Assault Policies

Chancellor Yang and administrators work with student group #NowUCSB to discuss implementing new policies for survivor support and perpetrator punishment Five months after students gathered for a 13-ho...
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Weiss Calls For Stricter Gun Control Laws

Bob Weiss, father of May 23 shooting victim Veronika Weiss, spoke out for stricter gun control Wednesday in light of the recent school shooting in Roseburg, Oregon. A 26-year-old male perpetrated a ma...
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Stakeholders Revisit I.V. Self-Governance

Isla Vista residents, students and county officials met for the weekly stakeholders’ meeting at the I.V. Clinic Tuesday night hosted by Assemblymember Das Williams’s office to discuss self-governa...
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Monologues Shed Light on UCSB LGBTQ Community

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) hosted “Coming Out Monologues” Monday evening in the Hub to celebrate LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Day, which takes place O...
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A.S. Finance Board Funds KCSB, Transfer Student Organization, More

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Oct. 5th in the UCen State Street room to consider 14 funding requests from 12 campus organizations.
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