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International Experts Join To Discuss Palestine

David Makovsky, distinguished fellow and director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Ghaith al-Omari, senior fellow at the Washington...
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WOCC To Discuss Gender Issues, Empowerment

The A.S. Womxn’s Commission will be hosting its annual Womxn of Color Conference (WOCC) this weekend, where attendees will discuss topics ranging from gender violence to diversity.
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Downtown Bike Plan Approved

The Santa Barbara City Council approved the Bike Master Plan by a vote of 6-1 on Tuesday, moving forward a plan that will create more bike paths in downtown Santa Barbara. More than 300 community m...
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UCSB Peace Corps Rank Rises

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

The Daily Nexus won six awards from the California College Media Assocation on Friday.
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Students ‘LARP’ for Lymphoma Research

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

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

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

National and international happenings for the week of Feb. 10-17
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