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Transgender Day of Remembrance Commemorates Lives Lost to Violence

La Familia de Colores hosted their annual “Transgender Day of Remembrance” event on Friday to commemorate the group’s co-founder, former UCSB student and transgender Latina activist Zoraida Reye...
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Latinx Town Hall To Offer Safe Space For Discussion

Students will host a “Latinx Town Hall” Monday at 7 p.m. in the Graduate Student Association lounge at the MultiCultural Center to create a safe space for the Latino/a community.
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UCSB Minority Associations Host Discussion on Nationwide Racial Tensions

The Latino/a UCSB Network Association and the Asian Pacific Islander Alliance hosted “Calling In: Cultivating Racial Consciousness & Inclusivity” on Thursday, where panelists discussed racial tens...
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Regents Discuss Working Group to Combat Intolerance

The University of California Board of Regents discussed the progress of its Working Group on Principles Against Intolerance on Thursday at UC San Francisco in its monthly board meeting, primarily focu...
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El Centro Hosts Second Annual Open House To Show its Role as a Safe Space on Campus

El Centro held its second annual open house on Thursday to educate students on its role as a safe haven for organizations and people of color. Located behind the library, El Centro has served as a spa...
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‘Stigma Free UCSB’ Held To Promote Understanding of Mental Health Issues, On-Campus Resources

  UCSB’s Active Minds chapter and the A.S. Commission on Student Well Being (COSWB) co-hosted an event titled “Stigma Free UCSB” at Storke Plaza Thursday to educate students about mental he...
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A.S. Senate Concludes Reforms on Elections Code, Reports End of Quarter Progress

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen to finalize reforms to the Elections Code and wrap up the first quarter of the 2015-2016 school year. Members...
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Fundraiser Held To Support Meagan Hockaday’s Family and #BlackLivesMatter Campaign

The UCSB student-created Meagan Hockaday Support Committee held a fundraiser for the family of Meagan Hockaday at Blaze Pizza on Wednesday evening. Hockaday was fatally shot on March 28 by Oxnard poli...
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UCSB Students, Faculty Discuss Refugee Crisis

National leaders from countries in Europe and Africa created an Action Plan to address benefits of migration, causes of forced displacement and other issues More than 60 European and African leaders ...
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Students Express Solidarity with Mizzou Protests

In a dimly-lit Isla Vista garage, about 45 students, local residents and UC Santa Barbara staff members convened on Wednesday to support University of Missouri protesters, share their difficulties as ...
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Winter Marks an Expected Increase in Monarch Butterflies at Ellwood

  An increased number of monarch butterflies is expected to inhabit the Ellwood Monarch Butterfly Grove this winter as part of their annual migration to the west coast. In recent years, the monar...
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EAP Students Safe in France, Opt to Remain Abroad

Maddy Brockert was in the Stade de France in Paris for the France vs. Germany soccer game on Nov. 13 when a bomber outside the stadium began the first of several terrorist attacks on the city that eve...
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I.V. Community Meeting Discusses Possible New Tenant Mediation Services

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday in the Isla Vista Clinic building to discuss the formation of a tenant mediation program in the proposed Community Services Dist...
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La Familia de Colores To Host Transgender Day of Remembrance

Event to honor members of trans community La Familia de Colores will host a “Transgender Day of Remembrance” on Friday in honor of Zoraida Reyes, a trans Latina activist and UC Santa Barbara stud...
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St. George Proposes SBCC Dorm Plan

Independent housing developer Ed St. George of St. George Associates introduced a proposal earlier this year to convert Beach City apartments on Cliff Drive into dorms for Santa Barbara City College (...
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