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‘We’re fUCked’ Protests Tuition

May 14, 2015 by

The UCSB Office of the External Vice President for Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) is hosting the “We’re fUCked” weeklong series of events on campus to protest the long-term plan proposed by the Uni...
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AB-3 Passes Assembly Governance Committee

May 14, 2015 by

The California State Assembly Committee on Local Government voted 6-1 with two abstentions on Wednesday to re-refer Assemblymember Das Williams’ Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3) to the Joint Committee on Fair...
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Capps Brings Back Act to Prevent Gun Violence

May 13, 2015 by

Representative for the 24th District of California Congresswoman Lois Capps reintroduced the Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act (H.R. 2216) to the House of Representatives Thursday ...
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A.S. To Fill Posts After Resignations

May 13, 2015 by

UCSB Associated Students (A.S.) is currently recruiting students to fill two vacant on-campus senator positions for the 2015-2016 school year.
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Art Installation To Light Campus

May 13, 2015 by , and

Media Arts Technology (MAT) Program professor Marcos Novak, Academic Senate Chair and sociology professor Kum-Kum Bhavnani and Academic Senate Vice-Chair and physics professor Omer Blaes will host “...
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Weekend Wrap-up 5/7-5/10

May 13, 2015 by

Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and UCSB Police Department (UCPD) responded to one case of public intoxication, one break-in, two fights, one peeping tom and one vehicle theft last weekend.
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A.S. Hears from Student Orgs

May 12, 2015 by

The Associate Students Finance and Business Committee met Monday in the UCen’s State Street Room to hear funding requests from five campus organizations, two of which it granted.
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Update on Sabado Tarde Rd. Emergency

May 11, 2015 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office (SBCSO) and UC Police Department officials responded to a domestic disturbance report Monday evening at approximately 7:15 p.m. on the 6500 block of Sabado Tarde ...
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Blunite Seeks to Unite I.V.

May 11, 2015 by

Students from Art Professor Kim Yasuda’s class “I.V. Open Lab” began selling blue LED tea lights and ropes on May 9 to be placed throughout UCSB’s campus and Isla Vista as part of “Blunite,...
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LAFCO Opposes AB 3, Calls For Amendments

May 8, 2015 by and

The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) voted Thursday to oppose Assembly Bill 3, Assemblymember Das Williams’ initiative for Isla Vista self-governance through a Communit...
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A.S. External Affairs Committee Talks Tuition Hikes, Bills, Self-Governance

May 8, 2015 by

The Associated Students Senate External Affairs Committee (EAC) met Thursday evening in the UCen’s Goleta Valley Room to discuss two bills and upcoming events.
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Student Campaign Targets Mental Health Stigma

May 8, 2015 by

Six undergraduate students began a quarter-long campaign this week titled “Destigmatize Counseling” to combat negative stigmas surrounding mental illness by posting positive messages on social med...
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Cupp Discusses Freedom of Speech

May 8, 2015 by

Conservative commentator and New York Daily News writer Sarah Elizabeth Cupp spoke about the importance of freedom of speech and the political culture surrounding it to students and community members ...
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Movement To Decriminalize Houseless People

May 7, 2015 by

David Walter has been a houseless resident in Isla Vista since the mid-1980s and suffers from degenerative rheumatoid arthritis.
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SBCC Remembers May 23, 2014

May 7, 2015 by

Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) held a memorial tree planting Wednesday to honor the six victims of the events of May 23 last year at the school’s West Campus.
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