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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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Senate Talks Calculators, Bikes, Library Expansion

May 7, 2015 by and

The Associated Students Senate met to review funding options for several campus projects Wednesday night in the Flying A room of the UCen.
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Somalian Activist to Speak in SB

May 7, 2015 by

Somali-born human rights activist, author and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali will speak on human rights abuses concentrated in the Middle East and West Africa at the Granada Theater on May 23.
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Students Contribute to Relief Effort for Nepal

May 7, 2015 by

Various UCSB students and campus organization members have collaborated to raise monetary donations through on-campus fundraisers this past week to provide relief support for the victims of the recent...
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CA State Assembly To Decide Fate of AB 3

May 7, 2015 by

The California State Assembly Local Governance Committee is holding a hearing regarding Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3) at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13 in the Sacramento Legislative Office building to decide...
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Guerry Awards Honor Efforts of Community Police

May 7, 2015 by and

For their responses to the events of May 23 last year, Santa Barbara Co. Sheriff’s Department (SBCSO) deputies and UCSB Police Department (UCPD) officers were commended at the 46th annual H. Thomas ...
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National News/International Spotlight

May 7, 2015 by

National Police Impersonators Three people were charged with impersonating officers from a fictional police department that they invented: the Masonic Fraternal Police Department. Brandon Kiel, David ...
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Stakeholders’ Meeting Talks Taxes

May 6, 2015 by

Isla Vista residents, students and county administrators gathered for the weekly stakeholders’ meeting Tuesday evening in the I.V. Clinic building hosted by Assemblyman Das Williams’ office for co...
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A.S. Discusses Legal Code Changes

May 6, 2015 by

The Associated Students Senate University Affairs Committee held a meeting Tuesday in the UCen Goleta Valley Room to discuss three bill proposals.
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