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LAFCO Issues Letter on AB 3

February 20, 2015 by

The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) formally approved the release a letter of concern on Isla Vista self-governance bill AB 3 by a 5-2 vote at a special meeting of the commissi...
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A.S. Forum Examines Proposed Changes to Financial Aid, Health Insurance

February 20, 2015 by

Associated Students hosted a student forum yesterday at the Pardall Center to discuss the Financial Aid Office’s recent proposal to reduce financial aid grants for students who waive out of Gaucho H...
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Former Candidate Sues Lois Capps

February 20, 2015 by

Former congressional candidate Chris Mitchum filed a lawsuit against Congresswoman Lois Capps on Feb. 17 for defamation, claiming that her campaign advertisements took his comments from a 2012 intervi...
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UCSB Hosts Sustainable Seafood Summit

February 19, 2015 by

As part of the University of California Global Food Initiative, UCSB hosted its first “Food from the Sea” summit yesterday, which focused on the role of fisheries and aquaculture in global food sy...
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Does Venmo Money Mean Mo’ Problems?

February 19, 2015 by

Electronic mobile payment application allows students to pay for rent, drugs, but detracts from the traditional transactional experiences
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Senate Unanimously Supports AB 3, Moves to Discuss GHI Plan

February 19, 2015 by and

At the Associated Students Senate meeting Wednesday night in the UCen’s Flying A room, Senators discussed Isla Vista self-governance bill AB 3 and passed several action items.
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Assemblyman Holds I.V. Self-Governance Meeting

February 19, 2015 by

Isla Vistans and stakeholders will gather in Anisq’ Oyo’ Park to discuss AB 3
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Isla Vista Landlord Will Soon Nix Ambassador Program

February 19, 2015 by

Isla Vista rental group St. George & Associates will get rid of its Ambassador Program in favor of stricter guidelines
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Workshop Trains LGBTQ Allies

February 19, 2015 by

The Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD) hosted a campus-wide workshop on “Intervening as an Ally” in the Student Resource Building (SRB) last night to address hate crimes and o...
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EAB Hopes To Acquire Greener Alternative to Blue Books

February 19, 2015 by

Students from the Associated Students (A.S.) Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) are working to provide the UCSB Bookstore with recycled “green books,” an environmentally-friendly alternative to blu...
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LAFCO To Decide On Opposition Letter Today

February 19, 2015 by

The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) is holding a meeting this afternoon at 2 p.m. to finalize a letter of opposition to Assembly member Das Williams’ Isla Vista self-governan...
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Meeting Discusses CSD Alternative

February 18, 2015 by

Isla Vista residents, university administrators and Santa Barbara County officials met Tuesday night in the I.V. Clinic for the weekly I.V. self-governance meeting organized by Assemblyman Das William...
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Prof. Discusses Pros, Cons of Fracking

February 18, 2015 by

University of Wyoming Economics Professor and UW Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics Charles Mason gave a lecture at Bren Hall titled "To Frack or Not to Frack?” in which he discussed some ...
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Study Measures Plastic Thrown in Ocean

February 18, 2015 by

As much as 12.7 million tons of plastic waste have been dumped into the ocean every year according to research by UCSB’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) published Thurs...
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Alumnus, U.S. Special Envoy Gives Talk at UCSB

February 18, 2015 by

Alumnus and former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman visited campus this past Friday to speak to students at the global studies department about his 30-year career with the ...
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