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Town Hall Talks Representation

March 6, 2015 by and

The office of Santa Barbara Assemblyman Das Williams held the third Isla Vista self-governance town hall of the year to determine the governance structure of a potential community services district (C...
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Financial Aid Office Backs Off of Controversial Plan

March 6, 2015 by and

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is no longer examining the possibility of reducing financial aid award letters to students who waive Gaucho Health Insurance (GHI).
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A.S. Hears from Candidates Planning on Running

March 6, 2015 by

Associated Students held a Declaration of Candidacy Meeting Thursday afternoon for students running for A.S. office in the Graduate Students Association Lounge.
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National and International Headlines

March 5, 2015 by

News both Domestic and International from the week of March 1.
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UCSB Reads Talk Focuses on Re-Entry

March 5, 2015 by

Davidson Library hosted a panel discussion on prisoner re-entry into society on Wednesday as part of the UCSB Reads 2015 program, bringing together university affiliates and Santa Barbara residents to...
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Pollock Theater Shows ‘Citizenfour’

March 5, 2015 by

The Pollock Theater screened Academy Award-winning film “Citizenfour” Wednesday night and held a discussion led by professors of film and media studies Lisa Parks and Jennifer Holt on former syste...
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A.S. Senate Discusses Deltopia, Passes Resolution

March 5, 2015 by and

Last night’s A.S. Senate meeting in the UCen passed several bills, discussed Spring Quarter programs and future endeavors
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Senator Jackson Encourages Equal Pay with New Bill

March 5, 2015 by

Santa Barbara State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson introduced Senate Bill 358 (SB 358) which aims to strengthen California’s equal pay laws, ensuring women are paid equally to their male counterparts ...
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UCSB Muslim Students Discuss Discrimination

March 5, 2015 by and

Gauchos of Islamic faith and/or Middle Eastern descent open up about the effects of the Department of Homeland Security's recent Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program and other international even...
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Food Security Forum Explores Finances of Eating Healthy

March 5, 2015 by

The Associated Students Food Bank and UCSB Sustainability hosted their first of two Isla Vista Food Forums discussing student food insecurity at the local and state level at the Santa Barbara Hillel l...
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I.V. Stakeholders Meeting Talks Tax

March 4, 2015 by

Community members met Wednesday night for the weekly stakeholders meeting hosted by Assemblyman Das Williams’ office to discuss the possibility of a User Utility Tax and whether students living in u...
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Families Sue For Wrongful Death

March 4, 2015 by

The families of former UCSB students David Wang, James Hong and George Chen jointly filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Santa Barbara County, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department and Cap...
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Class Attempts to Rescue Paraglider

March 4, 2015 by

A male paraglider died Monday in the Rattlesnake Canyon area after becoming detached from the tandem paraglider he was flying with his daughter.
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History Professor Lectures On Underground Railroad, Misconceptions

March 4, 2015 by

Pulitzer prize-winning author and Columbia University history professor Eric Foner gave a lecture at Campbell Hall on Tuesday evening on his recently released book Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden H...
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Weekend Wrap-Up Feb. 27 to March 1

March 4, 2015 by

Law enforcement officers with the Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and University of California Police Department (UCPD) responded to numerous calls this past week on various incidents concerning a fight...
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