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Weekend Wrap-Up

October 14, 2015 by

Last week (Oct. 5-12) law enforcement units in Isla Vista encountered a possible sexual assault, a driver under the influence of heroin and a suspect in possession of cocaine, marijuana and stolen wal...
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UCSA Reviews UCOP 2015-16 Budget

October 13, 2015 by

The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) presented its 2015-16 budget at the monthly University of California Student Association (UCSA) meeting Saturday at UC Riverside. UCOP Inter...
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UCSA Discusses Mental Health, Sexual Assault Policy

October 13, 2015 by

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) discussed #HowAreYou: A Call to Reform Student Mental Health Services and the UConsent campaign at the monthly board meeting Sunday at UC Rivers...
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UCSA Meeting Addresses Student Debt, Improving Communication Between Students and Regents

October 13, 2015 by and

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) held a board meeting to discuss several issues concerning UC students Saturday and Sunday at UC Riverside. UCSA is a UC-wide student advocacy or...
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A.S. Finance and Business Committee Discusses Funds for Campus Groups

October 13, 2015 by

Associated Students (A.S.) Finance and Business Committee (F&B) met in the State Street Room of the UCen on Monday to approve funding requests for 12 campus groups and discuss two internal bills. ...
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Castro Valley Shows Similar Interest in Following I.V.’s Self-Governance Model

October 13, 2015 by

Community leaders in the unincorporated area of Castro Valley, California, have been following Assemblymember Das Williams’ Assembly Bill 3 in the interest of pursuing a model for self-governance si...
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Send Silence Packing Display Recognizes 1,100 College Lives Lost to Suicide Each Year

October 13, 2015 by and

UCSB Active Minds, in conjunction with Santa Barbara’s Wellness Center, hosted Send Silence Packing Oct. 12 in front of the Student Resource Building to call attention to college suicide. Send Silen...
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Upcoming El Niño May Threaten Cliffside Homes

October 12, 2015 by

Climatologists are increasingly certain of predictions that a strong El Niño will likely hit California in the coming months, bringing wet weather and the possibility of increased erosion along the c...
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UCSB Hosts Ecosocialism Conference in Girvetz

October 12, 2015 by

System Change not Climate Change (SCNCC), an ecosocialists organization, hosted the “21st Century Ecosocialism Conference” in Girvetz Hall this weekend to discuss potential solutions to the climat...
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Gun Control Activism Discussed During Open Meeting at UCSB

October 12, 2015 by

Chicano/Chicana Studies Professor Ralph Armbruster and Graduate Student Association vice president of committees and planning Timothy Irvine hosted an open meeting Thursday evening in front of the Stu...
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Long-Planned Ice Rink Opens in Goleta

October 12, 2015 by

Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association (GSBISA) opened Ice in Paradise skating rink on Saturday on Santa Felicia Drive near Girsh Park and El Camino Real Marketplace. The GSBISA planned and dev...
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Avi Oved Moves Forward Initiative To Increase Student Representation on UC Board of Regents

October 12, 2015 by

University of California Student Regent Abraham “Avi” Oved has been working with students and organizations across the UC to add a Student Regent Adviser position as part of his Shared Governance ...
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Send Silence Packing To Feature Backpack Display Signifying Lives Lost to Suicide

October 9, 2015 by

UCSB Active Minds and the Mental Wellness Center will host an event titled Send Silence Packing on October 12 on the Student Resource Building (SRB) lawn from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Active Minds, a nati...
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UCSB Staff and Students Share Opinions on Newly Passed California Fair Pay Act

October 9, 2015 by

Governor Jerry Brown signed Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson’s California Fair Pay Act (SB 358) into law this Wednesday. SB 358, which takes effect in January, prohibits California employers from paying ...
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Students and I.V. Community React to Jerry Brown’s End of Life Option Act

October 9, 2015 by

Governor Jerry Brown signed the End of Life Option Act (ABX2 15) into law Monday, making California the fifth state to grant terminally-ill patients the right to choose physician-assisted suicide inst...
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