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A Tale of Two Protests

January 20, 2015 by

Civil-rights activists and anti-immigration groups held opposing protests in front of the Santa Barbara News-Press office in downtown Santa Barbara Monday afternoon over fallout regarding all...
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A.S. Releases Insight on UCSB Committees

January 20, 2015 by

The Associated Students Senate University Affairs Committee published their first shared governance report from Fall 2014, documenting current issues and updates from different committees on campus.
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TSA Beefs Up Security After International Attacks

January 20, 2015 by

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding airport security in the wake of terrorist threats and attacks in Yemen and France this past month.
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March Decries Rape Culture in Isla Vista

January 20, 2015 by

Students and Isla Vista residents, led by members of Sociology Professor Kum-Kum Bhavnani’s Introduction to Women, Culture, and Development (Soc 156A) class, marched down Del Playa Drive to bring at...
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Community Examines History of I.V., Self-Governance

January 16, 2015 by

Students, faculty and Isla Vista residents met at the Isla Vista Clinic on Embarcadero del Mar yesterday to discuss the history of I.V. as well as problems facing the I.V. self-governance movement.
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Students Plan DP March Against Rape Culture

January 16, 2015 by

Chair of the Academic Senate and Sociology Professor Kum-Kum Bhavnani, along with four students from her Introduction to Women, Culture, and Development (SOC156A) class, plan to march up and down Del ...
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UCSB To Host Summit on Food Justice

January 16, 2015 by

The California Higher Education Food Summit, an intercollegiate event designed to spark discussion on food justice within the UC system, will be hosted on campus from Friday through Sunday this weeken...
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UCSB Receives Record Amount of Student Applications

January 15, 2015 by

UCSB recorded its highest number of student applicants ever for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year this past Monday.
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Senate Proposes Construction to A.S. Main Office

January 15, 2015 by

The Associated Students Senate met in the Flying A Room at the UCen last night to discuss potential campus construction projects and issues surrounding A.S. Program Board member payment.
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Brown Releases 2015-2016 State Budget Plans

January 15, 2015 by

Governor Jerry Brown released a $164.7 billion proposed state budget plan for the fiscal year 2015-2016 on Friday, which includes the $120 million increase for the University of California system he c...
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UCSB Receives Grant for Mental Health Services

January 15, 2015 by

Congresswoman Lois Capps announced that the university will receive a federal grant of roughly half a million dollars from the U.S. Department of Education (D.O.E.) to fund mental health services to a...
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A Slice of SB For University Chefs

January 15, 2015 by

Residential Dining Services hosted this year’s Pacific Chef Net Conference Tuesday through today, bringing together 30 chefs from universities and colleges along the West Coast to explore how to inc...
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SB Hillel Hosts Panel Examining Israel in the Media

January 15, 2015 by

Santa Barbara Hillel hosted “Israel 101,” a panel discussing the history of the state of Israel, with students and Isla Vista residents at Santa Barbara Hillel on Embarcadero Del Mar this past Tue...
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BSU Holds Weeklong Event

January 15, 2015 by

Black Student Union (BSU) hosted “A Week of Education and Action” which began Monday and ends tomorrow to address issues regarding racism and police brutality on a local and national level.
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Gauchos in Paris Recount Recent Shooting

January 14, 2015 by

Four students currently enrolled in the Paris UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) were in close proximity to the Jan. 7 attack on Paris’ weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, whose provo...
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