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UCSB Group Suggests Sony Cyberattack Not Committed By N. Korea

Researchers of the Computer Security Group at UCSB have recently suggested that the Nov. 24 cyberattacks on Sony Pictures were not committed by the state of North Korea, as claimed by the United State...
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Nakamura Continues To Pick Up Accolades

Materials professor and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics Shuji Nakamura was named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) on Dec 16.
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UCSB Professor Dies Over Winter Break

74-year-old materials professor Edward Kramer (far right) died in his sleep at his home in Santa Barbara on the morning of Dec 27.
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Professor, Alumnus To Release Book on UCSB History

Professor of Economics, Santa Barbara native and alumnus Lanny Ebenstein will release a book about the history of UCSB this February to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum titled The Rise of UCSB, 194...
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CONCERT REVIEW: Velvet Jones Stage Couldn’t Contain L.A. Rapper Murs

The Murs and ¡MayDay! concert on Nov. 24 was the first time I attended a concert alone. This may not seem like anything of note, but this was a huge deal for me. In the summer of 2012, I skipped a Fr...
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Black Student Union Gathers Over Grand Jury Decisions

The Black Student Union (BSU) held a community gathering in front of the Associated Students Pardall Center Thursday night to address recent grand jury refusals to indict police officers for killings ...
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Physics Professor Delivers Annual Faculty Research Lecture

Professor of Physics and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics member Joe Polchinksi gave the annual Faculty Research Lecture Thursday night after being selected as the Faculty Research Lecturer in ...
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Local Committee Meets Over I.V. CSD

The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Committee (LAFCO) met at the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at the Santa Barbara County Administration in Santa Barbara to review a report on the proposed f...
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Student Worker’s Union To Issue Divestment Vote Result

The UC Student Worker’s Union, part of United Auto Workers local 2865 (UAW 2865), held a membership-wide vote yesterday on an item concerning a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) resolution and...
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Community Meets for Latest on Isla Vista Self-Governance

Approximately 30 students, homeowners, administrative officials and members of local government gathered at the Isla Vista Clinic yesterday evening to discuss the future of I.V. and the options availa...
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Volunteers Bring Showers to Homeless

Volunteers from several Goleta and Isla Vista churches and the Interfaith Initiative of Santa Barbara County offered free showers and fresh clothes to homeless locals at the Christ Lutheran Church in ...
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Undocumented, Unafraid

President Barack Obama announced an executive order on Nov. 20 to defer deportation for up to five million undocumented immigrants in the United States, allowing more undocumented students to apply fo...
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Geography Professor Named AAAS Fellow

Director of Latin American and Iberian Studies and geography professor David López-Carr was named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science last week for his contributions t...
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Methamphetamine Users High in Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) reported that methamphetamine has become more prevalent on the streets of Santa Barbara as compared to other illegal drugs abused in the region such as marij...
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Beta Theta Pi Suspended After Alcohol Incident

The Beta Theta Pi General Fraternity closed the Beta Theta Pi UCSB chapter earlier this week after the chapter incurred a disciplinary action in the context of several incidents in recent years, parti...
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