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New UC Program To Provide Legal Services to Undocumented Students

Last Friday, University of California President Janet Napolitano announced a pilot program at the UC Davis School of Law that will provide legal services for undocumented students at the six UC campus...
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Video Reaches Out to Those Affected by Recent Shooting

Fourth-year film & media studies major Carter Hiyama produced and distributed a video message to the students and faculty of Florida State University in response to a shooting at the campus last Thurs...
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Associated Students Discuss Student Organization Financial Requests

The Associated Student Finance and Business Committee met yesterday evening at the State Street Room in the UCen to hear requests from 18 student organizations for funding.
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Cliff Fall Victim Paralyzed From Waist Down

Santa Barbara City College student Tanner Gage, who fell from an Isla Vista balcony at 6693 Del Playa Drive last month, recently disclosed that the fall paralyzed him from the waist down.
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Gaucho Health Insurance Most Expensive at the UC

Santa Barbara’s high cost of health care coupled with the wide range of services offered by Gaucho Health Insurance (GHI) mean undergraduate students pay more for health insurance than students atte...
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NASA Engineer Lectures on Mars Exploration

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineer Kobie Boykins delivered a presentation about the ongoing exploration of Mars yesterday at Campbell Hall in a lecture called Exploring the Red Planet. Boyk...
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Rally Ends It’s On Us Campaign

Campus Advocacy for Resources and Education (CARE) led a rally Friday as part of the national It’s On Us initiative, a campaign led by President Barack Obama’s administration to prevent sexual ass...
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Protesters Convene in Storke Plaza for Rally on Tuition

Students and faculty rallied at Storke Tower Thursday to protest the recently approved the UC tuition increase plan, which caps potential yearly increases at five percent over the next five years, in ...
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UC Regents Formally Pass Long-Term Financial Plan, Discuss Ebola Preparedness

On the third and final day of the UC Regents Meeting at UCSF Mission Bay, the Regents voted on and formally passed the 2015-2016 UC budget as well as a Long-Term Financial Plan, referred to as the L r...
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Goleta Ice Skating Facility Breaks Ground

The Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association (GSBISA) broke ground Thursday afternoon on “Ice in Paradise,” an ice skating arena located near Girsh Park in Goleta, CA.
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Dept. of Theater and Dance Named 2014 50/50 Applause Award Recipient

The Department of Theater and Dance received the 2014 50/50 Applause Award from International Centre for Women Playwrights (ICWP) for having more than 50 percent of its produced plays written by femal...
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Graduate Student Association Convenes to Consider Plans for I.V.

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) held a public meeting Thursday in the GSA Formal Lounge at the MultiCultural Center to discuss the role graduate students play in improving Isla Vista.
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A.S. Senate University Affairs Committee Debates Finances, Policy

The Associated Students Senate University Affairs Committee met in the Santa Barbara Mission Room to hear shared governance reports Tuesday evening.
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Art History Dept. Adds Museum Studies Emphasis

The Department of the History of Art and Architecture has established a new Museum Studies emphasis for its undergraduate major.
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Author Delivers Talk on Mending Capitalism

Author, entrepreneur and journalist Peter Barnes gave a talk called “Fixing Capitalism’s Deepest Flaws” on Tuesday evening at Corwin Pavilion.
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