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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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Santa Barbara Exploring Voting Changes

March 3, 2015 by

The City Council of Santa Barbara is drawing up new electoral boundaries with community input and will begin implementing by-district elections starting November 2015 as a result of a partial settleme...
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A.S. Meets to Allocate Funds

March 3, 2015 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met on Monday night to hear 17 funding requests, fully funding 16 student organizations and refusing funds to UCSB Model United Nations.
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Bill To Decriminalize Homelessness Introduced to State Senate

March 3, 2015 by

State Senator Carol Liu introduced the Right to Rest Act (SB 608) to the California State Senate on Friday to decriminalize the homeless by giving them access to public spaces without discrimination.
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Dancers Boogie for 12 Hours, Raise Funds for Children’s Hospital

March 2, 2015 by and

The second annual Dance Marathon took place on campus on Saturday night at Pavilion Gym to raise money for the Santa Barbara Cottage Children’s Hospital.
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Students Clean Up I.V. Beaches

March 2, 2015 by

The Coastal Fund, a student organization that does restoration work on Isla Vista beaches, held a sunset beach clean-up along the beach of the 6700 block of Del Playa Road down to Sands Beach this pas...
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Cooking Competitors’ Beets Beat Others

March 2, 2015 by

The Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) hosted their quarterly Green Chef sustainable cooking competition Sunday afternoon in the Student Resource Building.
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Fitness Area Opens By Campus Dorms

March 2, 2015 by

The Housing & Residential Services and the Resident Housing Association (RHA) hosted the grand opening ceremony for the new Channel Island 5 (ChI-5) Outdoor Fitness Area located adjacent to the the Sa...
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Students To Dance for Charity Saturday

February 27, 2015 by

Dance Marathon, a 12-hour-long fundraising dance event featuring food, entertainment, DJs, bands and other UCSB performing groups will be held this Saturday in the Pavilion Gym.
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Humyn Rights Board, Students for Justice in Palestine Host Talk

February 27, 2015 by

Associated Students Humyn Rights Board held a talk titled “Occupation, Ethnic Cleansing, & Israeli Apartheid 101” on Thursday in the Conference Room of El Centro as part of Humyn Rights Week 2015.
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Police Share I.V. Status Over Pizza

February 27, 2015 by

The UCSB Police Department (UCPD) and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department hosted Pizza with Police on Thursday at Pizza my Heart in conjunction with Associated Students.
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UCSB To Fund Cliffside Fence

February 26, 2015 by

UCSB announced Tuesday that it will provide $70,000 to Santa Barbara County for the construction of permanent fences along the bluffs in Isla Vista.
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MSA Condemns Federal Programs

February 26, 2015 by

The Muslim Student Association West released a public statement on Saturday stating that Muslim Student Associations at universities across California are against the Department of Homeland Security...
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Academic Senate Lifts 2014 Freeze on CCS Lit Admissions

February 26, 2015 by

The Academic Senate has lifted a 2014 admissions freeze placed on the College of Creative Studies (CCS) Literature program, effective immediately and opening to students admitted for Fall 2015.
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Frat Chapter Closes Due to Alleged Misconduct

February 26, 2015 by

The Phi Sigma Kappa National Fraternity revoked UCSB fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa’s charter on Tuesday, and the fraternity will now be in consultation with the Office of Student Life.
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