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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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UCSB Grad Student Jason Bennett Dies at 32

January 14, 2015 by

Graduate student Jason Andrew Bennett, a fifth-year doctoral student in philosophy, died on Dec. 31 after committing suicide at age 32.
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UC Student Regent-Designate Meets With Students

January 13, 2015 by

UC Student Regent for the 2014-15 school year Sadia Saifuddin and UC Student Regent-designate for the 2015-16 school year Abraham “Avi” Oved met with students on campus at the Student Resource Bui...
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Weekend Wrap-up Jan. 9-11

January 13, 2015 by

This past week, law enforcement officers with UCSB Police Department (UCPD) and the Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) responded to various incidents including noise ordinance infractions, abuse of the eld...
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Campus Remembers UCPD Officer

January 13, 2015 by

UCSB Police Department (UCPD) Sgt. Tony Borrayo died in the early hours of the morning while he was asleep at home with his family last Sunday on Jan. 4.
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Students Discuss I.V. Self-Governance Needs

January 13, 2015 by

Students met in the Associated Students Main Office in the MultiCultural Center (MCC) yesterday to discuss different services that could be helpful to Isla Vista and to develop clearer goals for CA st...
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President Obama Proposes Subsidized Community College Cost

January 13, 2015 by

President Barack Obama released a proposal entitled America’s College Promise last Friday at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, to subsidize the cost of community college t...
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First Influenza-Related Death Reported in SB County

January 13, 2015 by

Santa Barbara County announced the first official influenza-related death of this flu season early last week when an elderly man over the age of 65 died due to complications directly caused by influen...
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A.S. Finance and Business Committee Discusses Requests

January 13, 2015 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met in the State Street Room in the UCen on Monday evening to listen to and grant funding requests to various student organizations.
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Federal Court Orders County to Pay Alum for Damages

January 11, 2015 by

Alumnus Jay Shafer was awarded nearly a half million dollars of county money by a federal court in Los Angeles last month for personal damages and legal expenses after he alleged he was beaten by an I...
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Womyn’s Commission Throws 2015’s Inaugural First Friday

January 11, 2015 by

The Associated Students Womyn’s Commission held a block party at Perfect Park in Isla Vista last Friday to advocate for women’s rights and increased female presence on campus.
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Sen. Boxer Will Not Seek Re-election in 2016

January 11, 2015 by

In a video released Thursday, California junior Senator Barbara Boxer announced she will not seek re-election in 2016, but that she will continue to work for the causes she has fought for throughout h...
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