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UC Regents Convene for 2014-15 Fiscal Year’s First Meeting

The University of California Board of Regents held its first meeting of the 2014-15 fiscal year last Wednesday at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Community Center, addressing the appointments of the ...
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Gun-Wielding Suspect Reported in I.V.

At approximately 12:53 a.m. this morning, an unidentified suspect brandished a handgun between Del Playa Drive and Camino Del Sur, according to a citizen who reported the incident. The suspect, who wa...
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Autopsy Reveals Cause of UCSB Student’s Death

In a coroner’s report provided to the Daily Nexus through a Public Records Act request, an autopsy revealed that former second-year double major in philosophy and language Sierra Markee-Winkler sust...
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Napolitano, UC Target Global Food Crisis

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced the UC Global Food Initiative last Tuesday, an initiative that aims to unite various efforts and resources across the UC system to address...
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UCSA To Ask UC Regents to Postpone Student Regent-Designate Confirmation

Yesterday afternoon in a closed meeting, the University of California Students Association (UCSA) voted to recommend the UC Regents postpone their confirmation of Avi Oved as the student regent design...
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Fire Engulfs UCSB Construction Site

At approximate 3:30 a.m. this morning, fire crews, sheriffs and UCPD responded to flames engulfing several structures at a UCSB construction site.
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Gun Control Bill Moves Through State Senate

Last week, the California Senate Public Safety Committee passed AB 1014, a gun violence restraining order bill allowing for the temporary removal of firearms from individuals considered at risk for co...
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Firefighters Combat Brush Fire on Local Nature Reserve

At approximately 9:40 p.m. last night a brush fire broke out at Coal Oil Point, burning through about 20 acres of reserve land and threatening one residence which had to be evacuated. Although no stru...
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Mark Massari
Mark Massari

Athletic Director Leaves UCSB

Athletic Director Mark Massari, who has overseen the athletics department for the past six years, announced last Wednesday he would be leaving UCSB to become the deputy athletics director at Oregon St...
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Syphilis Rates Rise in Santa Barbara

Syphilis rates in Santa Barbara County have more than quadrupled in the past few years as the number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases continues to rise.
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Napolitano
Napolitano

UC Creates Anti-Sexual Assault Measures

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced the formation of a system-wide task force to address sexual assault and sexual violence on campus this past Friday in an effort to make th...
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OHI Assesses Coastal Marine Environments

Researchers at UCSB working with the Ocean Health Index recently delivered a regional assessment of the state of ecosystems, giving an overall positive score of 71 out of 100 to the West Coast.
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Tropicana Promises $1M Donation To UCSB Student Athletic Program

Tropicana Student Living announced last week it would be donating $1 million to UCSB Athletics in a series of annual installments of $100,000 over the course of ten years, beginning with $100,000 f...
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Capps Pushes Gun Control Research

In response to the May 23 Isla Vista shootings, Congresswoman Lois Capps cosponsored a Congressional bill last Thursday aiming to tighten gun control laws, improve mental health services and strengthe...
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UCSB Receives Grant to Fund Mentoring Program for Biology Majors

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a private foundation that supports science, research and education, recently awarded UCSB 1.5 million dollars to create a learning program with active student-inst...
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