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You Are Not Alone

May 15, 2014 by

Emily Potter offers some words of encouragement to the survivors out there who feel alone and powerless.
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Meningitis: UCSB Health Gave It a Shot

May 15, 2014 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors commended UCSB for its handling of four meningitis cases that broke out in November, presenting the university with an honorary resolution for helping con...
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Fossil Free UC Protests During Regents Meeting

May 15, 2014 by and

The UC-wide fossil fuel divestment group Fossil Free UC, or FFUC, staged a protest at yesterday’s UC Regents meeting in Sacramento, demanding University officials create a task force addressing the ...
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Regents Meet, Review Financial Plans, Student Issues

May 15, 2014 by and

After a public forum session featuring protests from fossil fuel divestment advocates and other grievances from students and faculty, the UC Board of Regents discussed a plan to streamline the transfe...
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Professor Fred Wudl Wins Award for Organic Solar Cell

May 14, 2014 by

Chemistry professor Fred Wudl, whose team was the first to create an effective organic solar cell, was awarded the Spiers Memorial Award for his 40-year research work on carbon-based electronics.
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Students Succeed in Video Contest

May 14, 2014 by

UCSB student Kathleen Oum won first place and a $1,000 cash prize in one of two categories at the statewide video contest Directing Change, which held an awards ceremony yesterday in Sacramento featur...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

May 14, 2014 by

Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of drug cases, burglaries and assaults last week and over the weekend.
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IHC Hosts Lecture on Japanese Cultural Shift Towards Cattle

May 14, 2014 by

Yale University history professor Daniel Botsman gave a talk yesterday entitled “From Sacred Cow to Kobe Beef: Japan’s Bovine Revolution” detailing the transformation of social and religious cus...
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Students Gather in Memory of Tragic Death

May 14, 2014 by

Students gathered at UCSB’s Coal Oil Sand Point Reserve last week in memory of Sierra Markee-Winkler, a second-year double major in philosophy and language, culture and society who was found dead on...
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Regents To Meet, Discuss UC Issues Amidst Protests

May 14, 2014 by

The Regents of the University of California will convene at the Sacramento Convention Center today and tomorrow for the second Regents Meeting of the year to discuss various topics including streamlin...
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UCSB Professor Recognized for Outstanding Research

May 13, 2014 by

The Academic Senate recently awarded UCSB physics Professor Joseph Polchinski the title of 2014 Faculty Research Lecturer, the highest honor a professor can receive from the university body.
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Forum Addresses Master Plan Reform in Light of Funding Issues

May 13, 2014 by

Leading up to the University of California Regents Meeting on May 14 and 15, the UCSB E.V.P.S.A Office, A.S. Office of the President and A.S. Academic Affairs Board hosted a forum on the California Ma...
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Sandra Day O’Connor Promotes Educational Civics Program

May 12, 2014 by

Former United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor visited campus Saturday afternoon to promote her educational program iCivics, which aims to teach students about U.S. government.
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Indus Hosts Annual South Asian Cultural Show

May 12, 2014 by

Several Asian cultural performance groups shared the stage at Campbell Hall on Saturday to perform during “Visions,” Indus club’s free annual event.
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‘Speak up Against Hate Day’ Features Many Activities

May 12, 2014 by

In celebration of “Speak Up Against Hate Day,” the UCSB Office of Judicial Affairs will host a series of events today discussing the precautions and dangers that surround acts of hate based on rac...
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