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RHA President Announced

May 9, 2014 by

UCSB dorm residents elected current on-campus senator, second-year political science and communication double major Nikki Calderon to the position of Residence Hall Association President in this past ...
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UCSB Holds Annual Economic Summit

May 9, 2014 by

Leading economic experts and forecasters gathered yesterday at the 33rd annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit presented by the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, a research group founded out of the...
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Isla Vista Properties Released to SB County

May 9, 2014 by

The Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency (RDA) in Isla Vista held a meeting yesterday morning to discuss the retaining of three Isla Vista properties — a medic...
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Bestselling Author Speaks About Life and Business

May 8, 2014 by

New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett spoke at Campbell Hall Tuesday night to discuss the therapeutic aspects of writing and her mission to open an independent bookstore in her hometown of Na...
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Organizations Lose Funds to Pardall Center in New Budget

May 8, 2014 by

Despite opposition from campus groups, the Associated Students Senate decided to pass the budget for the 2014-2015 school year, as proposed by A.S. President Jonathan Abboud, which increased a “rech...
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Pride Week’s ‘Paint Yourself’ Colors Campus With Events

May 8, 2014 by

In celebration of Pride Week, UCSB’s Associated Students Queer Commission is hosting a series of educational and entertaining events, including personal and student-run drag shows, to engage the cam...
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Grad Students Win Fulbright Scholarships

May 8, 2014 by

Graduate students Elijah Bender and William Dewey have been named Fulbright scholars, giving them the opportunity to travel across the globe to perform research in India and Japan.
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Justice O’Connor To Speak at UCSB

May 8, 2014 by

Former United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will deliver a free talk in Campbell Hall Saturday afternoon titled “Educating for Democracy in a Digital Age,” presented by the Wa...
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Gang Injunction Trial Begins

May 7, 2014 by and

The long-awaited trial on the City of Santa Barbara’s proposed gang injunction began Monday morning in Santa Barbara Superior Court, with the plaintiff’s opening statements calling the injunction ...
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Weekend Wrap-Up (5-2 to 5-5 2014)

May 7, 2014 by

Over the weekend, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to the discovery of a dead female body on the beach as well as an occurrence of shoplifting, among other minor incidents.
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I.V. Resident Held On Rape Charges

May 7, 2014 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced yesterday that Sherriff’s deputies arrested Santa Barbara City College student Deon Kitt on April 2 in connection with the sexual assault of two...
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Wealthy Environmentalist Tom Steyer Speaks on Climate Change

May 7, 2014 by

Billionaire investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer delivered a free lecture titled “Confronting Climate Change: A Political Reality Check” last night at Pollock Theater to discuss the urgency of r...
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UCSB Ranks 8th In the World

May 7, 2014 by

Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies, based in the Netherlands, ranked UCSB eighth in the world according to scientific performance and research at universities across the g...
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CCS Physics Student Wins Goldwater Award

May 7, 2014 by

Third-year College of Creative Studies physics major Ilan Rosen received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in recognition of his research on condensed matter, while second-year CCS math major Mark Ry...
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Prolific Music Director, UCSB Alum Speaks at Pollock Theater

May 6, 2014 by

The Department of Film & Media Studies brought acclaimed music video director Wayne Isham to Pollock Theater on Saturday night to discuss the tricks of the trade.
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