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Egan Catches on Like Wildfire

March 5, 2014 by

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Timothy Egan gave an hour-long lecture adapted from his 2009 book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America as the culminating event of...
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Famed Evolutionary Geneticist Svante Pääbo Gives Lecture on Neanderthals

March 4, 2014 by

Respected geneticist Svante Pääbo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany gave a lecture about Homo sapien human genomes in the Loma Pelona Center yesterday, as a part o...
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A.S. Committee Introduces Bike Rental Service

March 4, 2014 by

Associated Students Bike Committee and Business Services Committee will launch its Bike Rental Program this coming Monday, with the aim of providing low-cost bicycle rental services to UCSB community ...
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Author Lectures On Newest Book

March 3, 2014 by

Timothy Egan, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the New York Times Bestseller The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America, will give a lecture at Campbell Hall tomorrow...
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Sedaris Returns to Santa Barbara For Night of Storytelling, Satire

March 3, 2014 by

The Arlington Theatre downtown was filled with fans last Friday night who braved the wet weather to witness Grammy Award winning-nominee satirist and humorist David Sedaris recite old and new material...
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Noam Chomsky Gives Speech in Lobero Theater

March 3, 2014 by and

Renowned philosopher, political theorist and MIT Professor Emeritus of linguistics Noam Chomsky presented the 13th annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future, as hosted by the Nuclear Age P...
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UpJoy Promises Stress Relief

March 3, 2014 by

Two students in UCSB’s psychology department played a part in launching a new website called UpJoy.me, a site that works to promote positive moods, productivity and relaxation after just a few minut...
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Childish Gambino Kicks Off Tour at UCSB

March 3, 2014 by

Due to technical difficulties in Oakland, the rapper started his newest tour at UCSB this past Friday, Feb. 28. Despite the rainy weather, students piled into the sold-out Thunderdome to see the accla...
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UCPD Releases Sketches of Sexual Assault Case Suspects

February 27, 2014 by

The UCSB Police Department released composite sketches of two of a group of suspects wanted for the beating and gang rape of a 19-year-old student that took place on Feb. 23.
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Let’s Get Together: UCSB Alumnus Creates New Matched-Interests App

February 27, 2014 by

Glimr Inc., a mobile application company founded by UCSB alumnus David Estrada, debuted a new app called Together last Friday, Feb. 21, targeting the UCSB student population exclusively.
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A.S. Senate Passes Proposal to Label Trauma-Provoking Academic Content

February 27, 2014 by

At Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, senators passed a resolution to begin the process of instituting mandatory “trigger warnings” on class syllabi at UCSB and Chancellor Hen...
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Fate of Local Restaurant Ownership Depends on Competition Results

February 27, 2014 by

The owners of Pace Food and Drink, a popular State Street restaurant serving up classic American cuisine, recently announced an open contest — with an entry fee of just $500 — for full ownership o...
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Students Smash Scales In Support of Body Positivity

February 27, 2014 by

As part of National Eating Disorder Awareness week, members of the UCSB Women’s Center destroyed weight scales yesterday outside the Student Resource Building at an event called UCSB SMASH: A Love Y...
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Curiouser and Curiouser: Last Lecturer Shares His Story

February 27, 2014 by

Last night, linguistics professor Robert Kennedy lectured as if it were his last chance to do so, speaking on linguistics and his own personal experiences in the field, as part of the UCSB “Last Lec...
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SB Community Groups Join to Battle Homelessness

February 26, 2014 by

Community organizations and residents of Santa Barbara County came together for a Homelessness Action Summit at Campbell Hall on Monday, with the event focusing on solutions to reduce homelessness in ...
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