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Vendetta of the Vivacious Vaginas

February 10, 2014 by

Eve Ensler's Obie award-winning play The Vagina Monologues made an appearance at Campbell Hall this past weekend, marking the play’s 15th performance at UCSB.
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A.S. Hosts Panel of Politicians to Discuss Education Funding

February 10, 2014 by

Last Friday, Associated Students hosted a forum on the SRB lawn as part of Week of Revenue, an event focused on promoting student discussion on the issues of student debt, marijuana legalization and t...
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MCC Conference Aims to Promote Societal Change

February 10, 2014 by

The MultiCultural Center hosted its second annual social justice conference PUSHING FORWARD: Critical Tools for a New Generation this Saturday, featuring University of Southern California professor A...
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HKSA Holds Lunar New Year Event

February 10, 2014 by

A wide array of East Asian dishes and traditional Chinese performance arts were featured at the Hong Kong Student Association’s ninth annual Lunar New Year Celebration at Storke Plaza on Thursday.
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Hands4Others 5k Run Raises Funds for Clean Water

February 7, 2014 by

Tomorrow, Santa Barbara water charity Hands4Others, in partnership with UCSB Real Life, will host a 5k run at 10 a.m. at the faculty club lawn to raise funds to install clean water systems in Honduras...
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The Sochi Circus

February 6, 2014 by

Columnist Ben Moss details the
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Lopez’s Film Highlights Profiling

February 6, 2014 by

Students and faculty filled the MultiCultural Center Theatre yesterday night to hear a discussion led by Chicana playwright Josefina Lopez and watch her film Detained in the Desert.
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Development Proposed at Dublin’s Location

February 6, 2014 by

This Friday there will be a Santa Barbara County public hearing for a new building proposal in Isla Vista that plans to establish a mixed-use, commercial hotel and residential structure at the current...
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A.S. Senate Discusses Energy; Debates I.V. Center, Logo

February 6, 2014 by

During last night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr gave a presentation to students, senators discussed ongoing projects such as the Pardall Center and Chil...
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New A.S. Logo is a No-Go: A.S. President Rejects Design

February 6, 2014 by

Associated Students President Jonathan Abboud vetoed an official A.S. logo passed by the A.S. Senate last week, claiming that the process of establishing the logo was not “inclusive” enough of the...
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Don’t Wait – Vaccinate! UCSB To Offer Free Meningitis Inoculation

February 5, 2014 by

On Feb. 24, Student Health Services will begin offering select students and faculty an experimental meningitis vaccine that is not licensed for use in the U.S., following the use of a similarly unlice...
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Author Lusane Discusses Lack of Social Change

February 5, 2014 by

Award-winning author, lecturer, freelance journalist and professor at American University, Clarence Lusane, discussed the current socioeconomic condition of African Americans under the Obama administr...
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Professor Gives Talk on Public Universities

February 5, 2014 by

English professor Chris Newfield gave a talk yesterday evening at the McCune Conference Room on the future of public universities, as well as the necessity of low tuition and face-to-face learning in ...
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Suicide Awareness, Prevention Among Local University Students

February 5, 2014 by

Sixteen years ago, UCSB student Matthew DeMarco lost his 15-year-old half-brother to suicide and depression. Two years later, his father — a successful Los Angeles businessman — contracted a life-...
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Veteran Affairs To Be Addressed by UC System

February 5, 2014 by

After meeting with ten student veteran representatives within the University of California system last week, UC President Janet Napolitano announced a systemwide veterans’ advisory group this past M...
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