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UCSB Rates Among Best Valued Colleges

January 30, 2014 by and

UCSB ranked number 18 in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s 2014 list of the top 100 “Best Values in Public Colleges” after a combined analysis of the university’s education and economi...
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UCen Evacuated Due to Smoke From Faulty Motor

January 30, 2014 by

The University Center was evacuated yesterday afternoon after a broken motor in the building’s duct system filled the area around Panda Express with smoke.
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ACLU Deems Proposed Gang Injunction Unconstitutional

January 29, 2014 by

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California filed an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief against the proposed Santa Barbara City gang injunction last week, deeming it unco...
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Governor Declares California Drought Emergency

January 29, 2014 by

After the driest year on record for California and over two years of below-average rainfall for the majority of the state, Governor Jerry Brown has declared a drought emergency.
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Obama Addresses Student Financing

January 29, 2014 by

President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address last night to members of Congress and a national audience, covering an exhaustive range of topics including student debt, univers...
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Ballin’ Workshop Teaches Students Budgeting Basics

January 29, 2014 by

“Ballin’ on a Budget,” a workshop which took place last night in the Student Resource Building, tutored students in “financial basics,” such as creating and managing a budget and applying fo...
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UC Pres. Hosts First Web Chat

January 29, 2014 by

UC President Janet Napolitano hosted a live web chat via Google Hangout yesterday with specially-selected student panelists to speak about topics such as tuition, undocumented students, campus diversi...
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CCS Welcomes Japanese Shinto Art

January 29, 2014 by

Internationally renowned photographer Masuura Yukihito introduced his work at the opening of the Shrine Photography Exhibit, a temporary installation located in the gallery of the College of Creative ...
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Police Recover Stolen Items, Search for Suspects

January 28, 2014 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of drug and alcohol-related offenses this weekend, as well as a strong-armed robbery and another incidence of theft.
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New Scholarship Program for Middle Class Families Begins Next Fall

January 28, 2014 by

Starting next fall, a new program called the Middle Class Scholarship will offer a scholarship to students in California whose annual parental income is in the range of $100,000 to $150,000.
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Film & Media Seminar Showcases A-List Screenwriters

January 28, 2014 by

The UCSB Film and Media Department held its 11th annual Word Farm, a three-day screenwriting seminar at the Social Science and Media Studies building, where UCSB students and alumni got a chance to le...
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Campus Comment: What Is Your Advice For Finding a Good Living Situation?

January 27, 2014 by

Campus Comment offers a random sampling of student opinion. In this issue, students offer tips for finding the ideal housing situation.
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A Talk With Lois Capps

January 27, 2014 by

The Daily Nexus sat down with UCSB alumna, former Santa Barbara public school nurse and current U.S. Representative for California’s 24th congressional district Lois Capps to discuss her history wit...
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This Connection Won’t Evaporate

January 27, 2014 by

Vapor bar and e-cigarette lounge Vapor Connection officially joined the Isla Vista community on Saturday with a Grand Opening event that featured a live DJ and the store’s selection of over 80 diffe...
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UCSB Adds Housing for Future Students

January 27, 2014 by

Construction on a new UCSB housing complex near the West Campus Apartments on Storke Road is currently underway and due to be completed in Fall Quarter of the 2015-2016 school year.
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