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Extreme Makeover: UCen Edition

January 15, 2014 by

The University Center faces the possibility of an upcoming $38 million renovation if students pass a lock-in fee for the project this spring, with the possible UCen overhaul including installation of ...
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UCPD Restarts Defense Classes

January 15, 2014 by

UCSB Police Department’s Rape Aggression Defense program began again this quarter, with its first series of classes beginning yesterday and continuing through January 21.
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2014 UCSB Reads Beginning Today

January 15, 2014 by

Thousands of free copies of Timothy Egan’s The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America, a historical account of the nation’s largest wildfire and its impact on Theodore Roosevelt...
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Study Suggests Admonitions Against Obesity May Be Ineffective

January 14, 2014 by

A new study by UCSB psychology professor Dr. Brenda Major shows that the media stigmatization of overweight people is actually counterproductive.
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Lecture Brings Worldwide Wildlife to SB Stage

January 13, 2014 by

National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore kicked off Arts & Lectures’ winter season yesterday at Campbell Hall with a lecture entitled “Close Encounters: Grizzlies, Piranhas and Man-eating Pig...
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First Female Federal Reserve Chair Confirmed

January 13, 2014 by

The U.S. Senate confirmed last Monday the next Chair of the Federal Reserve as Janet Yellen, the first woman ever appointed to head the central bank of the United States.
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Donor Gives Charitable Contribution To Update UCSB Campus Building

January 13, 2014 by

Betty Elings Wells, a wealthy Santa Barbara philanthropist and co-founder of tech corporation Digital Instruments, recently donated $1 million toward renovating the UCSB Faculty Club building, a proje...
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Brown’s Proposal To Increase School Funding

January 13, 2014 by

California Governor Jerry Brown announced his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Thursday, with the proposal including an additional $142.2 million to the University of California.
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Annual Butterflies Continue to Migrate into Goleta Grove

January 10, 2014 by and

Until the first or second week of February, thousands of brightly colored monarch butterflies will continue to descend upon Goleta to find refuge in the Goleta Butterfly Grove. The grove is located on...
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Mary Lambert Moves Audience Through Tears, Laughter in the Hub

January 10, 2014 by

Last night, singer-songwriter Mary Lambert performed at the Hub in a free concert for students, sponsored by Associated Students, UCSB Women, Gender and Sexual Equity, Queer Commission and the Hub.
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Mary Lambert To Spread ‘Same Love’ Singing at UCSB

January 9, 2014 by

Tonight UCSB students will have the chance to see a performance in the Hub by rising vocalist Mary Lambert, who recently garnered worldwide attention by writing and singing the chorus to Macklemore an...
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UCPD Chief Explains Tobacco Ban to A.S. Senate

January 9, 2014 by

Associated Student Senate reconvened for the first meeting of the year last night, covering a wide range of topics including the University of California Student Association — or UCSA — budget, th...
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Farmers Market: Eat Locally

January 9, 2014 by

Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Gaucho Certified Farmers Market has planted itself in the parking lot behind the Student Resource Building, bringing products like fresh bread, honey, jam, p...
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San Miguel Hosts Support Panel For Sexual Violence Survivors

January 9, 2014 by

Students got the chance to learn how to support and meet the needs of partners who have been survivors of sexual violence in a panel entitled “How to Date a Survivor” that was held last night at S...
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Get Outdoors: Campus Clubs Offer Adventure

January 9, 2014 by

It is no secret that many students here at UCSB chose the school for non-academic reasons. With sunny skies and nature all around, the location can be argued as second to none.
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