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In Photos: Students Protest Napolitano’s Visit to UCSB Campus

November 21, 2013 by


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A.S. Senate Discusses Pardall Center, IGNITE, Bike Safety

November 21, 2013 by

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting discussed a number of ongoing campus projects and issues, including development of a community center in Isla Vista called the A.S. Pardall Cente...
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Officials Warn of Third Possible Meningitis Case

November 21, 2013 by

A third case of meningococcal disease — which causes the highly contagious and deadly illness meningitis — at UCSB has been identified by Santa Barbara Public Health Officials.
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Strikers, Supporters March to Storke Tower & Rally Participants

November 21, 2013 by

Hundreds of students, workers and community members rallied together at Storke Tower yesterday afternoon, as part of a UC systemwide strike by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Emplo...
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East L.A. Son Jarocho Band To Play at MCC

November 21, 2013 by

Las Cafeteras, a popular Chicano band from East Los Angeles, will conduct a live musical performance tomorrow, Nov. 22. Hosted by UCSB’s MultiCultural Center and co-sponsored by the Chicano Studies ...
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Music Ensemble Combines Sound, Science, Visuals in Experimental Collaborative Show

November 21, 2013 by

The Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology, or CREATE, and the Media Arts and Technology Program, or MAT, presented an electronic and visual music show called “Sound Storm” at the Lotte ...
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Film Screening Highlights Issues of Police Violence and Racial Profiling

November 20, 2013 by

Fruitvale Station, a 2013 film on the police shooting of 22 year-old African American man Oscar Grant, was screened last night at the Multicultural Center Theater, along with a discussion on police sh...
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PTSD Expert Charles Hoge To Talk on Mental Health

November 20, 2013 by

Retired U.S. Army colonel and post-traumatic stress disorder expert Charles Hoge will give a free lecture tomorrow at the Mosher Alumni House as part of a new suicide prevention outreach effort launch...
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Peter Edelman To Give Talk On Poverty in America Tomorrow

November 20, 2013 by

Law professor at the University of Georgetown’s Law Center Peter Edelman will speak about the prevalence of poverty in America in a lecture entitled “So Rich So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Pov...
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Storke Plaza Gets Snowed In

November 20, 2013 by

Philanthropy campus group UCSB First Committee filled Storke Plaza with clouds of snow and blocks of ice yesterday afternoon, offering the campus a winter wonderland featuring an ice-eating contest an...
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Visiting Filmmaker Examines Military Psychology, PTSD

November 20, 2013 by

Renowned filmmaker and psychologist Jan Haaken spoke about her feature-length documentary, “Mind Zone: Therapists Behind the Front Lines,” and its discussion of post-traumatic stress disorder and ...
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Students Attend Conference at UCLA Despite Funding Controversy

November 20, 2013 by

UCSB students attended a three-day-long “Students of Color Conference” at UCLA, after students planning the trip struggled to attain funding when some student government officials said money was b...
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UC Students and Employees Join AFSCME 3299 Strike

November 20, 2013 by

University students will join campus custodial workers and other UCSB employees in a one-day strike today from the East Gate to Storke Tower, in solidarity with UC service workers who have been protes...
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Recent Court Ruling Shines Light on Proposed SB Gang Injunction

November 20, 2013 by

Controversy continues to heat up over a proposed gang injunction in Santa Barbara, and opposition to the injunction is now gaining legal support after a federal appeals court ruled a similar injunctio...
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Health Officials Warn of Meningitis Surfacing on Campus

November 19, 2013 by

After two UCSB students were diagnosed with meningococcal disease, a bacterial infection that causes the highly contagious illnesses meningitis and meningococcemia, the Santa Barbara Department of Pub...
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