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UCSB Continues to Rise on List of World’s Top 200 Universities

UCSB ranked number 33 on the Times Higher Education list of the world’s top 200 universities, moving up two spots from last year’s list. Times Higher Education, a British magazine that reports on ...
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Library Renovation To Improve Facilities, Add Space for Students

As large areas of Davidson Library continue to be under construction, the official start to the UCSB Library Addition and Renovation Project was commemorated in a university ceremony last Tuesday. The...
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Group To Walk Across Country Spreading Peace, Healthy Living

Local Santa Barbara resident David Crockett Williams will be leading a group of aspiring peace-makers on a 2,760 mile walk from San Diego to New York City on a trek called the 2013 Global Peace Walk. ...
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Officers Search for Suspects After DP Stabbing, Assault smallupdatedbutton

Isla Vista Foot Patrol and UCSB Police Department officers are actively searching for two suspects in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred just after midnight Saturday morning on the 6500...
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Pardall Carnival 2013

Students took to the streets of Isla Vista Saturday afternoon for carnival games and other fun at this year’s Pardall Carnival, which featured 45 student organizations and local businesses.
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UCSB Guest Speaker Explores Caesar’s Linguistic Importance

Renowned author and Stanford professor Christopher Krebs led a discussion and Q&A session entitled, “The Style is the Empire: Caesar’s Writing Reevaluated,” which focused on an unorthodox view o...
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UCSB Arts & Lectures to Screen Documentary

Tonight UCSB Arts & Lectures will host a screening of the documentary “56 Up” — an installment of the “Up” documentary series, which has filmed the lives of 14 British children since 1964.
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UCSB Reacts to Healthcare Options Under New, Controversial Obamacare

Enrollment for healthcare provided through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began last week, when Congress failed to pass a budget as a result of opposition to the ACA.
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Local Groups Celebrate Campus Point Anniversary

On Saturday, local non-profit organization Santa Barbara Channelkeeper hosted MPA Splash, an event celebrating Campus Point’s second year anniversary as a Marine Protected Area.
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The WNBA’s Michael Jordan

Diana Taurasi: The best player to ever play the women's game
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Questioning Napolitano’s Policies

New President Meets With Students in Sacramento to Discuss Needs and Interests of Undocumented Members of the UC Community.
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Office of Financial Aid Assures That Students Most Likely Not to Be Effected by Federal Shutdown

In light of the recent government shutdown, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships announced Tuesday there will most likely “not be a negative impact on educational services and financial aid ...
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A.S. Senate Discusses Voting ‘No Confidence’ in Napolitano

Last night marked the first Associated Students Senate meeting of the 2013-2014 school year, opening the way for students from several campus organizations to propose a resolution criticizing the appo...
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Santa Barbara Prepares for Startup Weekend

Local entrepreneurs, designers and computer developers are gearing up for Startup Weekend Santa Barbara, a technological competition in downtown Santa Barbara spanning the weekend of Nov. 15. Startup ...
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Female Victim Robbed at Knifepoint on Abrego and Camino Corto

At approximately 8:45 p.m., a male suspect in gray clothing robbed a female victim of her belongings by knifepoint at the intersection of Camino Corto and Abrego, according to a campus emergency alert...
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