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Assault Suspect Resists Arrest, Fights Police

November 7, 2013 by

On Tuesday night, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a call at 5:30 p.m. from a witness who reported seeing two male suspects assault another male at the 6600 block of Abrego Road.
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Robbers Use Knife, Gun

November 7, 2013 by

Last night at 11:25 p.m., two male suspects forcibly robbed a victim at gunpoint and knifepoint on Embarcadero del Norte.
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UCSB Hosts Author, Former Intelligence Agency Detainee

November 7, 2013 by

National Book Award recipient William T. Vollmann spoke to students and other attendees at the McCune Conference Room yesterday in an Interdisciplinary Humanities Center talk entitled “Life as a Ter...
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Campus Burglar Steals From University Offices

November 6, 2013 by

A burglary occurred on campus at Cheadle Hall yesterday.
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Phosphor Analysis Could Improve LED Efficiency

November 6, 2013 by

Researchers at the Solid State Lighting and Energy Center (SSLEC) and the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) recently announced a breakthrough in their computational research scheme for identifying h...
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UC Protestors Discuss Financial Issues

November 6, 2013 by

UC Workers Discuss the Possibility of a Strike at Press Conference
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Guitarist Buddy Guy Played at Campbell Hall

November 6, 2013 by

Blues guitar living legend Buddy Guy performed to a sold-out show last evening at Campbell Hall, with an opening performance by 14-year-old American singer and guitarist Quinn Sullivan.
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Patricia MacCormack Talks About Ahuman Theory, Importance of Non-Speciecist Ways

November 6, 2013 by

Scholar Patricia MacCormack spoke to a full audience about her recent work on an “ahuman” theory of ethics in the McCune Conference Room of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building yesterday.
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Halloween Turnout Falls Short of Expected Attendance Count

November 5, 2013 by

Isla Vista’s infamous Halloween festivities attracted crowds of 12,000 to 15,000 people on the peak nights of Thursday and Friday, according to data just released by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff...
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UCSB Alum Creates New Chatroom App Inspired by I.V. Local Gatherings

November 5, 2013 by

Created by a UCSB alum, Popcorn Messaging is a new free mobile application that connects people with their neighbors through anonymous chatrooms.
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Acclaimed Historian and Biography Author Discusses Previous Presidents at UCSB Arts & Lectures Event

November 5, 2013 by

Speaking to a sold-out Campbell Hall, renowned historian Doris Kearns Goodwin came to campus last night to tell stories of three of America’s most lauded presidents, in the first stop of her five-we...
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I.V. Individuals Charged With Illegal Trafficking of Pharmaceutical Drugs

November 5, 2013 by

Three Isla Vista residents were taken into custody for drug trafficking charges this past week, when 21-year-old Gabriel Yanowitz and 19-year-old Tyler Peltier were arrested for working together to il...
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Common Misconceptions vs. Your Legal Rights

November 4, 2013 by

Sergeant Mark Signa explains that sometimes you are not right about your rights.
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Graduates Granted National Science Foundation Award to Research Big Data

November 4, 2013 by

After receiving a $3 million Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, or IGERT, award from the National Science Foundation, the UCSB Graduate Division will be enrolling Ph.D. candidate...
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UCSB B.A., Ph.D. Sociology Students To Participate in United Nations’ Conference of the Parties

November 4, 2013 by

Students from the B.A. and Ph.D. Sociology programs are traveling to Poland, alongside sociology professor John Foran and other UCSB alumni and affiliates, for the 19th annual United Nations’ Confer...
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