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UCSB Police Officer To Run For County Sheriff

UCSB Police Department Officer Ryan Smith recently announced the he will run against incumbent Sheriff Bill Brown and Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department Sgt. Sandra Brown in the upcoming election...
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Ruling Confirms Counties’ Right to Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Last week, the California Supreme Court upheld the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries using zoning laws, including dispensaries currently in operation. While there are no...
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Statewide Affairs

A bill allowing states to tax online purchases passed the Senate this week in a 69 to 27 vote and will now move to the House of Representatives for final consideration. Under current regulations, sale...
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Activist Rodriguez Donates Papers on Diversity, Justice, Minority Rights to Davidson Library, Expands Special Collection Archives

Renowned Oakland-based artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez recently donated her personal papers to the Davidson Library California Ethnic and Multi-Cultural Archives (CEMA), a department that advan...
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Students Address Campus Diversity, University Policies at A.S. Organized Town Hall Meeting

The Associated Students Office of the President held Raise Your Voice! — a town hall meeting addressing diversity, representation and marginalization in the campus community — at Corwin Pavilion l...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

This past weekend, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to several household burglaries and alcohol related incidents in Isla Vista. According to Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, this weekend was deceptively...
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Board of Regents to Meet at State Capital, Face Possible Union Protests

The University of California Board of Regents will meet at the Sacramento Convention Center to discuss academic performance indicators, updates on the 2013 -14 budget and updates on Department of Ener...
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UCSB Group Real Life Hosts International Justice Week to Raise Human Trafficking Awareness

UCSB Christian organization Real Life and United States-based human rights non-profit International Justice Mission are jointly hosting International Justice Week this week in an effort to shed light ...
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Chilla Vista 2013: ‘The Vibes Were Sweet’

  [wzslider autoplay=”true” transition=”‘slide'” lightbox=”true”]   (Click on a photo to enlarge) Photos by Peter Vandenbelt (Daily Nexus) The Isla ...
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ECE Professor Wins Prestigious Faculty Award

UCSB professor of electrical and computer engineering and materials John Bowers recently received the Faculty Research Lecturer award — the highest honor that the UCSB faculty can bestow upon one of...
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CURRENT EVENTS 101:

Attention has once again been drawn to the Guantanamo Bay detention center as inmates stage a mass hunger strike to protest their captivity, which has sparked further controversy as guards have taken ...
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FOX Contributor Speaks on Guns, Media at UCSB

Last Thursday, Ben Shapiro — editor-at-large of Breitbart.com and a FOX News contributor — spoke at UCSB’s Loma Pelona Center as the keynote speaker of an event hosted by UCSB Colleg...
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held For Newly Constructed Fence in Walter Capps Park

Last Thursday, local officials and members of the public gathered at Walter Capps Park to take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony for a newly erected wooden fence along the park’s oceanside cliff. Sp...
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A.S. Senate Meeting Fails to Pass Revised Divestment Resolution With Close Votes

A revised resolution aimed at divesting from companies that “profit from the military occupation of Palestine” failed to pass — despite a 12-11-1 vote — after it was reintroduced during Wednes...
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Sorority, Nonprofit Join Forces to Support Victims of Domestic Abuse

Multicultural sorority Sigma Alpha Zeta will partner with Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County, a local nonprofit organization that provides assistance to victims of domestic abuse, to...
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