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Health & Wellness Program Seeks Support for Services

UCSB Health & Wellness Program is requesting a lock-in fee of $7.13 per quarter for undergraduate and graduate students to support their services including Dog Therapy Day, free massages and HIV t...
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TBL Continues Campaign for Student Lock-In Fee

Next week’s Associated Students elections ballot will include a proposal for a $1.69 per quarter student lock-in fee in support of The Bottom Line, A.S.’s weekly campus newspaper. The organization...
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Renegade Stringband Brings Bluegrass to SB

It was a night of foot stomping, soul-warming bluegrass from the Renegade Stringband on April 9 at SOhO in downtown Santa Barbara. The group is comprised of singer Jessica Jarris, banjo player Joe Sea...
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Women, Gender and Sexual Equity Center Seeks Support Via Student Fee

With campus-wide elections quickly approaching, the Women, Gender and Sexual Equity Center is campaigning for a reaffirmation of their $4.25 fee per student, per quarter and hopes to receive approval ...
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Board of Supervisors Approves Funding to Improve I.V. Lighting

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allocate $100,000 in community block grants towards a project improving street lighting in Isla Vista during yesterday’s meeting. T...
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UCSB Biologists Find Contradictory New Organism With Unique Function

Researchers in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology have discovered a line of marine organisms that actually increase their calcification, or creation of new shells, in ocean waters...
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Landlord, Tenants Clash Over Recent Evictions in Isla Vista

After over a dozen families were evicted from the apartments located at 781 Embarcadero Del Norte, students from the Isla Vista Tenants Union and the External Vice President of Local Affairs have crea...
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A.S. Candidates Debate, Voting Starts Next Week

The candidates for the position of Associated Students External Vice President of Statewide Affairs debated a number of issues such as lobbying legislators during yesterday’s A.S. elections forums a...
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An Ancient Gaucho Looks Back: Part Three

Harvey B. Schechter, class of 1947, recounts a few of his experiences attending Santa Barbara State College — the predecessor to UCSB. Schechter gives current Gauchos a look into what life was like ...
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Acclaimed Author To Discuss Science, Social Effects of Malaria

Award-winning author and investigative journalist Sonia Shah will present a free talk tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall based on her latest book, The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,0...
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UCSB Alumni Association Announces William K. Bowes an Honorary Alumnus

The UCSB Alumni Association recently named Amgen founder William K. Bowes an honorary alumnus in recognition of his contributions to and involvement with various UCSB academic departments. Bowes’ mo...
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Official Campaigning Kicks Off for Associated Students Elections

The week-long campaigning period for this year’s Associated Students Elections officially began Sunday night after the ballot gained the A.S. Senate’s approval over the weekend, making candidates ...
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Associated Students’ EVPLA Establishes Fence Along Walter Capps Park, Hopes to Keep Students Safe

The Associated Students External Vice President of Local Affairs recently established a fence along Walter Capps Park on Del Playa Drive, finally completing the community and campus-based efforts to p...
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Santa Barbara County Citrus Fruits Under Quarantine for Asian Citrus Psyllid Outbreak

The Agricultural Commissioner’s Office announced last Monday that Santa Barbara County citrus plants have been placed under quarantine following the discovery of six Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) with...
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Eco Festival To Feature Sustainable Food, Products and Transportation

This weekend, the Community Environmental Council will host the 43rd annual Earth Day Festival at Alameda Park in the West Coast’s most well-attended Earth Day celebration, with renowned environment...
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