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Weekend Wrap-Up

January 15, 2013 by

The I.V. Foot Patrol responded to several incidents this weekend, including a street fire, a fall from the beachside cliffs and other alcohol-related crimes. According to I.V. Foot Patrol Lieutenant R...
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Study Examines Plant Species Diversity In California

January 15, 2013 by

A new study conducted by UCSB’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis indicates that low plant extinction rates spanning the last 45 million years have led to more diverse plant life...
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County Health Reveals Storm Runoff Caused Sands Beach Closure

January 14, 2013 by

In light of last week’s warning at Sands Beach — which required beachgoers to avoid going within 50 feet of storm drains and creek mouths at the location — representatives from Santa Barbara Cou...
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Schedule for 2013 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Revealed

January 14, 2013 by

The 28th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival will begin on Jan. 24 at the Arlington Theatre, honoring several prominent members of the film industry and introducing new films to the publi...
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Student Groups Put On Golf Tournament to Fundraise for Wounded Warrior Project

January 14, 2013 by

UCSB’s Student Veterans Organization and Future Leaders of America hosted a golf tournament fundraiser last Saturday at the Ocean Meadows Golf Course in Goleta. As one of their largest local fundrai...
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Magic Lantern Screens Cult Classic Film, Hosts Director Q&A

January 14, 2013 by

UCSB Magic Lantern Films presented a screening of the romantic drama “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” last Friday at Isla Vista Theater, allowing student questions to be answered by the book’s ...
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Student-Led Group Sells Vietnamese Food to Support Cancer Awareness Event Relay for Life

January 14, 2013 by

This past Saturday afternoon, UCSB students participated in the Pho-ntastic Noodles fundraiser, an independently planned charity event to raise money for nonprofit organization American Cancer Society...
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Small Fire Damages I.V. Complex

January 11, 2013 by

Santa Barbara County Fire Department officials responded to a fire at Breakpointe Apartments, located at 6690 Abrego Road, at about 1:21 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Officials from the UCSB Police Depart...
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Authorities Identify Body Discovered Last Spring

January 11, 2013 by

Santa Barbara police officials have finally identified the decomposed body that was found at a location between Santa Catalina Residence Halls and Santa Ynez apartments last May. Following an investig...
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Famed Author Jared Diamond To Speak at UCSB Saturday

January 11, 2013 by

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jared Diamond — author of the best-sellers Guns, Germs, and Steel; The Third Chimpanzee and Collapse — will give a lecture at Campbell Hall discussing the geographic and anth...
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2012-2013 Big West Conference

January 11, 2013 by

The UCSB women’s basketball team is the reigning Big West Champion, but it’s not thinking about that. The Gauchos were also predicted to finish third in conference this year by the Big West presea...
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Balanced State Budget To Increase UC Funds

January 11, 2013 by

Yesterday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced the proposed state budget for the 2013-2014 year, which, if passed in June, will bring the state out of deficit for the first time in five years, according to Bro...
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Current and Former UCSB Faculty Start Relief Organization

January 10, 2013 by

In light of the underdeveloped infrastructure and near starvation that roughly 70,000 refugees in the Central African Republic of Chad face, Global and International Studies professor Richard Appelbau...
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Economics Professor Weighs In on America’s Financial Crisis

January 10, 2013 by

Scheduled to take effect at the beginning of 2013, an array of looming federal budget cuts and tax increases collectively referred to as the “fis- cal cliff” were averted by a deal reached just tw...
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Gaucho Rides Offers Carpooling Opportunities for Students, Provides Alternative to Public Transportation

January 10, 2013 by

A recently launched online service called Gaucho Rides allows UCSB students to coordinate carpooling details for commuting to and from campus during weekends and holiday seasons. Gaucho Rides, which i...
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