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Churches and Volunteer Groups Open Doors to The Homeless During Extreme Low Temperatures

Santa Barbara County’s emergency warmth centers — coordinated systems of various churches, nonprofit groups, vol- unteers and county employees working together to shelter the homeless in the winte...
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A.S. Approves Shorter Meetings

Last night’s weekly Associated Students Senate meeting saw the proposal for a resolution that would effectively limit the duration of meetings, launching student senators and executive officers into...
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Sheriff ’s Office Hosts Meet-and-Greet for New Public Information Officer

Yesterday the Santa Barbara County Sheriff ’s Office officially announced their new Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover, hosting a meet-and- greet during which the newly hired officer answered q...
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Organization Awards Professors Distinguished Ecological Fellowship

The Ecological Society of America granted four UCSB ecology professors fellowship into the prestigious society, which includes 121 scholars from throughout the nation. The honorees include professor D...
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Interdisciplinary Study Disproves Link Between Genetics, Diabetes

UCSB biomedical researchers recently discovered that Type 2 diabetes is triggered by alterations in cellular metabolism as opposed to predetermined genetics. Their findings were published on Dec. 27 i...
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Collaborative Reading Organization Selects Nonfiction Title to Encourage Discussion

UCSB Reads has selected Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein, a nonfiction book that follows the author’s efforts to improve his memory and chronicles his participation in the 2005 USA Memory C...
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A.S. To Hold Student-Run Textbook Marketplace

Today at the Annex Lawn, students can directly buy and sell books with other students from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of an innovative Textbook Marketplace hosted by UCSB Associated Students Office of ...
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Big West Men’s Basketball: UCSB Gauchos

After losing five seniors in what may be considered the most talented team in school history, the UCSB men’s basketball team has shown promise this season as an inexperienced squad. The Gauchos are ...
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UC Irvine Anteaters

Big things are expected of this year’s UC Irvine men’s basketball team after its run to the Big West Tournament semifinals last season. Despite finishing 12-20 overall and 6-10 in conference last ...
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Classes Inundated With Crashers As Winter Quarter Commences

After a three-week break void of lecture halls, classrooms and schoolwork, many students have returned to academia and found themselves once again faced with the usual beginning-of-the-quarter struggl...
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UCSB Awarded 14th Spot on Kiplinger’s List Of Economically Valuable Public Universities

UCSB was recently ranked number 14 on the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance 2012-13 list of the top 100 public colleges and universities offering exemplary educations for the best economic value. This ye...
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Survey Explores Life on Campus, Offers Rewards

Last week, the UC released its first university-wide survey regarding campus life issues of sexism, racism and other pressing topics at each of the system’s 10 campuses and several other facilities....
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Water Sampling Leads to Sands Beach Warning

Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services have issued a warning regarding the waters of Sands Beach at Coal Oil Point and advised ocean swimmers to stay out of water that is within 50 yards o...
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UC Suspends Further Use of New Logo After Public Opposition

The UC Office of the President recently decided to do away with a new UC logo and color scheme that was quietly implemented last summer due to a strong negative reaction from the public communicated t...
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Campus Troupe To Dance First Program After Two-Year Hiatus

This month, the Santa Barbara Dance Theatre — UCSB’s resident professional dance company — will present its first public performances since celebrated faculty member Christopher Pilafian took ov...
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