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UCSB Student Releases Debut Single Today

May 31, 2013 by

First year economics and political science major at UCSB Riju Malakar just got signed to Sony’s PMW Records for his hit single, “Skyline,” which drops on iTunes today. The Nexus held an exclusiv...
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Researchers Document Public and Private Life of Issac Newton

May 31, 2013 by

Scholar Sarah Dry and University of Sussex professor Rob Iliffe visited campus yesterday to present “Paper Newton/Digital Newton,” a talk about their work on the Newton Project, which is seeking t...
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Senators Confirm New Appointees, Listen to New Executives

May 31, 2013 by

During Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, senators approved committee appointments for the 2013 – 2014 school year. Outgoing committee chairs introduced their new members to the...
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Dance Troupe Tours New York, Italy, Returns to UCSB

May 30, 2013 by

The season finale of the UCSB Dance Company’s spring tour “Trajectory” will be showing tonight at the Center Stage for the Paseo Nuevo Center in downtown Santa Barbara. The company, a group of 1...
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Peace Fair Provides Calming Escape from Week-Nine Chaos

May 30, 2013 by

Students from the UCSB course Communication 162: Communication and Peace course hosted their eighth annual Peace Fair on the lawn outside Building 434 yesterday. Held from noon until 2:30 p.m., the fa...
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Cinnamon Holds Potential to Prevent, Reverse Alzheimer’s

May 30, 2013 by

UCSB researchers have discovered that certain compounds in cinnamon may have the potential to be used in the development of a drug that would prevent Alzheimer’s disease. According to graduate stude...
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Earthquake, Noticeable Aftershocks Shake I.V. From Just Off the Coast

May 30, 2013 by

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered approximately three miles west of Isla Vista shook the Santa Barbara coast this morning at 7:38 a.m. The quake was followed by two noticeable aftershocks — one at...
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Rabbi Delivers Discourse on Religion, Spirituality

May 29, 2013 by

Renowned religious leader Rabbi Rami Shapiro presented “Seekers Without Borders: Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent,” a lecture exploring the idea of perennial wisdom through an exis...
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A.S. Commission Hosts Event Promoting Positive Self-Image

May 29, 2013 by

The A.S. Womyn’s Commission’s annual runway show will take place at the Corwin Pavilion this evening, as part of the group’s ongoing efforts to challenge societal beauty norms and represent the ...
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Bike Safety Week Holds Workshop, Surveys on Campus Bicycle Paths

May 29, 2013 by

The A.S. Bike Committee is hosting Bike Safety Week from now until Friday, encouraging students to practice caution while riding through the sometimes-risky bike paths on campus. A.S. Bike Committee w...
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UCSB’s Medical Plan To Transition Next Fall

May 29, 2013 by

The UCSB Student Health Advisory Committee shared details of Gaucho Health Insurance — UCSB’s new campus-operated health insurance plan for the 2013-2014 school year — yesterday at the Harbor Ro...
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Current Events 101: China, Japan reopen old wounds over territory, war

May 29, 2013 by

Tensions have recently arisen between the People’s Republic of China and Japan as a result of territorial disputes, changes in leadership and the ever-present acrimony of historical grievances.  In...
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Distinguished Rabbi, Poet To Give Lecture

May 28, 2013 by

Renowned religious scholar Rabbi Rami Shapiro will give a lecture entitled “Seekers without Borders: Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent” tonight at the Multicultural Center Theater, ...
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Psychology Professors Discover How the Brain Finds Lost Items

May 28, 2013 by

Professors from the UCSB Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences recently completed a study on the human brain that shed light on how certain cerebral processes of the brain enable a person to ...
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Police Search for Three Men Accused of Assaulting Male Victim in Isla Vista

May 28, 2013 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office received a report of assault with a deadly weapon on Embarcadero Del Norte during the early morning hours on Sunday. The report was made at approximately 1:...
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