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UC Irvine Anteaters

January 9, 2013 by

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

January 8, 2013 by

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

January 8, 2013 by

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

January 8, 2013 by

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

January 7, 2013 by

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

January 7, 2013 by

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

January 7, 2013 by

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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National Geographic Photographer To Speak in Campbell on Sustainability

November 30, 2012 by

UCSB Arts & Lectures will host award-winning film-maker and photographer Mattias Klum in the debut of its new series, “National Geographic Live” this Sunday at 3 lp.m. in Campbell Hall. Klum...
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Local Student Housing To Participate in World Hunger Relief Project

November 30, 2012 by

Tropicana Student Housing will host a meal-packaging community service event this Saturday at the Tropicana Gardens Café through the international hunger relief agen- cy Stop Hunger Now. Started in 2...
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Gevirtz Dean Conoley To Temporarily Leave UCSB, Assume Position of Acting Chancellor at UC Riverside

November 30, 2012 by

UCSB’s Dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Jane Close Conoley, was appointed acting chancellor of UC Riverside by the UC Board of Regents on Tuesday. Conoley will take over the positio...
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UCSB Remembers Deceased Recent Graduate Melissa Portillo

November 30, 2012 by

Early last Thursday, recent UCSB graduate Melissa Portillo passed away at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital due to head injuries resulting from a fall off a balcony at a residence on the 6500 block of Co...
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Author Susan Cain To Speak at Campbell Hall

November 29, 2012 by

New York Times best-selling author Susan Cain will speak on the strengths and capabilities that introverts con- tribute to today’s society in a UCSB Arts & Lectures event tonight at 8 p.m. in Ca...
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UCSB Introduces Solar-Powered Trash Cans Featuring Internal Waste Compactors

November 29, 2012 by

UCSB has introduced a collection of new solar-pow- ered, waste-compacting BigBelly trashcans in an effort to encourage improved recycling habits while allowing the university to spend less time and mo...
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Associated Students Senators Debate Allocation of Honoraria

November 29, 2012 by

During the final Associated Students Senate meeting for fall quarter last night, Public Forum speakers proposed a resolution addressing the Citizens United Supreme Court case while Senators debated th...
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UCSB Student Suffers Fatal Fall From Balcony

November 28, 2012 by

UCSB student Melissa Portillo, a 22-year- old from Los Angeles, died early Thursday morning after falling from an apartment balcony on the 6500 block of Cordoba Road. A second victim, 22-year-old Mich...
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