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City of Goleta Considers Ban on Plastic Bags

Last week, the Goleta City Council approved a maximum contribution of $8,000 to jointly fund a projected $70,000 environmental impact report investigating the effects of plastic bag use. The EIR will ...
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SB Dance Group To Participate In Worldwide “Thriller” Flash Mob

This Saturday, World Dance Santa Barbara will host its third annual Santa Barbara Thriller event, encouraging community members of all ages to participate in the State Street branch of a worldwide fla...
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Doctorate Student Hosts Cold War, Comic Book Talk

Tonight, UCSB history doctoral student Paul Hirsch will give a lecture regarding the use of comic books to circulate propaganda during the Cold War era at Unity Church in Santa Barbara beginning at 7 ...
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Bike Moves Puts New Spin on Cyclists’ Rides Through SB

Cyclists of all ages will gather next Thursday for Bike Moves, where community members dress according to a theme and ride a short route around downtown Santa Barbara on the first Thursday of each mon...
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Campus Groups Aim to Exceed Voter Registration Record Set by UCSB

n, the UCSB Voter Registration Volunteer Coalition is working with various campus groups in an effort to register 1,800 more voters by tonight’s 8 p.m. deadline. At the time of the last presidential...
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UCSB Student Founds Dining Project With Philanthropic Goal

UCSB fourth-year global studies major Lucas Ryden founded a cooking website and catering project in his Isla Vista kitchen and is holding fundraising dinners twice a month to offer students an array o...
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Renowned Neurosurgeon Lectures At UCSB on Health, Entertainment

Dr. Sanjay Gupta — best-selling author, assistant neurosurgery professor at Emory University and CNN’s Emmy-decorated chief medical correspondent — visited Campbell Hall yesterday to discuss his...
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Recent Shark Sightings Prompt Warning Signs

In light of several recent shark sightings, coastal authorities have posted several shark warning signs across the beaches of Santa Barbara for the first time. In addition to the spike in sightings, o...
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EAOP Officials Host College Fairs to Inspire High School Students

This past Tuesday, representatives from UCSB Early Academic Outreach Program made their annual visits to a number of local high schools as part of Higher Education Week, which provides high school jun...
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Night of Authentic Greek Music Aims To Revitalize Lost Culture

As part of an ongoing effort to revitalize Greek culture, the Multicultural Center will host a free evening of Greek music tonight at 8 p.m. “Labyrinth: An Evening of Original Compositions and Tradi...
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Fire Overtakes SB Hills, 100 People Evacuated

100 people were evacuated from their homes as the result of a wildfire that overtook the hills in Santa Barbara near Highway 154, the same region where a similar fire scorched some 550 homes in 1990. ...
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Photography Professor Exposes Flaws of Juvenile Detention in New Book

UCSB photography professor Richard Ross published a new book — Juvenile In Justice — after five years of extensive research and photography on teenage delinquents within the American penal system....
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New Course Explores Struggles of Illegal Student Immigrants

This quarter, UCSB communication professor Walid Afifi has begun teaching a new class that explores immigration issues particularly pertinent to undocumented students. Communication 175WA, “Senior C...
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UCSB Startup Company Participates in Bone Strength Study

This past weekend, Active Life Scientific — a Santa Barbara startup founded by UCSB alumni and faculty — took part in a study that presented findings regarding the measurement of bone strength and...
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U-Mail To Be Ousted By Office 365 To Improve Service Efficiency

UCSB student email service U-Mail is set to be gradually eliminated and replaced by new electronic mailing service Microsoft Office 365 throughout this quarter. Associated Students passed a resolution...
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