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UCSB Professor To Speak at Free Public Forum on Economy

UCSB international political economy professor Benjamin Cohen and SBCC economics and finance professor Peter Naylor will speak at the public forum “Fixing the Global Economy: Austerity, Stimulus or ...
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Santa Barbara Journalism Initiative to Supply Public With Alternate News Outlet

A new nonprofit enterprise journalism project called the Santa Barbara Journalism Initiative is being spearheaded by the Santa Barbara Foundation to promote journalistic interests and provide the Sant...
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Grant To Supply Rescue Gear To Santa Barbara Fire Dept.

Last month, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department received a $599,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fund the purchase of up to 25 defibrillators for rescue ambulances and o...
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Representative Receives Honor For Supporting Public Education

Last week, Congresswoman Lois Capps was named a ‘Champion for Children’ by the national children’s advocacy group First Focus Campaign for Children for her history of prioritizing education duri...
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Prestigious World Universities List Gives High Marks to UCSB

British periodical Times Higher Education ranked UCSB as 35th of the 200 top universities in the world and 17th of all universities that provide degrees in engineering and technology. The rankings are...
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Santa Barbara County’s Newest Newspaper Releases First Issue

This week, the Santa Barbara Sentinel — the newest media outlet to enter the Santa Barbara County news sphere — released its first issue, in light of closures of other local news sources. The news...
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Group Planning Goleta Mosque Receives Hate Mail, Requests Police Protection at Meetings

After receiving a large quantity of hate mail regarding a proposed mosque in Goleta, the City of Goleta is now requiring police presence in all city meetings discussing the building proposal. The plan...
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Former UC Riverside Chancellor to Manage 23-Campus Cal State System

Yesterday, the California State University Board of Trustees appointed former UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White as the leader of the CSU, the largest four-year public education system in the count...
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UCSB Engineering Assistant Professor Wins Award For Research on Coffee Spillage

UCSB mechanical engineering assistant professor Rouslan Krechetnikov was selected for the 2012 Ig Nobel Prize for studying the physics behind “coffee sloshing” during the 22nd annual award ceremon...
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Haitian Cholera Epidemic Inspires Heated Documentary

Last night Direct Relief International and the UC Haiti Initiative packed Campbell Hall for a free screening of the documentary Baseball in the Time of Cholera, which takes a critical look at the rece...
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Local Girl Scout Troop To Build Shelter for Migratory Butterflies

Goleta Girl Scout troop 50853 is partnering with the Devereux Foundation to plant a sustainable Monarch Waystation for migrating butterflies tomorrow at 9 a.m. at Isla Vista Elementary School. Devereu...
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Free Climber To Discuss Career at Lecture Series

Avid free climber and world-record setter Alex Honnold will speak for the first event in UCSB’s annual Natural High Lecture Series tonight at 6 p.m. in Isla Vista Theater #1. Admission for the event...
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UCPD Aims to Promote Student Safety by Hosting Annual Guidance Programs

UC Police Department officers will begin conducting their annual Informational Outreach for this year’s fresh- men, addressing various safety concerns through informational sessions held in residenc...
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A.S. Deals With Spike in Crime, IRS Woes at First Senate Meeting

At the first Associated Students Senate meeting of the 2012-13 school year last night, student senators tackled weighty topics including tax issues with student honoraria as well as a local spike in c...
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Bug Infestation Leads To Destruction of Local Farm and Garden Produce

A swarm of bagrada insects has taken up residence in the Santa Barbara area, affecting organic farms as well as home gardens in the area. Though bagrada bugs originate in Senegal, Egypt and Zaire, the...
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