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Capps and Maldonado Compete to Represent 24th District

Amid accusations of shady financial dealings and tax evasion, Democratic incumbent Congresswoman Lois Capps and Republican challenger Abel Maldonado are in a clash to represent the 24th District cover...
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EAP Grant Funds Internships For Students Abroad in Asia

The Education Abroad Program received a $76,950 grant from the Freeman Foundation, a national organization aimed at promoting relations between the United States and the countries of East Asia, to fun...
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Quidditch Lands in Muggle UCSB

Joining a growing number of Harry Potter fans-turned-athletes across the U.S., Evan Bell founded the Santa Barbara Blacktips last month, a team dedicated to the magical sport of Quidditch. Adapted fro...
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Former Researcher Donates, Creates Endowment

Emeritus chemical engineering professor Duncan Mellichamp and his wife Suzanne recently donated $2 million in order to establish a new cluster of four endowed chairs at UCSB, making a total of 12 clus...
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UCSB Alum Aids Development Of Electric-Powered Longboard

UCSB alumnus Sho Takahashi is one of the founders of a new company called Boosted Boards, which is aiming to raise $500,000 through a Kickstarter campaign in order to manufacture lightweight electric-...
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Recent Study Considers Underlying Factors for Harming, Helping Others

Researchers at the UCSB Center for Evolutionary Psychology presented new findings regarding the psychological motivators behind human cooperation and justice in an article published last Wednesday in ...
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UCSB Researchers Offer Hope For Marine Life Conservation, Fisheries

In a report funded by the National Science Foundation, UCSB researchers Daniel Okamoto and Daniel Reed confirmed that adequate food supply increases reproduction and baby fish survival rates by up to ...
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TPS Raises On-Campus Parking Rates To Meet Budgetary Requirements

The UCSB Parking Ratepayers Board recently implemented a $1.50 increase in long-term parking rates on campus and a $1.00 hike to night and weekend fees as a result of financial constraints on Transpor...
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UC Davis Protestors Reach Monetary Settlement With School Pending Federal Ruling

Almost a year after the notorious UC Davis pepper-spraying incident, the injured and arrested students have reached a nearly $1 million settlement with the school. Each of the 21 protestors will recei...
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New Class To Explore the Consequences of Plastic Waste

This quarter, the Department of Geography introduced a new class focusing on plastic usage and the various environmental concerns surrounding the issue. The new project-based class — titled Evaluati...
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Flying Lotus Graces This Year’s Welcome Back Concert Stage

Renowned Los Angeles DJ Flying Lotus will per- form at Storke Plaza this Saturday night as the featured artist for this year’s annual Welcome Back Concert. The concert will rage from 9 p.m. to 11 p....
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Downtown I.V. Welcomes its Newest Additions

A slew of new businesses have recently opened their doors this Fall in downtown Isla Vista, including Crushcakes & Café, Pizza My Heart, Chase Bank, Habit Burger Grill and Angry Wings. Located wi...
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Largest Freshman Class in School History Impacts Several UCSB Services

UCSB enrolled its largest freshman class to date this year, leaving the university with issues of overcrowding that could impact on-campus services such as housing, class registration and campus servi...
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Isla Vista Foot Patrol Investigates Battery and Sexual Assault Crimes

Shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers responded to an incident of battery with serious bodily injury on the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive; less than three hours l...
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Mesa Resident Discovers Body of Local Attorney On Beach; Foul Play Not Suspected Factor

A body found near Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara on Sep. 20 has been identified as 60 year-old Santa Barbara local Christopher Evan Marks. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, Santa Barb...
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