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UCSB Pride Promises Week Filled With Speakers, Shows, Screenings

UCSB/Isla Vista Pride 2012 will feature a number of events this week to celebrate and connect with UCSB’s LGBTQ community. UCSB Pride Treasurer Maha Syed, a fourth-year psychology major, said some o...
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Adam Sandler To Visit Campus For Screening, Q&A

Legendary actor and comedian Adam Sandler will appear at an advanced screening of the new film “That’s My Boy” alongside his co-star Nick Swardson tonight at 7 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Though “T...
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Potential Budget Cuts Threaten Higher Education in California

Governor Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal, which calls for an additional $38 million cut to the University of California and further restrictions on Cal Grant recipients, could result in a 6 per...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to two burglaries and several alcohol-related crimes during the weekend. Undercover deputies observed a subject carrying a large decorative brass elephant Friday n...
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German Advocacy for Economic Austerity Policies Draws Criticism

As European nations continue to spiral deeper into economic recession and political turmoil, debt crisis solutions have become a hot topic of international debate amongst economists and government off...
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Free Fundraising Event Supports Environmentally-Friendly Cause

The Surfrider Foundation’s Isla Vista chapter hosted several local musicians, as well as Pacific Dub and Daniel “Bambaata” Marley, grandson of Bob Marley, at their 13th annual Concert for the Co...
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Investment To Grow Campus, Serve College

UCSB alumnus and Oracle Chairman Jeff Henley and his wife Judy announced a $50 million donation to the Institute for Energy Efficiency and the College of Engineering on Saturday to help fund advanceme...
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Environmental Group To Host Fundraiser For Education Efforts

The locally founded program Environmental Education for the Next Generation will hold its first annual Investing in Our Youth Gala and Auction from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Sunday at Chase Palm Park Plaz...
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Fire Department To Begin Seasonal Wildfire Prevention

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department met with weather experts last Wednesday to discuss precautionary measures for the upcoming dry season. The drier summer and fall months place the county at inc...
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Groundskeeper Finds Corpse Within Santa Catalina Marsh

A UCSB maintenance worker discovered a decomposed body in the marsh area between Santa Catalina Residence Hall and the Santa Ynez Apartments yesterday at 9:45 a.m. The remains were discovered roughly ...
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American Cancer Society Raises Funds For Research

Community members and students will participate in the 10th-annual UCSB Relay for Life today to raise funds for cancer research and support people diagnosed with the illness. The event, hosted by the ...
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Renowned Surf Film Celebrates Cultural Connection to Nature

Director Adam Pesce’s documentary “Splinters,” which follows the journey of four surfers as they compete for the title of best surfer in Papua New Guinea’s first ever national surfing contest,...
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UCSB’s Most Useful Majors

In continuation of yesterday’s installment of UCSB’s Most and Least Useful Majors, as compiled by Newsweek using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, today the Nexus provides the Six Most Useful ...
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Judges Award Budding Entrepreneurs

The Technology Management Program’s 13th annual New Venture Competition awarded over $25,000 in prizes to six finalist teams last night at Corwin Pavilion, with aPEEL Technology — a venture for ad...
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Survivor Recounts Path to Well-Being After ‘Failed’ Jump

International mental health and suicide prevention advocate Kevin Hines, who survived a 250-foot plunge from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000, will speak about his personal journey to attain wellness to...
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