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Environmental Expert To Speak on Legal Issues

California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Matt Rodriquez will give a lecture on environmental law and resource management today at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management,...
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New UCOP Tax Leaves A.S. Council Members Confused

Associated Students Legislative Council held their final full-session meeting of the year last night, focusing on last-minute bills and discussing the association’s stance on the recent UC Office of...
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Adam Sandler Entertains, Opens up to Students at Film Screening

Campbell Hall was filled to capacity last night for an advanced screening of Adam Sandler’s latest comedy, “That’s My Boy,” followed by a Q&A with comedian and co-star Nick Swardson. The s...
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Journalist To Recap Travels, Discuss Novel

Travel writer Pico Iyer will discuss his latest novel The Man Within My Head, which details his extraordinary worldwide quest to relive the experiences of English writer Graham Greene, at the Lobero T...
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Engineering Challenge To Cross Borders and Disciplines, Address Humanitarian Issues

UCSB’s Engineers Without Borders chap- ter will hold its first annual Social Ventures Competition later this month, inviting par- ticipants to submit original project proposals targeting social and ...
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LED Researchers Propose New Design to Correct for Inefficient ‘Drooping’

The UCSB Solid State Lighting and Energy Center research team, led by engineering professors Shuji Nakamura and Steven DenBaars, presented a new energy-efficient design for LED manufacturing at the Co...
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Marijuana Crackdown Prompts Investigations Into Dispensaries

Last week, the Santa Barbara Police Dept. aided federal authorities in the investigation of three Santa Barbara medical marijuana facilities believed to be operating outside state and national laws. O...
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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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