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UC Regents Sue Disney, Facebook, Wal-Mart, Search for Budget Solutions

Last week at UCSF Mission Bay, the UC Board of Regents met to discuss methods of coping with budget cuts for the 2012-2013 school year and simultaneously entered into litigation against Disney, Wal-Ma...
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Davidson Library Renovation Plan Approved for Upcoming Year

As the UC Board of Regents approved $71 million in funding for ongoing renovations to Davidson Library at their meeting last week, UCSB will launch its multi-year construction plan to add a multimedia...
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Isla Vistans Saved by Seaweed Following Perilous Cliff Jump

Two men were injured last week after falling from cliffs along the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista. On Sept. 12, emergency personnel responded to a call at around 1:30 a.m. regarding a man...
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United Nations Special Rapporteur and UCSB Global Studies Professor Richard Falk Weighs in on Gun Control, Shootings

In the wake of the Colorado movie theater tragedy, the Wisconsin Sikh temple hate crime and other incidents, violent mass shootings became an alarmingly frequent occurrence this past summer, prompting...
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Welcome to the Happiest Place on Earth

Parents: Remain calm. Your sons and daughters are likely far more competent than you give them credit for; after all, they were accepted to UCSB in its most competitive application cycle yet. I’m no...
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UC Davis Lieutenant Pike Ends Tenure at Campus

UC Davis campus police officer Lt. John Pike, who infamously doused unarmed student protesters with pepper spray last November, ended his tenure at the campus late last month. The campus has not relea...
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Frequent Shark Sightings Cause Concern in Locals

As Discovery Channel’s 25th annual Shark Week came to a close, three shark sightings were reported in the Santa Barbara area in less than a month. The most recent sighting occurred this past Sunday ...
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UCSB Environmental Research Teams Spearhead Groundbreaking Projects

Urban Water Contamination Study Backed by a $1.25 million contribution from veteran water industry exec- utive Henry Wheeler, Jr., UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Environmenta...
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Late Night Stabbing Results in Multiple Injuries

UCPD officers and Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Department deputies responded to a reported stabbing incident last Saturday at 2:17 a.m. at a residence on the 6700 block of Trigo Road. The alterca...
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Marijuana Legalization Simulation Stirs the Pot During Weed Debate

Last week, the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History assembled a panel of four experts to hold a town hall-style discussion on possible outcomes of hypothetically le...
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UCSB Professors are Granted Award for Biology Program

UCSB researchers earned a $1.2 million Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institutes of Health to create a preschool biology curriculum for low-income Latino children. Laura Romo, a...
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Assistant Professor Recieves Presidential Science Award

Assistant Professor Receives Presidential Award Assistant Professor of physics Ania Bleszynski Jayich was honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by President Bar...
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Regents Support Tax Proposition For State Funding

The UC Board of Regents voted to endorse Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed tax initiative, which would save the 10-campus system from a 20.3 percent tuition hike in the 2012-2013 year, during their Ju...
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Annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta Kicks Off This Week

Santa Barbara’s annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta will kick off its 88th year today with La Fiesta Pequeña, a celebration of traditional Spanish food, dances and songs. The fiesta made its Santa Barb...
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Regents Meet to Deliberate Tax Initiative

The UC Board of Regents will meet next week at UC San Francisco Mission Bay to discuss the possibility of either a 20.3 percent mid-year tuition hike or a tuition freeze, depending on whether Gov. Jer...
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