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Seminar Reaffirms Relevance of Chicano Studies to Universities

The first day of discussion on the emerging history of the Chicano Movement during the 1960s and ‘70s will take place today in the “Chicano Power!” conference hosted by the department of Chicana...
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Website Allows Locals to Connect with Neighbors

Social networking website Nextdoor.com is offering Goleta residents a forum to share information, publicize events and alert locals of suspicious activity in the neighborhood. The online community wat...
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Yang Bails Out Grad Travel Fund

Chancellor Henry T. Yang personally donated $50,000 to cover shortfalls in the campus’ Doctoral Student Travel Grants budget through the summer of 2013. The scholarships are granted on a first-come,...
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Study Attributes Ape Deaths to Human Viruses

Researchers at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis on campus recently discovered the missing variable in the mysterious population decline among endangered African great apes. Th...
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Hospital Moves Patients Into Redone Wards

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital staff transferred 102 patients Sunday morning into its three newly-renovated patient pavilions. Over 400 of the infirmary’s 2,500 employees moved the patients from non...
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Unresolved Burglary Case Prompts New Discussions on Dorm Safety

The UC Police Department is still searching for the suspect involved in the Feb. 5 burglary at the Santa Catalina Residence Hall’s South Tower. The unknown perpetrator visited and stole over $5,000 ...
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Election Bill Veto Sparks Controversy in A.S. Session

The Associated Students Legislative Council spent the majority of last night’s meeting debating A.S. President Harrison Weber’s veto of the organization’s amended Elections Code. Weber struck th...
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Audacious Author Reveals All

His name is Tucker Max, and he is an asshole.   The man whose stories are too terrible for your mother’s eyes, yet too hilarious for her not to love, has recently published his third and final ...
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Court Rules UCPD Officer Innocent

On Friday, a federal district court in San Francisco found UC Berkeley Campus Police Officer Brendan Tinney not guilty of violating a student’s civil rights during a Nov. 20, 2009 protest. Berkeley ...
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Tribute Remembers Fallen War Heroes

Local Veterans for Peace members placed 1,500 black and white crosses in the sand near Stearns Wharf last week in memoriam for those who lost their lives in recent U.S. wars. Twice each month, the act...
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Campus Blotter

The UC Police Dept. was hit with a true double whammy — a hammered citizen with a hammer — when responding to an emergency call at Santa Catalina Residence Hall around 10:45 p.m. Friday night. Off...
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Workshop Conquers UC Conflicts

The UC Office of the President organized a systemwide training session last month to educate student affairs staff about using restorative justice to constructively resolve student conflicts and maint...
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Nonprofit Donates Brushes, Teaches Children Oral Care

UCSB alumna Christina Ramirez recently founded the nonprofit organization One Brush, which strives to supply low-income children with the proper tools for maintaining oral hygiene. The group functions...
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Professor Recognized for Efficiency Research

The National Academy of Engineering awarded UCSB materials, electrical and computer engineering professor Steven DenBaars membership into the prestigious group last week for his improvements to energy...
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Fire Bureau Seeks Funds

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is seeking new revenue sources to offset a growing $1.8 million deficit in their budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Citygate Associates LLC will present the ...
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