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UC Board Seeks Next Regent

January 31, 2012 by

UC Student Regent Alfredo Mireles Jr. and Student Regent-designate Jonathan Stein are hosting a meet-and-greet and informational session today at UCSB to persuade students to apply for their position ...
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UCSB Welcomes Kids For Day of Educational Activities

January 30, 2012 by

The Harding University Partnership School brought its entire student body to the UCSB campus last Friday to participate in educational activities with several UCSB faculty members and students. The sc...
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Search and Rescue Team Retrieves Lost Teenagers

January 30, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Team aided two stranded teenagers stuck on a mountain ridge above the Alisal Guest Ranch last week, marking their second successful rescue this month. Accord...
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Fire Damages Site Equipment

January 30, 2012 by

The UCSB Police Department and Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a case of arson at a construction site off Phelps Road early yesterday morning. The campus police received a 911 call rega...
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Insurance Dispute Ends Partnership

January 30, 2012 by

This year, the UC Student Health Insurance Plan will no longer cover Walgreens prescriptions due to the company’s failure to reconcile negotiations with Anthem Blue Cross. Students covered under UC ...
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Professor Receives Grant to Study At-Risk Youth

January 30, 2012 by

Associate professor of sociology Victor M. Rios recently received a $305,019 contribution from the William T. Grant Foundation to study how youths involved in gangs relate to various authority figures...
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Bad Surf Reports To Delay Contest

January 27, 2012 by

The 29th annual Rincon Classic surf competition has been postponed for the second consecutive weekend as weather reports indicate the surf spot’s famous point break will flatline through Sunday. Con...
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Red Cross Club To Hold Fundraiser

January 27, 2012 by

The UCSB Red Cross Club is hosting its annual dodgeball tournament at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Recreation Center’s Multi-Activity Center to raise funds for global disaster relief efforts. The event wi...
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Armenian Assocation Advocates Awareness

January 27, 2012 by

Members of UCSB’s Armenian Student Association gathered in silent protest yesterday near Girvetz Hall in objection to the Turkish government and the international community’s failure to officially...
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I.V. Skate Shop To Celebrate Opening

January 26, 2012 by

The Isla Vista Movement Boardshop is hosting a grand opening party this Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. after skating its way to a new location on Pardall Road. The shop — open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. ...
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Beloved Psychology Professor To Deliver Pseudo-Final Lecture

January 26, 2012 by

Psychology professor Alan Fridlund, best known by students for his popular Introduction to Psychology course, will consider the approach of his death and give his ‘last lecture’ at 8 p.m. in Embar...
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UC Scholars Receive Grants For EAP Study

January 26, 2012 by

The United States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded 215 UC undergraduates its prestigious Gilman Scholarship this year, with 51 honorees at UCSB alone. Students received a total of $9...
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Student-Run Startup To Expand Business

January 26, 2012 by

SBprinter.com, a student and alumni-owned storefront, is scheduled to open at the Isla Vista Bookstore early next month. The store provides course readers, pamphlets, business cards and other printing...
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Campus Ad Request Causes Controversy

January 26, 2012 by

Student government representatives grappled with the issue of restricting on-campus advertising by Crisis Pregnancy Centers during last night’s Associated Students Legislative Council meeting. If pa...
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Delay of Guantanamo Bay Closure Incites Protests

January 25, 2012 by

Human rights activists marched from the White House to the Supreme Court building earlier this month to protest the perpetually delayed closure of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. The group ...
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