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Author Dispels Misconceptions, Explains Methods

Yale Law School professor Amy Chua spoke about her controversial memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother last Saturday at Campbell Hall, relating her shift from a strict and demanding mother espousing ...
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Study Gives Insight Into Retina Diseases

Researchers at UCSB’s Neuroscience Research Institute have come closer to unlocking the secrets of neural formation in early development after examining the retinas of mice. Psychology professor Ben...
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Select Students Receive New Aid Opportunities

The university is offering two new scholarships this quarter for first-generation college students: the UCSB-specific Enhanced Support, Training and Experiences for Engineering Majors program and the ...
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Governor Proposes New Plan to Fund Education

Following a $100 million trigger cut to the University of California system last month, Governor Jerry Brown announced a state budget plan last Thursday including a tax increase initiative aimed at pr...
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Arroyo Grande Man Saved After Straying Off Trail

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue recovered a stranded hiker from the Los Padres National Forest last Sunday approximately two hours after the volunteer team mounted a full search effort. Accordi...
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Board of Regents Continues to Disregard Open Meeting Policy

During the UC Board of Regents’ latest meeting on Nov. 28, held across four campuses via teleconference, officials cited attempts to spread access to the proceedings but instead denied public open a...
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UCSB Begins Public Response Team Training

UCSB Emergency Services will kick off its free eight-week Community Early Response Team training course this evening to help the community develop effective response skills for large-scale disasters. ...
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New Parking Program Seeks Support From I.V. Locals

During public forum at last night’s Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, speaker Errin Briggs outlined the county’s plan to remedy overcrowding on the streets of Isla Vista. As the Pro...
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Group Seeks Student Volunteers for Humanitarian Efforts

The Growth International Volunteer Excursions program is visiting UCSB today, aiming to draw college students interested in global volunteerism and adventure. G.I.V.E. helps develop rural communitiesâ...
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Finance Board Meeting – January 9th, 2012

The Associated Students Finance Board allocated $13,063 to eight of the nine student organizations that requested funding at last night’s two-and-a-half hour meeting. The board fully funded Substanc...
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State Senate Fails to Confirm Anti-Bargaining UC Regent

Former UC Regent David Crane, who served on the Board of Regents since his controversial nomination by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in December 2010, lost his seat on the board after being de...
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Pappas To Run for Supervisor Again

Steve Pappas, a defeated 2008 Third District Supervisor candidate, announced on Dec. 28 that he would once again be challenging incumbent Doreen Farr for her seat in the upcoming 2012 election. After ...
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Hearing Inspects Systemwide UC Police Protocol

Several members of the UC administration held a joint legislative hearing last month in response to last quarter’s incidents of police violence at UC Berkeley and UC Davis, which prompted several sy...
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Yearly Free Book Program Tackles Plastic Pollution

The UCSB Reads 7th annual program is distributing free copies of Donovan Hohn’s Moby-Duck this Thursday in the Davidson Library’s main lobby for participants in the communal reading initiative. Th...
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UCSB Professors Lead the Way in Computer Science

UCSB professors Divyakant Agrawal and Linda Petzold were named fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world’s largest educating and computing society, for their research in pioneeri...
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