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World-Class Locals To Surf at Rincon

February 10, 2012 by

Local surfers will get “pitted, so pitted” this weekend along Santa Barbara’s legendary coastline during the 29th annual Rincon Classic surf contest. The power-packed professionals’ heat will ...
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New Bill Could Provide Students With Financial Aid Options

February 10, 2012 by

State Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez proposed a plan on Wednesday to provide more scholarship money for middle-class UC and CSU students. If passed, the bill would provide $1 billion to students alre...
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State Seeks Loans from Colleges

February 9, 2012 by

The state of California plans to borrow up to $200 million from the UC system for the operation of its general fund following the discovery of an emergency shortfall in its budget. The funds will not ...
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Police Book Conman on Burglary Charges

February 9, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested 21 year-old Arkansas resident Mathew Brian Hensley on Wednesday morning for his alleged involvement in a recent string of Goleta burglaries. The SBC...
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Nonprofit To Endorse Violence Prevention

February 9, 2012 by

Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County will host an event this Thursday in the Santa Barbara Central Library to educate the community about teen dating violence and prevention. The progr...
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SBCC Students To Receive ETP Aid

February 9, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara Foundation recently granted $75,000 to the Foundation for Santa Barbara City College to create a new Express to Transfer Program that would hasten students’ transition between SBCC...
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Website To Assist Renters In Local Real Estate Sales

February 9, 2012 by

UCSB alumnus Kevin Sloan founded the networking site easycollegeliving.com to provide students with information on upcoming community events and various local housing options. The site aims to conveni...
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Upcoming Forum To Explore New Religious Perspectives

February 9, 2012 by

Westmont College biology professor Jeff Schloss and Biblical studies professor Tremper Longman will host a forum at 7 p.m. today in the Isla Vista Theatre to discuss evolution in relation to the bibli...
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Appeals Court Opposes Prop 8

February 8, 2012 by

Yesterday morning, California opponents of Proposition 8 celebrated a landmark decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled the 2008 ban on same-sex marriage...
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Locals Protest Passage of NDAA

February 8, 2012 by

Protesters gathered at Santa Barbara’s De la Guerra on Tuesday afternoon to testify before the Santa Barbara City Council in opposition to the controversial National Defense Authorization Act. Presi...
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Arsonist Damages UCSB Construction

February 8, 2012 by

The perpetrator of a north campus arson incident that caused roughly $1 million in damage on Jan. 29 remains at large. The fire, which detectives said was started intentionally at approximately 2:14 a...
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Gaucho Survives Deadly Gas Poisoning

February 8, 2012 by

Second-year psychology major Nikkie Sedaghat returned to UCSB this year after undergoing eight months of intensive therapy to recover from a carbon monoxide-induced coma. Sedaghat fell into a 35-day c...
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EAP Offers Arabic Culinary Class in Rioting Cairo

February 8, 2012 by

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the UC Education Abroad Program will host five UC faculty-led summer study programs throughout the world, with UCSB faculty teaching a course on Arabic culinary...
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County Passes Program to Increase Plastic Recycling

February 7, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Dept. approved a plastic bag recycling initiative on Monday that allows residents to dispose of the containers in blue curbside recycling bins. Waste Management a...
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Fund Asks Seniors to Give Back

February 7, 2012 by

The Alumni Association Scholarship and Recreational Sports Legacy funds are asking graduating students to each make a $20.12 donation to help the organizations reach their $100,000 goal for this year...
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