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Conflict Arises Over Denial of A.S. Funds

The Associated Students Legislative Council addressed students’ upset about its decision to deny the Student of Color Conference funding during last night’s weekly meeting. Numerous SOCC and Stude...
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Police Blotter

Following a somewhat high-speed chase through the streets of Isla Vista, I.V. Foot Patrol officers apprehended a suspect — dressed, painted and hair-sprayed entirely green — on suspicion of public...
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Students Construct New Online Marketplace

Three UCSB students created the free website Swaapr.com as a medium for university students to barter various goods, lessons and ideas. Fourth-year anthropology major Christian DeHoyos, third-year com...
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Professor To Study Antarctica

UCSB earth science professor John Cottle is part of a research team that will embark on a two-month trip to Antarctica next week to study molten igneous rocks in the TransAntarctic Mountains. The grou...
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Professors To Determine Viability of Organic Tech

Several UCSB professors are participating in a Multi-University Research Initiative to develop new technologies to improve energy efficiency and assess the feasibility of producing organic thermoelect...
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Genre Fusing Band To Perform Arts & Lectures Concert

Arts & Lectures will host a performance in downtown Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theatre by Pink Martini, a twelve-piece orchestra hailing from Portland, Oregon that blends the modern melodies of j...
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Community To Gather, Honor Student Leader

The Santa Barbara County Jasmine’s Alternative Music School is hosting a benefit concert tonight at SOhO to provide free music lessons and instruments to youths. The event features five local bands ...
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Vets, Protestors To Rally at Storke

The UCSB Student Veterans Organization is hosting its Veterans’ Day celebration at noon today in Storke Plaza while student demonstrators congregate there to protest UC tuition hikes and budget cuts...
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Professor Compiles Satirical Play Book

UCSB French Professor and Theater Historian Jody Enders translated a dozen 15th and 16th century satirical plays from their original French transcriptions into English for a book depicting medieval Eu...
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City Officials Move to Enforce Tsunami Protocol

Santa Barbara City officials recently submitted a “TsunamiReady City” application to the National Weather Service for approval by early 2012. The city achieved a “StormReady” classification in...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to reports of vandalism, physical assault, theft, domestic battery, an individual equipped with a firearm and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies...
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Firemen Raise Funds With Flair

Montecito Fire Protection District employees are flaunting their facial hair during the second annual “Movember” charity contest to raise funds and educate the public about prostate cancer and oth...
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Campaigns Conclude As Hopefuls Await Results

The Santa Barbara City Clerk’s Office received approximately 15,083 ballots for the Santa Barbara City Council election as of press time on Monday afternoon. Ten candidates are vying for three open ...
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Project Brings Internet to Village

After bringing Internet capability to the remote town of Aghbradzor, Armenia, through the Hidden Road Initiative this summer, three UCSB students will share their experiences tonight in the Multipurpo...
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A.S. Advances Annex Plans in Isla Vista

UCSB Associated Students representatives met with property developers last week regarding rental space and development plans, furthering the organization’s goal to create an Isla Vista Annex. The pr...
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