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Student Regents To Provide Opportunity for Policy Debate

UCSB will host University of California student Regent Alfredo Mireles Jr. and student Regent-designate Jonathan Stein today as part of the team’s system-wide tour to promote open dialogue with thei...
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Grand Jury Backs Police Cameras

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury issued a report last Friday endorsing the purchase and installation of video cameras in local police patrol vehicles. The video recording equipment will siphon $250...
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Humanitarian Corps Begins Recruiting Drive

The UCSB Global Brigades is recruiting student volunteers interested in undertaking projects providing vital services in underprivileged countries. The campus group is collaborating with its internati...
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Alumni To Host Political Networking Event

The UCSB Alumni Associaton will host several distinguished Gaucho graduates including 35th District Assemblymember Das Williams and State Senator Sam Blakesly at the Mosher Alumni House tonight from 6...
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Freeway Displays Endorse Paul 2012

Local proponents of Ron Paul joined in yesterday’s worldwide “Sign Bomb” campaign and held vibrant demonstrations at several Santa Barbara freeway overpasses to express their support for the Rep...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received a report of a physical assault Saturday night on the 6600 block of Sueno Road. Acc...
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Crowds Feast on Feature Fruit

Avocado enthusiasts flocked to Carpinteria’s 25th annual Avocado Festival last weekend to celebrate and sample the local fruit in its many delectable forms. The free event is one of California’s l...
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Gaucho Nonprofit Expands Statewide

The nonprofit Environmental Education for the Next Generation established several new regional chapters earlier this month, extending its program to over 19 classrooms statewide. The EENG — founded ...
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Fisheries Lure in Locals With Fresh Seafood

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and city government hosted its 10th annual Harbor and Seafood Festival last weekend at the downtown waterfront in celebration of the local fishing industry’s bounty...
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City To Revamp Local Waterway Structure

The city of Goleta held an information session this past weekend regarding the San Jose Creek Capacity Improvement & Fish Passage Project, an ecological renovation program set for one of Goleta’...
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A.S. Council Clashes With Permanent Staff

The following is the second installment in a series of articles regarding ethical and legal concerns about recent actions taken by Associated Students permanent staff. With no mention of a name, commi...
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Council Hopefuls Campaign Through Civic Debate

Candidates for the upcoming Santa Barbara City Council elections met Wednesday night at the Faulkner Gallery to discuss plans addressing the city’s need for affordable housing and employment opportu...
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Charity Walk to Promote Cardiovascular Health

The American Heart Association is hosting its 5K Santa Barbara Heart Walk this weekend at the Santa Barbara Doubletree Resort to help fund the fight against heart disease and stroke in the United Stat...
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UC System To Settle Union Negotiations, Increase Pay

The American Federation of Teachers and UC Office of the President reached a tentative three-year agreement on Tuesday to secure benefits and merit-based wages for more than 350 librarians throughout ...
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A.S. Streamlines Procedures, Interprets Law

While last night’s six-hour Associated Students Legislative Council meeting’s legislation primarily entailed a series of bureaucratic bills to restructure the organization’s various bodies, the ...
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