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Writers Share Selected Stories

November 18, 2011 by

The College of Creative Studies hosted its second Penny Reading, a monthly event featuring oral storytelling by students, alumni and other local writers, yesterday at the Blue Agave in downtown Santa ...
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Institute Educates Despite Persecution

November 18, 2011 by

Prior to receiving his Ph.D. at Princeton University, UCSB postdoctoral physics researcher Pedram Roushan graduated from the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education. The BIHE is an underground univers...
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Club To Reappropriate Surplus Finances

November 18, 2011 by

The UCSB Office of Student Life recently established the After Dark Club to create non-alcoholic weekend social events for students in Isla Vista. The club receives excess funds from the university’...
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Scientists Find Algae-Clearing Fish Foster Coral Growth

November 18, 2011 by

Researchers at UCSB’s Marine Science Institute recently discovered a link between the behavior of algae-eating fish and the resiliency of coral reefs. At the Moorea Coral Reef in French Polynesia, o...
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Cal Community Condemns Violence During Shooting

November 17, 2011 by and

As ‘Occupy’ protesters from across the Bay area gathered at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza on Tuesday to join a university-wide strike against police violence and privatization, a UC police officer ...
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IVFP Endures Arson Attack

November 17, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. is conducting an investigation into an arson attempt on the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Station late Tuesday night. At around 7:45 p.m., an unidentified suspect d...
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Film Festival To Screen at UCSB

November 17, 2011 by

The third annual Festival of (In)appropriation will debut tonight in Santa Barbara at 7 in Pollock Theater. Filmmakers edited previously existing movies with other media sources, including television,...
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Council Hears Budget Review, Discusses Rally

November 17, 2011 by

The Associated Students Legislative Council received its annual budget audit report and advice on how to effectively allocate funding during last night’s weekly meeting. Auditing firm Nasif, Hicks, ...
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Chumash Tribe Solicits Support For Development

November 16, 2011 by

The Chumash Indian tribe is seeking the community’s help developing a 1,400 acre parcel of land purchased last year to reduce overcrowding on its Santa Ynez Valley reservation. The Chumash purchased...
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Professor Discusses Italian Fiscal Woes

November 16, 2011 by

In the European Debt Crisis’s latest development, Italy is attempting to reshape its government in the wake of its massive national debt. UCSB political science Professor Benjamin Cohen spoke to the...
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Citizens, Police Band Together for Fundraiser

November 16, 2011 by

Several Santa Barbara County law enforcement agencies worked alongside Chili’s Bar & Grill staff in Goleta Monday night for its eleventh annual “Tip-a-Cop” fundraiser to support the Santa Ba...
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Student Groups To Discuss Africa Famine

November 16, 2011 by

The UCSB Pan-African Student Union will collaborate with the Human Rights Board and various Associated Students groups this week to hold events educating the community about the impact of a widespread...
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Cal Conflict Delays UC Regents

November 15, 2011 by

The UC Board of Regents released an announcement yesterday indefinitely postponing a meeting originally scheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday, citing the UC San Francisco Police Department’s con...
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Hip Hop Star Shares Success Story

November 15, 2011 by

Renowned hip hop artist, author, actor and activist Common will speak about his troubled childhood on the South Side of Chicago and the experiences of his diverse career at 8 p.m. tonight in Campbell ...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

November 15, 2011 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to two burglaries and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Officers received a report of a theft Saturday night on the 6600 block of Abrego Road. According...
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