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Board Funds Conference, Hillel

November 15, 2011 by

The UCSB Associated Students Finance Board allocated $2,730 to one student organization during last night’s 30-minute meeting. Santa Barbara Hillel requested $3,805 for the Israeli Culture Week occu...
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Website Aims to Inform Voters

November 15, 2011 by

A UCSB alumnus launched the website Votence earlier this month to provide a public forum for political discussion and information. The site operates a database with political records, including person...
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Psychiatric Facility Faces Federal Audit

November 14, 2011 by

Santa Barbara County’s Psychiatric Health Facility is under scrutiny from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after two federal audits revealed multiple violations and deficiencies within...
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Internet to Better Rural African Life

November 14, 2011 by

Two professors from UCSB’s Computer Science Dept. received $100,000 last week for their project to bring a low-cost communications network to Africa’s rural areas. Professors Elizabeth Belding and...
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UCSB Sports Kick-Starts Fundraising

November 14, 2011 by

The UCSB Department of Recreation began seeking additional endowments for its Legacy Fund this past Wednesday, encouraging donations from alumni and students to compensate for decreased state grants. ...
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Community Celebrates Deeds, Lives of Veterans

November 14, 2011 by

Roughly 50 uniformed men and women marched down State Street this past weekend for the Santa Barbara Veterans Day parade, honoring several generations of military servicemen and women. Several promine...
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Alum Directs Campus Capital

November 14, 2011 by

UCSB alumnus Chuck Haines was appointed to his alma mater’s Director of Capital Development by Chancellor Henry T. Yang last month following the retirement of previous director Martie Levy last summ...
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Navy To Display Destroyer Downtown

November 10, 2011 by

The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) will offer free public tours in honor of Veterans Day during its stay outside of the Santa Barbara harbor. The Milius, measuring 154 meters l...
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Farr To Host Open Forum For I.V. Locals

November 10, 2011 by

Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr will hold her monthly office hours at Coffee Collaborative on Pardall Road tomorrow to discuss local concerns with Isla Vista residents. Farr w...
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Protestors Denounce Tuition Hikes

November 10, 2011 by

Students gathered on the steps of Storke Plaza yesterday to march in protest of a 9.6 percent tuition increase for Fall Quarter in addition to other student fee increases and budget cuts, which demons...
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UCSB Alumna Wins Seat on SB City Council

November 10, 2011 by

Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse and Dale Francisco will take the three open seats on the Santa Barbara City Council, according to semi-official results from the city clerk’s office. As of press time on T...
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Conflict Arises Over Denial of A.S. Funds

November 10, 2011 by

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

November 10, 2011 by

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

November 10, 2011 by

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

November 10, 2011 by

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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