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Protests Result in Police Violence

November 21, 2011 by

During a non-violent ‘Occupy’ demonstration at UC Davis on Friday afternoon, Chancellor Linda Katehi called in a retinue of riot police to disperse student activists, resulting in 10 arrests and t...
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Community Convenes for Social Change

November 21, 2011 by and

Associated Students’ Human Rights Board brought students, faculty and community members together for a “Peace in the Park” demonstration in Isla Vista’s People’s Park on Saturday. The rally ...
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Regents Set New Date to Discuss Administration

November 21, 2011 by

Amid growing demonstrations against fee hikes across UC campuses, the Board of Regents announced that it will hold its postponed meeting, originally scheduled for last week, via teleconference on Nov....
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Blue Man Group To Take Center Stage in S.B.

November 21, 2011 by

The azure entertainers of Blue Man Group will make their Santa Barbara debut at 8 o’clock tonight at the Granada Theatre downtown. The internationally renowned squadron of bald, blue-skinned men com...
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Students Protest UC Failings

November 18, 2011 by

UC students across the state have answered violence from university police and the administration’s indefinite postponement of this week’s Board of Regents meeting with numerous peaceful demonstra...
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County Denies Appropriations for Bag Inquiry

November 18, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted down a motion to contribute $15,000 toward an Environmental Impact Report on banning single-use plastic bags in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties i...
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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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