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UCSB Alumna Nominated for Screenwriting Award

The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation named UCSB alumna Cameron Lund one of five finalists in its 56th annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards contest for rising screenplay writers last week. The Foundation sele...
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Book Sale Raises Funding for Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood kicked off their 37th annual used book sale on Thursday at the Earl Warren Showgrounds in an effort to help fund the organization’s locations within the tri-county area. The volun...
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Revolutionary Method Earns Professor Award

UCSB assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry Song-I Han received a 2011 New Innovator Award from the National Institute of Health last Tuesday for her work in protein interaction and its lin...
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University Recognition

NSCS Students Earn National Award The National Society of Collegiate Scholars UCSB chapter received a Silver Star Status award at the NSCS 2011 Convention in June for the program’s commitment to the...
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Retail Company Considers Potential Goleta Location

The City of Goleta is in deliberations with the Target Corporation regarding plans to open a prospective new store in the region. The American retail company approached the city’s staff in mid-March...
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VP of Academic Affairs Announces Retirement

The University of California Office of the President has begun to implement changes to its administration this academic year as Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Lawrence Pi...
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SBCC President Friedlander Attends White House Conference

Santa Barbara City College Superintendent/President Dr. Jack Friedlander attended the Winning the Future initiative conference Wednesday night at the White House to discuss policies for improving the ...
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UC Faculty Scrutinizes Salaries

Across the UC system, Nobel laureates have seen their pay take a back seat to the funding of athletic prestige. According to the UC payroll database, the highest paid UC employee in 2010 was UC Berkel...
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Campaign Linked to Decline in I.V. Theft

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol and UCSB Associated Students recently announced a significant decrease in the number of burglaries in the area since the “Stop Burglaries in I.V.” campaign began six mon...
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Gaucho Brings Education to Youth in Ghana

UCSB graduate student Gary Haddow is extending his passion for education to Ghana’s Buduburam Liberian Refugee Camp, where he and two colleagues founded a free primary school that hopes to enroll 10...
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UCSB Alumni Start Website

UCSB Alumni David Friermor and Jordan Townsend launched the interactive website ClassWave for students to instantly share lecture notes, study guides and hold discussions about assigned readings.
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Volunteers Clean SB County Coast

Volunteers from Santa Barbara County removed over 6,180 pounds of garbage last Saturday throughout the region’s beaches as part of the International and California Coastal Cleanup Day. The Californi...
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Campus Transport Advisors Discuss Parking Proposal

The Parking Ratepayers Board, part of UCSB Transportation and Parking Services, met yesterday in the Chancellor’s Conference Room to discuss impending rate increases for on-campus parking lots. The ...
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Refurbished Burger Joint Launching in October

Fat Mo’s Burgers and Car Wash has replaced Pardall Road’s burnt out Flaming Grill as Isla Vista’s latest arrival and will celebrate its grand opening during the first weekend in October — but ...
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Updated Website Links I.V. Locals

Several UCSB alumni recently launched a revised version of their Isla Vista-specific social networking website, Stampur.com. Stampur.com Chief Executive Officer Scott Antipa, Chief Technological Offic...
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