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Proposed Oil Tax To Fund Education

October 19, 2011 by

Rescue Education California is spearheading a campaign to pass a public referendum to directly fund the state’s public education system with revenue from a severance tax on oil and gas companies ope...
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Movement Maintains Local Presence

October 18, 2011 by

Occupy Santa Barbara demonstrators continued to speak out against corporate greed and economic inequality this past weekend in De la Guerra Plaza. The movement — a local offshoot of the nationwide O...
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Iraq Expert Talks Rebuilding, Responsibility

October 18, 2011 by

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart W. Bowen Jr. gave a lecture at Westmont College last Thursday to discuss the continued presence and role of the U.S. in Iraq. The SIGIR office ...
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Latest I.V. Restaurant Hopes To Break Curse

October 18, 2011 by

South Coast Deli celebrated its grand opening yesterday at 6521 Pardall Road, featuring a wide variety of “Sammie” sandwiches and paninis for the Isla Vista community. Unlike the deli’s Goleta a...
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Festival Features Live Music, Local Lager

October 17, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Revels musical troupe hosted its first annual Oktoberfest last night at the Lobero Theatre to celebrate the German holiday and its cultural heritage. The festival featured live perfo...
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Brown Halts SB 185

October 17, 2011 by

Governor Jerry Brown vetoed State Senate Bill 185 earlier this month on the grounds that it would go against the precedent set by Proposition 209, a related public referendum passed in 1996. If passed...
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Union Receives More Benefits in Negotiations

October 17, 2011 by

The UC Office of the President reached an agreement with the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union that will raise salaries and expand benefits for 20,000 of the organizati...
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Dow Program Fosters Innovation

October 17, 2011 by

The Dow Chemical Company recently awarded a $15 million grant to UCSB’s Materials Research Laboratory for a new research institute that will allow students to utilize Dow facilities and learn from t...
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Local Notables To Take Stage at Charity Dance

October 14, 2011 by

The Conflict Solution Center of Santa Barbara is hosting its “Dancing Under the Stars” competition this weekend at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort to raise funds for a local youth crime preventi...
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Writing Director Aims To Improve UCSB Program With Summit Insight

October 14, 2011 by

UCSB Writing Program Director Linda Adler-Kassner visited the White House last Friday to attend a government briefing alongside Department of Education officials on the status of writing programs nati...
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County Nips Dispensaries in Bud

October 13, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted to ban all medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county during last week’s meeting. Fifth District Supervisor Steve Lavign...
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Science Sphere Facilitates New Research

October 13, 2011 by

Unbeknownst to most UCSB students, UCSB’s Elings Hall is home to one of the world’s most cutting-edge scientific instruments: the AlloSphere, a three-dimensional, audio-visual experience that expl...
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Police Blotter

October 13, 2011 by and

During a nightly stroll through Camino Pescadero Park on the 6500 Block of Del Playa Drive at around 11 p.m. on Friday, deputies happened upon a young female giving a golden shower to the grass — an...
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Council Hears Regents’ Report, Debates Policies

October 13, 2011 by

The Associated Students entertained a presentation by the student regents, considered funding requests from the Campus Democrats and the A.S. Food Bank and discussed procedures for recognizing A.S. me...
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Former Gauchos Fund Scholarships

October 13, 2011 by

The UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association Scholarship Fund upheld its theme of “Gauchos Giving Back to Gauchos” by voting to donate $15,000 towards merit-based scholarships and $10,000 to undergradu...
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