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Event Supports Marine Life Protection

The TransparentSea Voyage campaign will host its kick-off party tonight at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum to mark Saturday as the start of its four-week voyage along the California coast. The campa...
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Capps Speaks About Pending Federal Statute

Congresswoman Lois Capps hosted a press conference Tuesday at Adams Elementary School in Santa Barbara to advocate for the American Jobs Act that would increase employment opportunities and educationa...
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War Monument Pays Tribute to Vietnam War Soldiers

The Santa Barbara chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America’s is bringing its “Moving Wall” memorial to Santa Barbara today as part of a statewide tour honoring the lives of the soldiers lost d...
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Panel To Review Welfare of Whales

The Associated Students Coastal Fund and Bren School of Environmental Science and Management will host a free educational workshop on the migration and well-being of whales in the Santa Barbara Channe...
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Inmates Transfer to County Jail to Reduce Crowding

The Santa Barbara County Jail system will begin accommodating several hundred former prison inmates once State Assembly Bill 109 takes effect on Oct. 1 in an effort to reduce overcrowding in state pri...
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President Honors UCSB Scientists

President Obama selected UC Santa Barbara faculty members Benjamin Mazin and Sumita Pennathur as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers on Monday, recognizing t...
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Bake Sale Raises Discrimination Discussion

While yesterday marked a day of advocacy at 10 UC campuses for the approval of a proposed state measure that would authorize public universities to consider factors such as gender and race in the coll...
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Construction Amidst Budget Cuts Constitutes Hypocrisy

Outside Davidson Library the wind picks up dirt from one of the nearby construction sites and flings it in the eyes of a handful of students attempting to unlock their bicycles and get home before the...
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Board Scales Back Funding Allocations

The Associated Students Finance Board distributed $8,742 to eight student organizations at their first meeting of the school year last night. The board partially funded all presenters, which included ...
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Public Voices Concerns at Plaza Project Hearing

The Santa Barbara City Planning Commission held an Environmental Scoping Hearing to hear a report and public comments on the potential effects of the Plaza de la Guerra Infrastructure Improvement Proj...
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Grocery Unions Reach Contract Compromise

Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons workers voted to ratify a new labor contract this past Sunday, narrowly avoiding a possibly detrimental strike. Labor unions and representatives from the supermarkets’ pa...
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UCSB To Select Future Public Affairs Official

A Search Advisory Committee is looking for the new Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs following the departure of former AVC Paul Desruisseaux last spring. Executive Dean of the College of Le...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a burglary, physical assault and several alcohol-related crimes this past weekend. Deputies received a report Friday night of several unknown suspects entering ...
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Politicians Prepare for Local Election

As the Santa Barbara City Council’s Nov. 8 elections draw near, numerous community political groups are gearing up with candidate forums, public discussions and candidate celebrations. Three current...
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Research Team Wins Gulf Grant

UCSB Marine Science Institute’s research professor of oceanography Uta Passow and her team received a $22.5 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative to continue research on the Deep...
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