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UC Faculty Scrutinizes Salaries

September 23, 2011 by

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

September 23, 2011 by

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

September 22, 2011 by

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

September 22, 2011 by

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

September 22, 2011 by

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

September 22, 2011 by

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

September 22, 2011 by

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

September 22, 2011 by

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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UCSB Professor Develops Efficient Light Displays

September 22, 2011 by

The National Academy of Television and Sciences will honor UCSB materials, electrical and computer engineering professor Shuji Nakamura at the 63rd Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards this J...
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Air Force Calls Off Test on Peace Day

September 22, 2011 by

The Air Force Global Strike Command cancelled yesterday’s scheduled test launch of a Minuteman III nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in order to finish anal...
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UC Regents Reveal Long-Term Budget Plan

September 22, 2011 by

Following a $650 million funding reduction for higher education in California’s latest state budget, the UC Regents unveiled a long-term budget plan last week suggesting that student contributions t...
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Students Urge Brown to Make Dream Act Reality

September 15, 2011 by

Students and UC workers’ union members from across the state gathered in Sacramento on Monday in support of AB 131 — the second half of the California DREAM Act — which would enable students wit...
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Council Unifies Programs to Address Transiency

September 15, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara City Council unanimously passed a motion on Tuesday endorsing the consolidation of regional homeless advisory committees with several nonprofit organizations in an effort to minimize...
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Organizations Unite to Clean County Beaches

September 15, 2011 by

Volunteers will head to the Santa Barbara coastline this Saturday to obliterate litter from 28 of the county’s beaches, creeks and other environmentally sensitive sites during the 27th annual Califo...
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UCSB Library Receives Thoreau Collection

September 15, 2011 by

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Davidson Library’s Thoreau Edition a grant of $245,000 last month, giving UCSB a 28-volume trove of writings from the famed author and philosoph...
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