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Davidson To Digitize Historic Media

June 2, 2011 by

The UCSB Davidson Library is digitizing materials from its Special Collections department to maintain the accessibility and quality of its 500,000 volumes, photographs and early sound recordings.
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UCSB Engineers To Hold Recital for Kenya Relief

June 2, 2011 by

The UCSB chapter of Engineers Without Borders will host a benefit recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the Music Building’s Karl Geiringer Hall to help provide clean water for the Kenyan village of Luanda...
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UCSB Burning Skirts Smoke National Competition

June 2, 2011 by

The UCSB women’s ultimate frisbee team earned first place at the USA Ultimate College Championships in Colorado on Monday after defeating University of Michigan for the national title.
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UCSB Professor Defends Oil Spill Research Results

June 2, 2011 by

UCSB earth science professor David Valentine printed an article in the journal Science last week responding to a study discrediting the findings of his team’s research regarding chemical dispersants...
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Fire Department Urges Caution

June 2, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. announced that June 6 is the official start of this year’s high-fire season in Santa Barbara.
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Festival Showcases Groundbreaking Art

May 31, 2011 by

The 25th annual “I Madonnari” Italian Street Painting Festival featured 150 large scale artworks last weekend at the Santa Barbara Mission plaza in celebration of local artistic talent.
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City To Reseal Ellwood Wells for Restoration

May 31, 2011 by

The City of Goleta shut down nine oil and water wells in the Ellwood Mesa area last week as part of the Ellwood Mesa Well Abandonment Project.
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UC Health Center Appoints Executive Director

May 31, 2011 by

The UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation elected registered nurse and health attorney Terry Leach as its first executive director last Wednesday. Leach, who earned a bachelor’s degree in nurs...
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Unidentified Suspect Robs Goleta Bank

May 31, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. responded to a bank robbery at 10:11 a.m. Friday morning at the Santa Barbara Bank and Trust on the 5000 block of Hollister Avenue.
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Silent Student Film Screening Gets Reel Loud

May 31, 2011 by

UCSB’s 20th annual Reel Loud Silent Film Festival took place in front of a sold-out crowd in Campbell Hall last Friday, showcasing silent student productions shot on 16mm film accompanied by live mu...
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UCSB Receives Beckman Scholarship Program

May 27, 2011 by

UCSB is one of nine new recipients of the Beckman Scholars Program, which will provide two undergraduate students every year for the next three years the opportunity to conduct research under faculty ...
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Students Share Alternative Views

May 27, 2011 by

UCSB’s Respect Coalition hosted a panel discussion in Embarcadero Hall last night at 8 p.m. to respond to conservative activist David Horowitz’s concurrent lecture across the road in Isla Vista Th...
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Surf School To Offer Free Lessons for Locals

May 27, 2011 by

Santa Barbara surf school Surf Happens will host a free surf clinic and contest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday at Santa Claus Lane in Carpentaria. The event is open to participants of all ages a...
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Students Showcase Visual Creations

May 27, 2011 by

The 20th annual UCSB Reel Loud film festival will feature a series of student-made movies at 8 p.m. tonight in Campbell Hall. The event will open at 6 p.m. with local art displays and live musical per...
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Horowitz Tests Strength, Limit of Free Speech

May 27, 2011 by

College Republican’s controversial speaker David Horowitz delivered his lecture to a crowd of 250 students last night, attempting to provide students with a broadened perspective on both local affai...
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