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Yearbook Requests Additional Funding

April 18, 2011 by

The La Cumbre Yearbook is asking for students to pay $2.91 more per quarter in voter-approved lock-in fees, in hopes of keeping UCSB’s yearbook in publication. The increase would supplement the $0.8...
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Junior Colleges Unite for Support

April 18, 2011 by

The charity organization Hands Across California held a statewide charity event yesterday to raise funds for California community colleges. The fundraiser featured participants creating a human line a...
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Library To See Expansion, Modernization

April 18, 2011 by

UCSB’s Davidson Library is expected to undergo a three-story addition and structural upgrades in January 2012. The first stage of construction will involve a seismic renovation of the existing two-s...
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Art Project Aims to Open Eyes

April 18, 2011 by

A UCSB student who appeared to be the victim of sexual violence was found on campus Friday morning, lying in the middle of the South Hall roundabout dressed only in a thong and torn bra. However, the ...
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Proposed Fund To Aid Students

April 15, 2011 by

Several members of the Associated Students Legislative Council proposed a new lock-in fee this quarter to increase support for A.S.’s current Emergency Student Loan program. Known as the UCSB Commun...
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Program Hopes to Help Students Reach College

April 15, 2011 by

An emerging campus program known as “College Bound” is proposing the establishment of a new lock-in fee in the upcoming Associated Students Spring Election. College Bound is an on-campus organizat...
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Earth Day Fair Gets Green

April 15, 2011 by

The Community Environmental Council is hosting their 41st annual Earth Day Festival this weekend in downtown Santa Barbara’s Alameda Park. The organization will host the event this Saturday and Sund...
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Sorority Beach Volleyball Event Serves to Preserve

April 15, 2011 by

The Alpha Tao Omega fraternity will host a battle of the bands event in Isla Vista this weekend to promote their upcoming All- Sorority Volleyball Tournament fundraiser. The competition will begin at ...
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Students Rally in L.A. to Fight Budget Cuts

April 15, 2011 by

University of California students and community members gathered in downtown Los Angeles to rally against further proposed budget cuts to higher education yesterday. Students from UCSB, UC Los Angeles...
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Team Faces No. 1 USC in Last Game of Season

April 15, 2011 by

The No. 6 UCSB men’s volleyballteam never recovered after dropping thefirst set to No. 13 Pepperdine at theFirestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, eventuallylosing the match in straight sets27-29, 16-25 and...
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Leg Council Funds A.S. Votetopia

April 14, 2011 by

Associated Students Legislative Council discussed A.S. Election Committee’s funding for their “Votetopia” campaign to mobilize student participation in the Spring Election during last night’s ...
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Local Establishment Holds Donation Drive

April 14, 2011 by

While The Study Hall’s “50 Club” is no longer allowed to occur, the Isla Vista bar recently replaced their 11-year-old tradition with the Spring Benefit Club, a donation drive to raise money for...
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UCSB Yearbook Seeks to Continue Printing

April 14, 2011 by

The La Cumbre yearbook is asking for students to pay $2.91 more per quarter in voter-approved lock-in fees in hopes of keeping UCSB’s yearbook in publication. The increase would supplement the $0.84...
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SB Community Opens Affordable Housing Complex

April 14, 2011 by

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara celebrated the grand opening of Artisan Court — the area’s newest low-income housing development — yesterday. Located at 422 E. Cota Street in ...
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UC Regents Face Ethics Allegations

April 14, 2011 by

A petition started by a UC Berkeley activist group last spring is demanding that California’s Attorney General address allegations that certain UC Regents have unethical, vested interests in UC inve...
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