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Convict Transfer To Create Issues in County Prisons

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill last week that would relocate some felons from state to county jails in an effort to alleviate overcrowded prisons. Assembly Bill 109 permits the state to transfer juris...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to three assaults and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received the first report of a physical assault on the corner of Del Playa Drive and Ca...
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SB Accepts Record Number

UCSB offered admission to 22,386 of nearly 50,000 applicants — its largest pool ever — for Fall 2011. The university accepted 46 percent of prospective freshmen applicants and plans to enroll abou...
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Right Said: Dismiss Democrats To Retain Freedom

Instead of discussing A.S elections for the whole column, I would first like to state I will proudly be supporting the only practical and serious slate — O.P.P. (Open People’s Party) — in additi...
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Hemp to Potentially Replace Reliance on Fossil Fuels

Humanity stands at a crossroads. For nearly two centuries, human civilization has seen its every facet transformed by the machinery of industrial development. During this period of rapid expansion, w...
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Graduate Student Week Commends Contributions

Today marks the beginning of UCSB’s seventh annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week. The university will host activities to honor graduate students, such as a lecture from Engineer Jean-luc Doumon...
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Yearbook Requests Additional Funding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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