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A.S. Rep Faces Theft Charges

May 3, 2011 by and

Associated Students On-Campus Representative Joseph Lee was released from Santa Barbara County Jail on $20,000 bail on Sunday after being arrested in connection with a stolen laptop. Lee, a second-yea...
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Board Denies Funding for David Horowitz Event

May 3, 2011 by

The Associated Students Finance Board allotted $13,452 to 10 student organizations during last night’s three-hour meeting. The board fully funded the UCSB Playwright’s Circle, UCSB Kirtan Yoga, So...
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Venture Contest To Begin Final Round

May 3, 2011 by

Six teams were chosen as finalists in UCSB’s 12th annual New Venture Competition and will compete for cash prizes and investment opportunities next Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Corwin Pavilion. The conten...
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Government Briefs

May 3, 2011 by

Local government councils will consider a scope of issues today during their weekly meetings.   Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors   The board will listen to recommendations regarding...
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Student Officer Transition Starts With Transparency

May 3, 2011 by

Associated Students’ current and incoming executive officers will host an open forum today at 5 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center Lounge as a medium for students to inquire about the executive boardâ...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

May 3, 2011 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a peace officer and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received a report of a physical assault on...
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UCSB Undergrads Create Web Forum To Unite Students

May 3, 2011 by

Two UCSB students are developing a website that will allow students to share class schedules, notes and study guides online beginning in Fall 2011. Fourth-year economics major David Friermor and fourt...
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Queer Wedding Makes Statement in Storke Plaza

May 2, 2011 by

Roughly 50 students gathered in Storke Plaza on Friday for Pride Week’s annual Queer Wedding, demonstrating support for the LGBTQIA community. Officiated by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Micha...
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Major Sports Voice Visits UCSB

May 2, 2011 by

Radio and television host Jim Rome spoke at Campbell Hall on Saturday, giving an unadulterated account of his time tapping kegs in the dormitories to his career as a prominent figure in the sports bro...
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UCSB Hosts All Sorority Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser

May 2, 2011 by

UC Los Angeles’ Kappa Alpha Theta dominated UCSB’s eighth annual All Sorority Volleyball Tournament fundraiser on Saturday, dethroning last year’s UCSB champions Kappa Kappa Gamma. Nearly 2,700 ...
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Community ‘Chills’ in Isla Vista Parks

May 2, 2011 by and

Isla Vista’s seventh annual Chilla Vista festival took place at Ansiq’ Oyo’ and People’s Parks yesterday, providing locals with an afternoon of live music and environmentally minded entertainm...
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I.V. Festival Brings Pride to Pardall

May 2, 2011 by

UCSB Pride Week came to a close with the second annual Isla Vista Pride Festival on Pardall Road yesterday.     The festival, hosted by the UCSB Pride Steering Committee, included student dr...
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SB VisionWalk Donates Proceeds to Foundation Fighting Blindness

May 2, 2011 by

Hundreds of people banded together for Santa Barbara’s first VisionWalk at Santa Barbara City College on Saturday to support people living with retinal degenerative diseases. Proceeds from the 5K Vi...
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SBCC Ranks Nationally Among Top Community Colleges

May 2, 2011 by

The Aspen Institute ranked Santa Barbara City College among the nation’s top 120 community colleges from a pool of more than 1,000 schools. The international nonprofit organization released the rank...
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Scientists Seek to Establish Community Fishery

April 29, 2011 by

The UCSB Marine Science Institute is collaborating with several organizations to create a community-supported fishery in Santa Barbara by 2012. The institute will work alongside Commercial Fishermen S...
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