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UC Deals With Slashed Funding

September 15, 2011 by

The UC Office of the President recently released its annual report on UC system-wide employee compensation, highlighting the decline in state funding but also showing an increase in revenue generated ...
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UCSB to Welcome New Students at Convocation

September 15, 2011 by

New Student Convocation will take place on September 19 from 3 to 4 pm on the Faculty Club Green to welcome freshmen and transfer students to the greater UCSB community of scholars and students. The c...
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Insurance Hikes Fees, Expands Health Coverage

September 15, 2011 by

Beginning Sept. 18, all UC students will fall under a newly restructured Student Health Insurance Plan. The new program will cost $300 more per year for undergraduates but now includes dental coverage...
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Santa Barbara Remembers 9/11 Events 10 Years Later

September 15, 2011 by

Santa Barbara County residents gathered at several local memorials on Sunday to honor the victims of the September 11 attacks exactly 10 years after the tragedy struck. The events included a “Day of...
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Santa Barbara Airport Opens More Modern Terminal

August 24, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Airport opened its new terminal on August 18 to improve services and amenities for the 750,000 passengers travelling annually through the Goleta airfield. The $54 million project con...
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Dating Site Plays Matchmaker Within Campus Communities

August 24, 2011 by

Looking for a college sweetheart? Log in to DateMySchool.com, a dating website created by Columbia University students Balazs Alexa and Jean Meyer that matches students across departments within the s...
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Major Teaching Nonprofit Recruits Gaucho Grads

August 24, 2011 by

Teach for America, a renowned nonprofit public service program that seeks to bridge the gap between underprivileged school children and recent university graduates, accepted 42 UCSB graduates among t...
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LGBTQ Support Garners Recognition for UCSB

August 24, 2011 by

The nonprofit organization for queer advocacy Campus Pride added UCSB to its list of 33 colleges nationwide with a perfect 5-star LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index rating for its support of the LGBTQ...
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Get Involved!

August 24, 2011 by

If you’re looking to get involved on campus and expand your efforts into the local community, consider the following Associated Students organizations which work to affect change in the greater Sant...
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County to Actively Enforce Social Host Ordinance

August 24, 2011 by

As many incoming Gauchos may not know, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors passed the countywide Social Host Liability Ordinance on July 15, 2010, making it illegal for landlords or tenants ...
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Police Blotter

August 24, 2011 by

Welcome to Isla Vista, home to thousands and land of the free-spirited. People travel far and wide to this beach paradise for vacation, and you get to live here. Yes, there is booze galore, gorgeous p...
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App Helps Students Navigate Campus

August 24, 2011 by

Incoming UCSB freshmen struggling to discern the difference between Girvetz Hall and Gevirtz Graduate School of Education can now locate their classes through the recently-released iPhone and iPod app...
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Undocumented Students To Receive Aid

August 3, 2011 by

Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 130 — also known as the California DREAM Act — into law last Monday after the State Senate passed the legislation on July 14.
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SB Court Sentences Lee to Jail, Probation

August 3, 2011 by

UCSB third-year political science major Joe Lee pled guilty on June 22 at the Santa Barbara Courthouse to charges of felony burglary and receiving stolen property.
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UCen To Change Dining Options

August 3, 2011 by

The UCen dining facilities will undergo major renovations this summer to replace several familiar establishments with new vendors.
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