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Weekend Wrap-Up

May 10, 2011 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault with a deadly weapon, a container filled with suspicious materials and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received a report of a p...
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UCSB Aids Air Force in Research

May 10, 2011 by

The United States Dept. of Defense is awarding $14.5 million to UCSB through several grants over the next five years. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research allotted more than 7 percent of the Mu...
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Administrators Discuss Coming Events

May 10, 2011 by

The UCSB administration held a meeting last week to discuss the effects major upcoming events may have on the campus. Assistant Dean of Students Katya Armistead led the discussion focusing on this Sun...
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Technology Reopens ’80s Murder

May 10, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. found new evidence last week linking the three-decade-old case of a notorious serial killer and rapist to the murder of a Goleta couple in 1981. The departme...
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Divers Clean Up Dock Waste

May 9, 2011 by and

Local volunteers rallied together to help remove hazardous debris from the Santa Barbara Harbor during Saturday’s fifth annual Operation Clean Sweep. Nine volunteer divers swept the sea floor undern...
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Arts Competition To Provide Locals With Opportunity

May 9, 2011 by

The Arts Fund of Santa Barbara is accepting applications for its 22nd annual Individual Artist Awards competition to highlight the community’s artistic talent. Contestants will compete for a prize o...
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University Honors Gaucho Staff With Week of Events

May 9, 2011 by and

The UCSB Chancellor’s Staff Advisory Council will host several events commemorating the university’s faculty as part of its annual Staff Celebration Week. The council is working alongside the UCSB...
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Google Executive Chairman, CNN Host Get Social

May 9, 2011 by

Esteemed journalist Fareed Zakaria and Executive Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt will speak at 8 p.m. tonight in Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theatre to discuss social media’s influence on politics a...
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UCEAP Passes Baton to UCSB, Campus To Assume Leadership

May 6, 2011 by

UCSB administrators and the UC signed a Memorandum of Understanding giving control of the UC Education Abroad Program to UCSB campus administration. The agreement was signed by Chancellor Henry T. Yan...
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SB Subsidizes Solar Panels

May 6, 2011 by

Santa Barbara’s Community Environmental Council began their “Solarize Santa Barbara” program this month to increase domestic use of sustainable energy and reduce the community’s dependence on ...
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Toy Sale To Raise Funds, Benefit Cancer Patients

May 6, 2011 by

The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara will host its fourth Annual Kidz for a Cure toy sale fundraiser this Saturday at 9 a.m. The free event encourages children to sell their old toys, books and electron...
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Students Rate UCSB Faculty 20th in U.S.

May 6, 2011 by

UCSB ranked 20th on RateMyProfessors.com’s list of the top 25 highest ranking universities in the nation based on the site’s overall professor and campus ratings. The nationwide rankings were base...
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Mothers Call For Drug Reform

May 6, 2011 by

Santa Barbara’s chapter of the national organization A New PATH — Parents for Addiction Treatment and Healing — will participate in the organization’s new countrywide campaign to help end the ...
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Budget Cuts Excise Minor From Campus

May 6, 2011 by

The UCSB Dept. of Exercise & Sports Studies will eliminate its Exercise and Sports Studies minor after the university administration’s vote to cut the program last year due to budget constraints...
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Council Meets Controversy

May 5, 2011 by and

Associated Students Legislative Council spent the majority of last night’s meeting discussing funding for College Republicans’ proposal to bring controversial speaker David Horowitz to campus. Aft...
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