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UCSB Rides Crest of Surf Schools

April 28, 2011 by

UCSB grabbed rail and pulled into the number one spot of Surfer Magazine’s Top 10 Surf Colleges last week, cruising past top rivals UC Santa Cruz, Pepperdine University and UC San Diego. The publica...
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AQB: Good Luck San Antonio

April 27, 2011 by

Congrats to San Antonio for staying alive, but it’s too bad they aren’t the Lakers. The league doesn’t care if the Spurs lose, so chances are good they won’t get any calls. No rating drop if t...
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Dare to Discover Different Flavors of Sexual Deviancy

April 27, 2011 by

Sex can be compared to many different things, but I like to compare it to flavors of ice cream. I mean, everyone likes ice cream, right? Just as there is an endless variety of flavors of ice cream, th...
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Angry Bees Cause Buzz on Campus Bicycle Path

April 27, 2011 by

A swarm of bees engulfed the bike path near the Student Resource Building yesterday morning, disrupting students’ routes and causing at least one collision. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. near...
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New Executive Board Takes Office May 18

April 27, 2011 by

Members of Associated Students’ recently elected 2011-12 executive board have begun organizing plans for next year before taking office on May 18. Board members plan to streamline expenditures in re...
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EENG Competes in Final Tier to Win $100k

April 27, 2011 by

Nonprofit UCSB student organization Environmental Education for the Next Generation is eligible to win $100,000 in the Dockers “Wear the Pants” contest. Founded by UCSB students in 2009, the EENG ...
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Esteemed UCSB Grad Student Passes Away

April 27, 2011 by

UCSB physics graduate student and teaching assistant Mananya Tantiwiwat passed away on April 18 after a three-year battle with breast cancer. She was 28 years old. Tantiwiwat, known to friends and fam...
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Funds Focus on Locals in Need of Aid

April 27, 2011 by

The Goleta City Council distributed a federal grant of roughly $40,000 between several local organizations to support low-income residents in the community. The Santa Barbara Food Bank and Community A...
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Two New Fees Make The Cut, Many Reaffirmed

April 26, 2011 by

Last week’s campus-wide Associated Students Spring Elections yielded two new undergraduate student fees as well as cuts to long-standing programs. Students approved a $4.24 per quarter increase to t...
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LGBTQIA Pride Week to Educate, Revel in Diversity

April 26, 2011 by

UCSB’s Pride Week kicked off yesterday in celebration of the university’s LGBTQIA community and wide range of gender diversity. Associated Students Queer Commission and Queer Student Union will ho...
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$8,000 Remain in Spring Budget

April 26, 2011 by

The Associated Students Finance Board doled out over $19,000 to 15 student organizations during last night’s three-hour meeting. The board voted to fully fund 12 campus groups, leaving over $8,000 i...
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Nobel Laureate Discusses Conflicts

April 26, 2011 by

“War and violence are constantly in our eyes and ears,” acclaimed economist and Harvard professor Amartya Sen told a full house in Campbell Hall last evening.
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Weekend Wrap-Up

April 26, 2011 by

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to two burglaries and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received a report of a theft on the 6500 block of El Greco Road at 10:30 p.m. Friday. A...
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Screenings Highlight Global Issues

April 26, 2011 by

UCSB’s sixth annual Human Rights Film Festival kicks off today at 4 p.m. in Campbell Hall, offering three nights of award-winning independent cinema to the campus community. The event will showcase ...
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Government Briefs

April 25, 2011 by

Santa Barbara City Council   The council will examine the city’s effectiveness in enforcing existing state laws and city municipal ordinances regarding transient-related street crimes such as p...
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