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UCSB Makes Playboy List

April 20, 2011 by

UCSB is ranked No. 10 on Playboy’s annual “Top Ten Party Schools” list, dropping two spots from last year. The campus was first noted in the magazine in 2002, coming in at No. 22, before claimin...
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TMP Students Present Business Plans

April 19, 2011 by

Student entrepreneurs will pitch their business concepts at the semifinals of UCSB’s 12th Annual New Venture Competition today in Corwin Pavilion, competing for cash prizes and potential investments...
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Board Finances Runway Show, Trip to Capitol

April 19, 2011 by

The Associated Students Finance Board allotted over $23,500 to 18 student organizations during last night’s four-hour meeting.
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Convict Transfer To Create Issues in County Prisons

April 19, 2011 by

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

April 19, 2011 by

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

April 19, 2011 by and

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

April 18, 2011 by and

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

April 18, 2011 by

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

April 18, 2011 by

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

April 18, 2011 by

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

April 18, 2011 by

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

April 18, 2011 by

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

April 18, 2011 by

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

April 15, 2011 by

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

April 15, 2011 by

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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