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Educator To Defend Strip Clubs

UCSB communication professor Daniel Linz testified in a Tennessee court on Jan. 31 to oppose government regulation of strip clubs.
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Apple Apps Share Personal User ID

Over half of Apple’s iPhone applications leak user information without direct consent, according to a recent study co-authored by UCSB computer science professor Giovanni Vigna.
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UCSB Alumni Top Peace Corps Report

UCSB was ranked as one of the 25 leading universities for Peace Corps recruits, according to the Peace Corps Top Colleges 2010 report.
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Reps Lobby for Fiscal Review

Several Goleta city representatives traveled to Sacramento on Monday to discuss Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal with Assemblymember Das Williams and State Senator Tony Strickland.
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UCSB Welcomes Pandora Chief Musicologist

Nolan Gasser, creator of Pandora Radio’s Music Genome Project, lectured on the intermingling of music, science and the “art of living” during a free presentation on campus yesterday.
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Endowment Provides Funding to UCSB Music Department

UCSB’s Music Dept. received a $550,000 bequest to sponsor an ethnomusicology fellowship and fund a Scandinavian music scholarship.
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A.S. Finance Board Supports Cultural, Educational Events

The Associated Students Finance Board distributed $32,814 to 12 student organizations during last night’s two-hour meeting.
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Weekend Wrap-Up

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to two assaults, three vandalisms, a burglary and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend.
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Monthly Deal To Encourage Pet Adoption

Monthly Deal To Encourage Pet Adoption
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Council Talks Trash With MarBorg, Allied Waste

Allied Waste Services donated $4,000 to the Santa Barbara Library earlier this week to help the Goleta branch compensate from state budget cuts.
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B.I.K.E.S. Provides Funds for Rec Cen Bike Parking

UCSB’s Associated Students’ bicycle advocacy group approved $20,000 on Jan. 25 for renovations of the Recreation Center’s bike lot over Spring Break.
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A.S. Program Board Expects to Impress With Extravaganza Lineup

It may not be Coachella, but the annual Extravaganza concert promises to bring major headliners to Harder Stadium on May 13.
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U.S. Military Implements DADT Ban

The United States Military will begin training its five service branches on how to implement the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ by the end of the week.
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TGIF Fee Sustains Projects

The Green Initiative Fund will award around $150,000 in grants to select UCSB students, staff or faculty for their sustainable project proposals this year.
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Santa Barbara Revitalizes Effort to Aid Homeless

Several county authorities and organizations attended a meeting last Thursday to announce a new plan to eliminate homelessness within the county.
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