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Interpol To Play for Students, Locals

Independent rock group Interpol will perform at the Thunderdome tonight at 8 p.m.
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Annual Tour Sheds Light on Unsafe Areas

Campus administrators and authorities met yesterday for the second annual campus Lighting & Safety walk to discover potentially hazardous or dimly lit walkways on campus.
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Palin, Cheney To Honor Reagan

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will deliver speeches this weekend at The Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara in honor of the late President Ronald Reagan’s 100th ...
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Fraud Claims Arise in A.S.

An annual external audit of UCSB’s Associated Students revealed potential embezzlement within the organization during the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
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Students and Faculty Discuss Egypt Issues

Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered yesterday at UCSB’s MultiCultural Center to discuss ongoing political turmoil in Egypt and the Middle East.
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Students Compete for Chance to Fund Business Ventures

A record number of students entered UCSB’s annual New Venture Competition this year for a chance to pitch their original business propositions to prominent corporate representatives and venture capi...
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Ranch Decision Postponed

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors debated the fate of the controversial Naples Ranch development at yesterday’s regularly scheduled meeting, but ultimately postponed any final decisions ...
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Distinguished Duo To Host Debate on State of Academic Freedom

Academic scholars Cary Nelson and Stanley Fish will host the eighth annual Arthur N. Rupe Debate in Campbell Hall today at 8 p.m. to discuss the role of academic freedom in higher learning.
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UC Affiliates Flee an Unstable Egypt

A group of 19 University of California students, five of whom attend UCSB, were evacuated from their study abroad programs in Egypt yesterday following the State Dept.’s release of a travel advisory...
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Coming School Year To Offer More Fiscal Aid

Students across the UC system could potentially receive more financial aid next academic year than ever before.
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Proposal Reduces Federal Spending on Students

The federal government funded the University of California, Santa Barbara $42,020,658 in federal grants throughout the 2010 fiscal year under the Recovery Acts Project.
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Proposed Cuts to Cost UC Millions

UCSB will have to slash around $40 million from its budget in the upcoming academic year.
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UC Staffers Cushion Blow of Budget Woe

Although the university has coped with a smaller budget and preserved essential services through staff cuts, hiring freezes, reductions in operating hours and departmental consolidations, these cutbac...
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Revolution In Cairo Prompts Campus Talks

The University of California Office of the President issued a statement this week to protect the identities of students enrolled in study abroad programs in Cairo.
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Geezer Bandit Strikes Again, Targets Local Bank Branch

Authorities continue to search for the old geezer who robbed the Goleta Bank of America at gunpoint on Friday night.
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