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Current Issues Charge Symposium on Power

Energy experts assembled this morning for the second annual Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency to discuss the latest developments in energy efficiency technologies, policies and implementation.
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SB Offers Compost Class

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Resource Recovery and Waste Management Division will present free composting workshops throughout the county this month.
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Author Explores Radical Islam at Campbell Today

Award-winning scholar Ian Buruma will deliver a free lecture on the interplay between radical religion and politics tonight at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Cliff Fall Kills Local Student

Trevor Brent Correia, a 22-year-old Santa Barbara City College student, died Saturday after falling off a 60-foot cliff on Santa Cruz Island.
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Defaulted Loan May Threaten Beach Housing Development

A proposed housing development at Naples could potentially be scrapped this week when the property is put up for public auction.
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A.S. Allots Funds to Pay Members

In a brief meeting yesterday evening, the Associated Students Finance Board distributed $14,872 to seven student organizations and allocated $14,000 to the A.S. Legislative Council honoraria account.
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Student Groups Hold Week in Honor of Middle East Cultures

Middle Eastern Cultural Awareness Week kicked off at UCSB yesterday to celebrate the Middle East’s unique cultures through festivities that include everything from Arabic lessons to belly dancing pe...
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SB Hires Associate Athletics Director

Andy Fee, formerly the Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Operations at the University of San Diego, has been appointed the Senior Associate Athletics Director at UCSB.
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Firefighters Quell String of Small Blazes

Over the past two days, local fire departments responded to three wind-fueled fires.
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Under The Influence: Alcohol and Drugs

“He wasn’t a problem kid,” John Piacentini, whose son Nick passed away last year, said.
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Athletes Appeal for Reconsideration on Scholarship Fee Vote

The Campus Elections Commission will consider a request for a revote on the Intercollegiate Athletic Scholarships Fee following its rejection in the Spring election. A group of student athletes recent...
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Chilla Vista Event Draws Art and Music Lovers

Musicians, yoga instructors and a sea of hula hoop dancers took center stage at Isla Vista’s 6th annual Chilla Vista festival this Saturday to celebrate local culture and environmental sustainabilit...
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Political Commentator David Brooks To Speak on Campus

New York Times columnist David Brooks will lecture on presidential politics tonight at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.
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Film Fest is Reel Loud

At the 19th annual Reel Loud Film Festival, movies have the right to remain silent.
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Weekend Crime Wrap-Up

Aside from the normal amount of alcohol-related crimes, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol dealt with an unusually high number of thefts this weekend. Isla Vista Foot Patrol Deputy Freddy Padilla said most of...
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