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UC Academic Senate approves new bachelor’s degree requirement

The new campus experience requirement was approved Feb. 21 and applies to all UC undergraduate students.
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UCSB student charged with felony for allegedly vandalizing car

The car belonged to a fellow UCSB student.
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A.S. Senate places hold on upwards of $1 million in student health funding amidst controversy over demolition

The Student Health Services building, currently located on Ocean Road, will be demolished at an unspecified point in the future to accommodate new faculty housing.
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Humanities, Fine Arts lecturers slowly learn of layoffs

UC-AFT — the union representing lecturers across the University of California — said it intends to push back against the dismissals.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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In Photos: Italian Cooking Night

With rain drizzling outside and warm light aglow, the UC Santa Barbara Italian Club hosted an Italian cooking night with Katie’s FUNd Program in collaboration with Chef Dario Furlati from the restau...
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UCSB student dies in Santa Catalina residence hall

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office coroner deputies arrived on the scene and will be performing a coroner’s investigation and an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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Santa Barbara County, largest weed grower in the state, reports declining revenue

Since Santa Barbara County imposed its cannabis operations tax in 2018, the program has generated over $50 million in government revenue since its inception.
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Estudiante acusado del delito de incendio premeditado en residencias

El departamento de policía de UCSB detuvo a un estudiante de UCSB el 21 de enero por el delito de incendio intencional en la residencia universitaria de Tropicana Gardens.   Según el departamen...
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Student Health to be relocated after demolition

The proposed lot would be moved to the other side of Ocean Road into a significantly smaller facility — currently the ground parking lot next to the Parking Lot 22 structure.
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A week in UC student news

A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
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Interactive Learning Pavilion delivers first new classrooms in 50 years

The 95,000-square-foot structure touts 28 rooms, standing as the first new classroom building on UCSB’s campus in 50 years.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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Jessy Gonzalez for Internal Vice President

Gonzalez’s experience in both internal and external A.S. roles provide him with the appropriate skills and perspective to dually amend Senate dysfunction and address student needs.
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Student Advocate General: No endorsement

The needs of the UCSB student community are individually unique, and Lee did not understand this diversity of  student concerns nor demonstrated desire to learn. 
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