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Students Rally Against Use of Child Soldiers

At one o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, hundreds of UCSB and SBCC students were "abducted."
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Santa Barbara Shakes Its Groove Thing on Official “Dance Day”

State Street erupted in music and movement on Saturday as the community celebrated what Mayor Marty Blum proclaimed the official Santa Barbara "Dance Day."
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OPP Dominates A.S. Election

The 2009 Associated Students election ended Thursday in a landslide victory for the Open People's Party.
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Rally-Goers Address Issues of Rape

Sporting their finest denim attire, students, faculty and staff assembled on the Student Resource Building Patio on Wednesday to support rape victims at the Jeans for Justice Rally.
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Groups Serve During National Volunteer Week

Local non-profit organizations recruited volunteers and worked around the community this week in celebration of National Volunteer Week.
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UCSB Requests Donations for Senior Class Gift

The 2009 senior class is asking for help from all members of the UCSB community in order to give the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund a "class gift" - a.k.a. a sizeable donation.
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His Holiness To Speak at Events Center

The stage is set for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to make his fourth visit to UCSB this Friday, April 24 for a two-part lecture series.
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Fire Victims Receive New Home

Last November, Lisa Camarillo and her daughter were among the hundreds that lost their homes to the devastating Tea Fire.
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U.N. Activist To Speak at UCSB

Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour will speak at UCSB this Sunday about peacefully resolving volatile international conflicts.
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ASA Event To Commemorate Mass Murders

In commemoration of the nearly 1.5 million Armenians killed at the onset of the 20th century, the Armenian Student Association will celebrate Armenian culture tonight.
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Council Unseats Election Hopefuls

Last night, the Associated Students Legislative Council removed three members -- two of whom are current election candidates -- from Finance Board before tackling the topic of racism.
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Police Blotter

Fri., April 17, 11:11 p.m. -- Officers patrolling the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive couldn't help but pay attention when an intoxicated male started running back and forth down the middle of street, d...
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Former PM Blair Speaks in SB

The Honourable Tony Blair - the former prime minister of the United Kingdom - made his first appearance in Santa Barbara this week as he tackled the controversial topic of international religious conf...
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Pappas To Appeal 3rd District Seat

Steve Pappas' six-month legal saga - which seemingly ended in March when a judge upheld the election of Doreen Farr - isn't over yet.
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Brain Scholar To Speak

Oliver Sacks - deemed the 'poet laureate of medicine' by The New York Times - will speak at Campbell Hall tonight at 7:30.
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