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UC Allocates $3.3 Million to Increase Student Access to Food

July 14, 2016 by

Juli Nguyen, who will begin her fourth year in the fall, has struggled with food insecurity since her first year at UC Santa Barbara.
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UCSB Police Assist UCLA after Shooting, Boost Presence at Home

June 5, 2016 by

Less than 24 hours after the shooting at UCLA, six members of the UCSB Police Department arrived in Los Angeles to aid local officers.
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UC DREAM Loan Support Program Receives Extension

May 12, 2016 by

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday a three-year extension to the UC’s support program for undocumented students.
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UC Fellowship To Fund Research on Effects of Tobacco

May 5, 2016 by

The University of California launched the UC Smoke and Tobacco-Free Student Fellowship on Monday to fund research projects that focus on reducing the effect of tobacco products on UC campuses.
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State Assembly Blasts UC Admissions

April 7, 2016 by and

One lawmaker said he was “pissed” when he saw the state auditor’s claim that the UC relaxed its standards in admitting nonresident students.
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New Committee To Review Sexual Harassment Sanctions Against UC Senior Leaders

March 27, 2016 by

UC President Janet Napolitano has selected 12 members to serve on a new committee tasked with reviewing sanctions imposed on UC “senior leaders” who violate the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Se...
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UC Launches New Presidential Public Service Fellowship

March 2, 2016 by

The University of California announced the new Presidential Public Service Fellowship on Feb. 18, encouraging undergraduate students to apply for public service internships through the UC Washington (...
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UCSA Leaders Host Forum to Discuss S.A.G.E. Proposal

February 26, 2016 by

UC Student Association (UCSA) President and UC Berkeley student Kevin Sabo held a forum to discuss the Student Advocacy, Governance, and Engagement (S.A.G.E.) proposal in the Santa Barbara Mission Roo...
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Lawsuit Claims ‘Dangerous’ Area of UCSB Led to Rape

January 28, 2016 by

A UC Santa Barbara student who was raped on campus in 2014 is claiming the University failed to adequately maintain an “overgrown foliage area” despite previous reports of criminal activity in the...
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Student Regents Discuss Roles, Recruitment

January 27, 2016 by

Student Regent Abraham “Avi” Oved and Student Regent-designate Marcela Ramirez visited UCSB on Tuesday where they held an informational session regarding their roles, the Student Regent recruitmen...
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Victim of On-Campus Rape Files Lawsuit Against UC Regents

January 27, 2016 by

A lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of a UC Santa Barbara student who was violently raped by three men in 2014 alleges that UCSB is partially responsible for the assault because it neglected a “danger...
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Students Demand Private Prison Divestment

January 14, 2016 by

Black student leaders across the University of California (UC) increased pressure on Wells Fargo this week to divest from private prisons.
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A.S. Funds Alternative Graduation, Culture Clubs, More

January 12, 2016 by

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street Room to discuss funding requests from 11 campus organizations.
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A.S. Welcomes New Senators, Allegedly Violating Legal Code

January 7, 2016 by and

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate appointed two new on-campus senators, first-year students Reilly Hobson and Batsheva Labowe-Stoll, Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen. Several se...
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Former UCSB Student Files Title IX Lawsuit Against UC Regents

December 17, 2015 by

Former UCSB student Haley Moore filed a Title IX Civil Lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California on Thursday, claiming UCSB failed to adequately address and investigate her case afte...
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