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Capps’s H.O.P.E. Act Yields Two Successful Surgeries

March 31, 2016 by Supriya Yelimeli

Johns Hopkins University Medical Center announced the first successful HIV-positive organ donation on Wednesday, made possible by the HIV Organ Policy Equity (H.O.P.E.) Act, sponsored by Santa Barbara Congresswoman Lois Capps.

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Billionaire Donates $200M To Fix ‘Gross’ Dorms

March 28, 2016 by Supriya Yelimeli

Billionaire Charles Munger donated a record-breaking $200 million to UCSB on Thursday, designating the funds for a state-of-the-art on campus residence hall.

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Suspect Arrested in ‘Diabolical’ Triple Homicide

March 25, 2016 by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Pierre Haobsh, 27, at gunpoint shortly after midnight Friday at a Bonsall gas station in San Diego County.

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UC Regents Unanimously Approve Principles Against Intolerance

March 23, 2016 by Supriya Yelimeli

The UC Regents unanimously approved a working group’s Statement of Principles Against Intolerance on Wednesday, amending the definition of discriminatory behavior on UC campuses.

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Two SBCC Students Arrested for Weekend Burglaries

March 14, 2016 by Supriya Yelimeli

Two Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) students residing in Isla Vista were arrested Monday on suspicion of being tied to a string of residential burglaries during the weekend. At 12:45 a.m. on Monday, Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office (SBSO)...