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Upcoming El Niño May Threaten Cliffside Homes

October 12, 2015 by Maura Fox

Climatologists are increasingly certain of predictions that a strong El Niño will likely hit California in the coming months, bringing wet weather and the possibility of increased erosion along the cliffs of Isla Vista. El Niño is a clima...

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Gun Control Activism Discussed During Open Meeting at UCSB

October 12, 2015 by Jonathan Mendez

Chicano/Chicana Studies Professor Ralph Armbruster and Graduate Student Association vice president of committees and planning Timothy Irvine hosted an open meeting Thursday evening in front of the Student Resource Building (SRB) to discuss ...

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Send Silence Packing To Feature Backpack Display Signifying Lives Lost to Suicide

October 9, 2015 by Erin Kownacki

UCSB Active Minds and the Mental Wellness Center will host an event titled Send Silence Packing on October 12 on the Student Resource Building (SRB) lawn from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Active Minds, a nationwide nonprofit organization aiming to ...

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UCSB Staff and Students Share Opinions on Newly Passed California Fair Pay Act

October 9, 2015 by Effie Sklavenitis

Governor Jerry Brown signed Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson’s California Fair Pay Act (SB 358) into law this Wednesday. SB 358, which takes effect in January, prohibits California employers from paying employees at wages lower than those who ...

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Students and I.V. Community React to Jerry Brown’s End of Life Option Act

October 9, 2015 by Devon Dieling

Governor Jerry Brown signed the End of Life Option Act (ABX2 15) into law Monday, making California the fifth state to grant terminally-ill patients the right to choose physician-assisted suicide instead of treatment. Similar to Oregon’s ...