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Lawsuit Claims ‘Dangerous’ Area of UCSB Led to Rape

January 28, 2016 by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

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 area, ultimately leading to the student...

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Creator of Khan Academy Speaks About Education

January 25, 2016 by Effie Sklavenitis

Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, spoke Sunday at the Granada Theatre about his nonprofit academy aimed at providing free, world-class education around the globe.

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Regents Approve Student Advisor Position for Trial Period

January 21, 2016 by Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The UC Board of Regents convened Thursday morning at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus for the second day of their January meeting. The regents discussed and approved Student Regent Avi Oved’s proposal to establish a new non-voting student p...

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Regents Discuss Increased Application Numbers, PDST

January 21, 2016 by Beth Lebens

The UC Board of Regents discussed 2015 figures for both freshman and transfer undergraduate applications, focusing specifically on the implications of this increase for the University’s goal of admitting 5,000 more California residents fo...

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Students, Faculty Brave the Rain for Silent March

January 19, 2016 by Siboney Arias

More than 40 students and faculty members marched through the rain Tuesday as part of UC Santa Barbara’s annual silent march in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.