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Free Things Around Santa Barbara

Tuesday November 3, 2009

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Brennan Preggs

Concerned about having a good time with out spending money? Leave your wallet in your pocket and follow some of suggested free things to due on the Santa Barbara tourism website, www.santabarbara.com. Bulging with cost free adventures and sights to see Santa Barbara has plenty to do. So don’t fret when it comes time for a steamy date or it becomes too cold for beach days; look into the following and you will find ways to entertain without spending. Whether it be an exploration with friends or some quality time with a significant other it’s important to look beyond the bubble within the bubble, Isla Vista, and see the sights and locations in Santa Barbara and the greater area.

Students Protest Closing ESS Department

Monday November 2, 2009

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Kelly Jones

In a decision made to offset current budget cuts, UC Santa Barbara will be eliminating the Exercise and Sports Studies department by August 2010, which will end the ESS minors, classes, and all internships created by the department.

What students are fighting for now is to save the ESS classes. According to Erica Stenz, a fourth year ESS student, some students are also fighting for the opportunity for sophomores and juniors who have started minors to complete the necessary courses.

“We found out the vote for terminating the minor was held in secret,” Stenz said. “We want to show [through protest] that it’s not alright for students not to be a part of this: you [the university] have to tell us.”

Love at First Sigh: A Memoir of Singapore

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Aisa Villanueva
I’ve lived most of my life in the Philippines. It is part of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which in a smaller way is like the European Union (EU), in that it facilitates smoother travel for citizens of member nation states with the removal of visa requirements for [...]

On Campus Breast Cancer Awareness & Activism

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Helen Tracey
According to the National Cancer Institute, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her life. With this truth in mind, UCSB students came out in full force for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, sporting everything from “I «3 Boobies” pins to literature about breast cancer prevention.
Here’s what happened during October, or [...]

New “Dog” Measures to a Growling Stomach

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Catherine Gaffrey
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Dogtown, 888 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista
http://dogtowniv.com/

A new pack of dogs has arrived in Isla Vista – diverse, growing in number, and occasionally covered in guacamole. Dogtown, located on the corner of Pardall and Embarcadero del Norte, marks the restaurant [...]

What is Associated Students?

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By Bryan Kappe

This year, we Gauchos face daunting tuition fees, crowded classes, the swine flu, and the omnipresent stress and hardships that come with college life. However, there is a group here at UCSB committed to supporting and enhancing the Gaucho experience: Associated Students is here for all of us. Associated Students, more commonly known [...]