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The allegory that is 'Animal Farm' examines the perils of unchecked power and privilege, the use of words as a political weapon, and revolutions that erode into regimes not unlike those they overthrew.

UCSB theater students take on Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm,’ a fable that still bites

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Harnessing the Sun

Stars in Their Eyes

Rating the Planet’s Oceans

At the Interface of Math and Science

Opportunity Knocks

Another List of Laureates
John Majewski has been appointed interim dean of humanities and fine arts at UCSB

John Majewski Named Interim Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts

Oceans of Discovery
Esther Lezra explores misrepresentations and misinterpretations of black freedom

The Colonial Art of Demonizing Others

Big Results Require Big Ambitions

Movin’ Up
Mark Juergensmeyer discusses President Obama's plan for dealing with ISiS

A Rock and a Hard Place
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