A.S. Cleans Up Policy in First Meeting of Year
The Associated Students Legislative Council met for this year’s inaugural meeting last night with a lengthy agenda including two action items, ten new bills and three resolutions. While the new business addressed topics from increased publicity for the student government to a transition in the campus’ e-mail platform, nine of the proposals focused on the […]
Event Supports Marine Life Protection
The TransparentSea Voyage campaign will host its kick-off party tonight at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum to mark Saturday as the start of its four-week voyage along the California coast. The campaign highlights coastal environmental issues and consists of an eight-member crew of surfers, photographers and sea animal advocates following the migration of the California […]
Capps Speaks About Pending Federal Statute
Congresswoman Lois Capps hosted a press conference Tuesday at Adams Elementary School in Santa Barbara to advocate for the American Jobs Act that would increase employment opportunities and educational funding. President Barack Obama proposed the legislation earlier this month to provide $25 billion nationwide — of which $3.6 billion would go directly to California — […]
War Monument Pays Tribute to Vietnam War Soldiers
The Santa Barbara chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America’s is bringing its “Moving Wall” memorial to Santa Barbara today as part of a statewide tour honoring the lives of the soldiers lost during the conflict. The wall — a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. — will remain at Chase […]
Gauchos Set for League Opener
The UCSB men’s soccer team will begin Big West play today when it travels to UC Riverside for its league opener. The Gauchos won both of last year’s regular season matches against UCR, including a 4-3 victory on the road in hostile territory. “Every game we play down there has been a challenge,” Head Coach […]
Panel To Review Welfare of Whales
The Associated Students Coastal Fund and Bren School of Environmental Science and Management will host a free educational workshop on the migration and well-being of whales in the Santa Barbara Channel today in Room 1414 of Bren Hall from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include a panel discussion with speakers from the […]
Inmates Transfer to County Jail to Reduce Crowding
The Santa Barbara County Jail system will begin accommodating several hundred former prison inmates once State Assembly Bill 109 takes effect on Oct. 1 in an effort to reduce overcrowding in state prisons. Governor Jerry Brown approved the legislation earlier this year to transfer inmates deemed “triple nons” — those who are nonviolent, not sex […]
President Honors UCSB Scientists
President Obama selected UC Santa Barbara faculty members Benjamin Mazin and Sumita Pennathur as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers on Monday, recognizing the researchers’ potential with the most prestigious national award for young scientists. Mazin, an assistant professor of physics, received the recognition for his contribution to ultra-sensitive low-temperature […]
Bake Sale Raises Discrimination Discussion
While yesterday marked a day of advocacy at 10 UC campuses for the approval of a proposed state measure that would authorize public universities to consider factors such as gender and race in the college admissions process, the UC Berkeley College Republicans hosted an ‘Increase Diversity Bake Sale’ with differential pricing by race and gender […]
Construction Amidst Budget Cuts Constitutes Hypocrisy
Outside Davidson Library the wind picks up dirt from one of the nearby construction sites and flings it in the eyes of a handful of students attempting to unlock their bicycles and get home before the sun sets. To further modernize and monetize the campus — that is, keep future donors and prospective students interested […]