UCSB To Select Future Public Affairs Official
A Search Advisory Committee is looking for the new Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs following the departure of former AVC Paul Desruisseaux last spring. Executive Dean of the College of Letters and Science David Marshall, chair of the committee, said the AVC performs a number of duties dealing with publicity for the university and […]
Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a burglary, physical assault and several alcohol-related crimes this past weekend. Deputies received a report Friday night of several unknown suspects entering a residence on the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive through an unlocked sliding glass door. According to IVFP Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, deputies arrested five individuals […]
Politicians Prepare for Local Election
As the Santa Barbara City Council’s Nov. 8 elections draw near, numerous community political groups are gearing up with candidate forums, public discussions and candidate celebrations. Three current council members’ terms of office expire this year, including Dale Francisco, Randy Rowse and Michael Self. Mayor Helen Schneider and city council members Grant House, Frank Hotchkiss […]
Research Team Wins Gulf Grant
UCSB Marine Science Institute’s research professor of oceanography Uta Passow and her team received a $22.5 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative to continue research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for another three years. Global oil and gas company British Petroleum — the corporation leasing the oil rig that exploded spring […]
Proactive Chilean Students Create a Model for Californians
American newspapers consistently portray the student protests in Chile as negative. A recent article in The Daily Californian (“UC students abroad notice the impact of recent unrest,” Aug. 17, 2011) included the following comments from Berkeley student Bonnie Tung: “We would go to class, and there would be no class,” and “Some of us live […]
Governmental Taxation Undermines Its Own Aims
Massachusetts senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren made big waves this week with a statement she gave regarding government services, taxation and the social contract. Mrs. Warren asserted that: “There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there — good for you. But I want to be […]
Annual Dog Event Encourages Community Adoptions
The K-9 Placement and Assistance League, Inc. held its third annual Dog Adoption Festival and K-9 P.A.L.S. Great Ball Drop Raffle fundraiser yesterday in downtown Santa Barbara to help improve the Santa Barbara County Shelter’s services. Local sponsors for the event included Citrix Online, Deckers Outdoor Corporation and Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. The festivities […]
Researchers Find New Way to Detect Cancer Cells
A UCSB research team published their findings outlining technology they developed that discriminates between cancerous and non-cancerous cells in bodily fluids in the latest issue of renowned research journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Alessia Pallaoro — a postdoctoral researcher in the department of chemistry and biochemistry — led the study, using laser […]
UCSB 1-1 in Weekend Doubleheader
The No. 7 UC Santa Barbara men’s water polo home opener was spoiled last Saturday by an 8-6 overtime loss to No. 14 Concordia, but the Gauchos were able to rebound with a 9-8 victory against Pomona-Pitzer. UCSB is now 8-4 on the season. “At the end of the day, we missed a couple of […]
Gauchos Split Pair of Big West Road Openers
The UCSB women’s volleyball team split its opening games of conference play on the road last weekend, beating No. 21 Long Beach State on Friday before falling to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. After five hard-fought sets, Santa Barbara came away with its first win at Long Beach since 2004, ousting the 49ers 3-2. The […]