Contest Seeks Startup Ideas, Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Friday is the last day students can register for the UCSB Technology Management Program’s 13th annual New Venture Competition for students to showcase entrepreneurial ideas and inventions for a chance to win over $75,000 in various prizes and business opportunities. Participants meet for biweekly workshops and seminars with local businessmen and other experienced mentors over […]
UC Board Seeks Next Regent
UC Student Regent Alfredo Mireles Jr. and Student Regent-designate Jonathan Stein are hosting a meet-and-greet and informational session today at UCSB to persuade students to apply for their position for the 2013-14 term. Mireles and Stein will answer student regent hopefuls’ questions regarding the application process from 11 a.m. to noon and hold an informal […]
Obama’s State of the Union Ignores State of Disarray
Last Tuesday, President Barack Obama — in one of his few acknowledgements that he still has an obligation to obey the Constitution — delivered his 3rd State of the Union address before both houses of Congress. Entitled “An America Built to Last,” the speech (as usual) was touted by the talking heads of MSNBC as […]
Presidential Address Calls for Equality, Accountability
The President’s State of the Union address was a laudable effort to get the country back on track by outlining agreeable and necessary policy proposals for the following year and resetting the agenda and language with which we debate the issues. He reiterated the need to invest in America’s future and stance in the world […]
Regain Your Grip on Reality by Dropping the Digital Dependency
Perception. It’s a hard word to define, especially from an individual standpoint. How one person perceives things is different from how another person does. The only fact about perception is that we all have our own views on everything: our surroundings, our interests, our loves, our lives. To say my perception on anything is right […]
The Information Age: Avoid the Junk, Consume Correctly
It seems we’ve come to a point where people are afraid of silence. We are afraid of being stagnant, being alone, being still. These may be inherent insecurities within all of us, but I’m here to suggest otherwise. We are in a still new era: the Information Age. This age brings a lot of promise; […]
UCSB Welcomes Kids For Day of Educational Activities
The Harding University Partnership School brought its entire student body to the UCSB campus last Friday to participate in educational activities with several UCSB faculty members and students. The school, located in Santa Barbara’s Westside, entered into an official partnership with UCSB’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education in January 2010 to provide essential resources and […]
Search and Rescue Team Retrieves Lost Teenagers
The Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Team aided two stranded teenagers stuck on a mountain ridge above the Alisal Guest Ranch last week, marking their second successful rescue this month. According to a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office press release, the teens left their vehicles around 3 p.m. on Wednesday to hike to a […]
Fire Damages Site Equipment
The UCSB Police Department and Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a case of arson at a construction site off Phelps Road early yesterday morning. The campus police received a 911 call regarding the fire at approximately 2:14 a.m. An ongoing investigation involving Cal State Fire, SBC fire investigators, UC Fire Marshals and UCSB PD […]
Famed Fútbol Rivalry Reveals Historical Divide
Last Wednesday, FC Barcelona eliminated Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey tournament and here at UCSB, I saw plenty of kids repping their Barça and Madrid jerseys and at least a few others streaming the game live on library computers in between classes. But even if you’re not a fan of fútbol, you have […]