Award Recognizes Sociology Professor

UCSB professor Denise Segura was named the ‘Outstanding Latina Faculty’ member of 2009.

There’s a Science to Buy-ology

What made me grab coffee at Starbucks over Java Jones in I.V.? Why did I spend so much money on a top at Abercrombie & Fitch on State Street when exactly the same item was cheaper next door? What exactly is the science behind what drives us to buy? For decades, advertisers, marketers and consumers […]

Santa Barbara Finishes Ninth

After a disappointing 13th place finish in the John Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii last week, Gaucho golf was looking to do some damage to a slew of west coast foes, but it was not to be. UCSB took ninth place out of the 18 teams in the field, a finish of which Head Coach Steve Lass was not proud.

UC Briefs

Police are intensifying their search for a man who has sexually assaulted 19 women near the Berkeley campus.

Get to Know Your EOPs

Do you know what EOP is? Have you heard about one of the best programs on the UCSB campus? EOP stands for, “Educational Opportunity Program” and has been helping thousands of students maximize involvement and success through mentorship, academic programs, one-on-one counseling/advising, campus student support service referrals and social/cultural programming. In addition to assisting students […]

Blotter

Fri., Feb. 27, 7:09 p.m. – Officers gearing up for a Friday night patrol were dispatched to 6663 Sueño Road on reports of fighting.

When the deputies arrived, they found a group of 10 individuals standing in the front yard. As the officers approached, all the subjects pointed toward a man in the street, as if to say, “He did it.”

Employers Only Want Graduates Who Have Great Skills

So maybe employers aren’t necessarily looking for nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, or computer hacking skills…but what are they looking for? Micael Kemp divulges the top qualifications employers seek in prospective employees in her most recent blog post.

Power Commercials Melt Brains

Do you ever feel like your intelligence is constantly under assault?

Yang To Decide On Student Unit Fees

Beginning next year, students may be required to shell out an additional fee for every single unit of their UCSB education.

The Pardall Fence Story

Things haven’t always been so easy for a fence. Before the landmark case of Fence v. the State of California back in 1997 – most people forget about this because “Titanic” was in theaters causing a big distraction – we weren’t able to voice our opinion in the media. We could be put up anywhere, […]