Scientists Seek to Send Stem Cells to Clinics
Researchers around the world are collaborating in order to understand a fundamental building block within the human body.
World News Courtesy of TFLN
I can only slap myself on the forehead when I let Texts From Last Night scoop me on something I should know about and would know about if I, I don’t know, bothered to read the news.
Notable Aquatic Leader Passes
UCSB waterman Rob Gibson passed away at home on Nov. 11 after battling with cancer. He was 60.
A Surge in Afghanistan Would Lead to Failure
It is in this era of political change that we are reconnected with that gloomy past that we wished to box up and hide. We take to our hands and knees, flashlight in mouth, and trudge through the darkness of our nation’s collective attic.
Speculated Supernova Shows Up in Star Data
Scientists at UC Berkeley have found a new breed of interstellar explosion — just as UCSB astrophysicists had predicted.
Dithering on War Decision Signals Obama’s Weakness
It is not possible to passively win a war. Winning requires an objective, a strategy to accomplish that objective and a determined execution of that strategy. President Obama has no clearly defined objective in Afghanistan, so it should come as no surprise that he has, for weeks, refused to develop a strategy for the intensifying Afghan conflict.
A.S. Distributes Final Fall Funds
The Associated Students Finance Board distributed $21,775 to nine student organizations in the final meeting of Fall Quarter last night.
UCSB Edges Cal Poly
In what was one of the most anticipated and closest meets of the season, both UCSB men’s and women’s swim teams defeated Cal Poly in an away meet last Saturday. With many swimmers out for both teams due to illness, the Gaucho men narrowly prevailed with a score of 152.5 to 137.5 while the women […]
Waves Topple ’Chos in Finale
It’s good to have home field advantage. It’s better to have the referees on your side. The #9 UCSB men’s water polo team lost another heartbreaker — this time to #5 Pepperdine — as the Waves’ three penalty shots proved to be the difference in the Gaucho’s 9-8 loss. Santa Barbara opened up strong in […]
Small Firms Acquire Cash Stimulus for Green Tools
Two local businesses were awarded grants from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, Congresswoman Lois Capps announced yesterday. The two businesses, Dehlsen Associates, LLC of Carpinteria and Asylum Research Corporation of Santa Barbara, received money through the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. These initiatives represent the […]