She’s Going the Distance
Senior distance runner Amanda Moreno, who transferred from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2010 was originally recruited out of high school but never made it to UCSB on a recruiting trip. But after taking an architectural drafting class at Santa Barbara City College following her freshman year, she knew where she wanted to be.
Police Release Description of Wanted I.V. Murder Suspect
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. provided a description of a possible suspect in connection with the death of Vincent Velasquez, a 26-year old Santa Barbara resident who was fatally stabbed on the 6600 block of Abrego Road early Sunday morning.
UCSB Professor Returns from Gulf Spill Trip
On April 20, 2010, the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded, spewing almost five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This was the largest marine spill in history. David Valentine, a UCSB earth science professor, recently returned from his trip to research the effects of BP’s oil spill in April 2010. The […]
UC Briefs
Scientists Find New Treatment for Kidney Disease Two researchers at UCSB, associate professor Thomas Weimbs and graduate student Jeffery Talbot, recently published a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on a new possible drug target for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Using mouse models of the disease, […]
A Glass a Day May Keep Doctor Away
Researchers in France have discovered that resveratrol and polyphenols — two organic compounds commonly found in grapes — may aid in the prevention of type II diabetes.
Jesse Cheng Steps Down
UC Student Regent Jesse Cheng resigned from his position yesterday for personal reasons following recent allegations of sexual battery. Cheng, a fifth-year Asian American studies major at UC Irvine, was arrested for sexual battery of a former girlfriend in November 2010. While he was never officially charged with a crime, the UCI Office of Student […]
A.S. Finance Board Ends School Year
Associated Students Finance Board met last night for the current council’s final meeting of the 2010-11 academic year. Three student groups were on the agenda to request funding from the board, although no groups were present at the meeting. The board motioned to table those groups indefinitely and ended the year with $8,529 in their […]
UC Regents To Address Increased Cuts in State Funding
California Gov. Jerry Brown released his revised 2011-12 state budget yesterday, maintaining a proposed $500 million in cuts to state funding for the UC system. The budget will rely on tax extensions, spending reductions and $6.6 billion in unanticipated revenue to account for the state’s $15.4 billion deficit and to spare higher education from further […]
U.S. Changes Campus Sex Crime Code
The U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights recently implemented a series of new federal regulations decreasing the amount of evidence necessary to substantiate claims of sexual harassment and violence at federally funded universities. The legislation requires colleges to instate a “preponderance of the evidence” guideline, lowering the evidentiary burden required to indicate that […]
Noted Activist To Share Wise Words
Anti-racist activist Tim Wise will lecture at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Campbell Hall about prejudice and discrimination in American society. Associated Students Finance Board, Student Commission on Racial Equality, Residence Halls Association and Black Pioneers Renaissance Organization are sponsoring the free event to foster discussion on topics including white privilege, university hate crimes and the […]