Gauchos Finish Lackluster Season at BW Tournament
Battling a challenging course and blistering heat, the UCSB golf team struggled to a sixth place finish in the Big West Tournament.
The Gauchos — entering the day in sixth place — shot a 22-over par in the tournament’s third and final day of play.
Campus Groups To Promote Global Justice
UCSB’s third biannual Human Rights Week kicked off yesterday with a number of events aiming to highlight and discuss domestic and international human rights issues. The week-long series — hosted by various cultural and international campus organizations through the Associated Students Human Rights Board — will feature several discussions and film screenings until Saturday. Today’s […]
A.S. Rep Faces Theft Charges
Associated Students On-Campus Representative Joseph Lee was released from Santa Barbara County Jail on $20,000 bail on Sunday after being arrested in connection with a stolen laptop. Lee, a second-year political science major, was incarcerated for five days on charges of felony burglary, unauthorized altering of computer data system, receiving stolen property and grand theft […]
Board Denies Funding for David Horowitz Event
The Associated Students Finance Board allotted $13,452 to 10 student organizations during last night’s three-hour meeting. The board fully funded the UCSB Playwright’s Circle, UCSB Kirtan Yoga, Sociology Association, Isla Vista Outreach and Armenian Student Association while partially funding UCSB Student Veteran Organization, Santa Barbara Hillel, Taiwanese Student Association, Alpha Phi and Khmer Student Association. […]
Venture Contest To Begin Final Round
Six teams were chosen as finalists in UCSB’s 12th annual New Venture Competition and will compete for cash prizes and investment opportunities next Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Corwin Pavilion. The contending finalists — Athlete Performance Data Systems, WageCraft, Aptitude Medical Systems, SyncIn, Replica Therapeutics and DermaTex — will have 10 minutes each to pitch […]
Government Briefs
Local government councils will consider a scope of issues today during their weekly meetings. Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors The board will listen to recommendations regarding the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control and Restoration Project. Potential suggestions include the allocation of $3,083,539 to local vendors Lash Construction, Inc. and Furgo West, Inc. […]
Student Officer Transition Starts With Transparency
Associated Students’ current and incoming executive officers will host an open forum today at 5 p.m. in the MultiCultural Center Lounge as a medium for students to inquire about the executive board’s upcoming transition. All outgoing and incoming executives will be present to answer constituents’ questions about the board’s May 18 turnover and plans for […]
Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a peace officer and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Deputies received a report of a physical assault on the corner of Camino Pescadero and Sabado Tarde Road at 12:11 a.m. on Sunday. According to IVFP Lt. Ray Vuillemainroy, officers witnessed […]
UCSB Undergrads Create Web Forum To Unite Students
Two UCSB students are developing a website that will allow students to share class schedules, notes and study guides online beginning in Fall 2011. Fourth-year economics major David Friermor and fourth-year political science major Jordan Townsend created the “SchoolBook” project and accompanying Facebook application alongside fourth-year Humboldt State University finance major Andy Cox to unite […]
Flexible Brains Bring Better Learning Skills
A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences may provide researchers with a framework to help determine a person’s learning capacity for motor activities. Scientists from various areas of the world performed the studies at the UCSB Brain Imaging Center in order to find out how to predict […]