Month: September 2011

News

UCSB To Select Future Public Affairs Official

September 27, 2011 by John Leach

A Search Advisory Committee is looking for the new Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs following the departure of former AVC Paul Desruisseaux last spring. Executive Dean of the College of Letters and Science David Marshall, chair ...

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Weekend Wrap-Up

September 27, 2011 by Garik Hauer

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a burglary, physical assault and several alcohol-related crimes this past weekend. Deputies received a report Friday night of several unknown suspects entering a residence on the 6500 block of Del Pla...

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Politicians Prepare for Local Election

September 27, 2011 by Megan Meyer

As the Santa Barbara City Council’s Nov. 8 elections draw near, numerous community political groups are gearing up with candidate forums, public discussions and candidate celebrations. Three current council members’ terms of office expi...

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Research Team Wins Gulf Grant

September 27, 2011 by Michael Dean

UCSB Marine Science Institute’s research professor of oceanography Uta Passow and her team received a $22.5 million grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative to continue research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for another thre...

Outside Opinions

Proactive Chilean Students Create a Model for Californians

September 27, 2011 by Elena Allen

American newspapers consistently portray the student protests in Chile as negative. A recent article in The Daily Californian (“UC students abroad notice the impact of recent unrest,” Aug. 17, 2011) included the following comments from ...