UCSB Alumna Wins Seat on SB City Council
Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse and Dale Francisco will take the three open seats on the Santa Barbara City Council, according to semi-official results from the city clerk’s office. As of press time on Tuesday afternoon, Francisco led the election with 15.86 percent of votes, followed by Murillo with 15.77 percent and Rowse with 15.40 percent. […]
Conflict Arises Over Denial of A.S. Funds
The Associated Students Legislative Council addressed students’ upset about its decision to deny the Student of Color Conference funding during last night’s weekly meeting. Numerous SOCC and Student Commission on Racial Equality supporters filled the UCen’s Flying A room to voice discontent with the previous week’s outcome. Several students approached the podium during the public […]
Police Blotter
Following a somewhat high-speed chase through the streets of Isla Vista, I.V. Foot Patrol officers apprehended a suspect — dressed, painted and hair-sprayed entirely green — on suspicion of public intoxication and disorderly conduct shortly after midnight on Nov. 1. After the jolly green reveler noticed that he had caught the attention of local authorities, […]
Students Seek Peaceful Solutions
Oren Ofer and Timna Medovoy both carry dual citizenship to the United States and Israel. Rojon Atapour is a first-generation Iranian American; Ahmed Mousa is a half-Palestinian Muslim. All five are alumni of The Olive Tree Initiative, an organization that sends UC students abroad to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The program strives to forego advocacy […]
Students Construct New Online Marketplace
Three UCSB students created the free website Swaapr.com as a medium for university students to barter various goods, lessons and ideas. Fourth-year anthropology major Christian DeHoyos, third-year computer science major Justin Kasad and third-year global studies major Jason Vianna developed the start-up as a student-friendly alternative to similar sites. The website posts tradable goods and […]
Professor To Study Antarctica
UCSB earth science professor John Cottle is part of a research team that will embark on a two-month trip to Antarctica next week to study molten igneous rocks in the TransAntarctic Mountains. The group will maintain a blog on their transportation to, within and from the icy continent, details about daily life on the base […]
Professors To Determine Viability of Organic Tech
Several UCSB professors are participating in a Multi-University Research Initiative to develop new technologies to improve energy efficiency and assess the feasibility of producing organic thermoelectric devices. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is financing the program for three years and may fund for an additional two years for a potential total of $7.5 […]
Genre Fusing Band To Perform Arts & Lectures Concert
Arts & Lectures will host a performance in downtown Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theatre by Pink Martini, a twelve-piece orchestra hailing from Portland, Oregon that blends the modern melodies of jazz and classical music with hints of Latin sound and multilingual vocals, tonight at 8 pm. The group has performed with over thirty other orchestras around […]
Community To Gather, Honor Student Leader
The Santa Barbara County Jasmine’s Alternative Music School is hosting a benefit concert tonight at SOhO to provide free music lessons and instruments to youths. The event features five local bands and will donate proceeds to the Sergio Romero Scholarship Fund. Romero — a sophomore at San Marcos High School and student at JAMS — […]