Month: November 2011

News

UCSB Alumna Wins Seat on SB City Council

November 10, 2011 by Megan Meyer

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 elec...

News

Conflict Arises Over Denial of A.S. Funds

November 10, 2011 by Yishian Yao

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 support...

News

Police Blotter

November 10, 2011 by Jack Crosbie

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 sho...

Feature

Students Seek Peaceful Solutions

November 10, 2011 by Jack Crosbie

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 or...

News

Students Construct New Online Marketplace

November 10, 2011 by Vanessa Angiuli

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 thi...