Documentary Encourages Organic Sharing
Casa Esperanza sponsored a screening of the motivational documentary “Urban Roots” at Santa Barbara City College last Saturday as they welcomed National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. In addition to the film screening, Casa Esperanza announced it is creating an organic community garden. The film is set in Detroit, where corporations like General Motors run […]
Council Hears Budget Review, Discusses Rally
The Associated Students Legislative Council received its annual budget audit report and advice on how to effectively allocate funding during last night’s weekly meeting. Auditing firm Nasif, Hicks, Harris & Co. reviewed the council’s meeting minutes and budget report to provide professional analysis of the board’s finances compared to previous years. The council also addressed […]
Gauchos Face Gaels in Home Opener
After a rough start to the season last weekend, UCSB women’s basketball hopes to rebound Thursday in their home opener against St. Mary’s. “We want to get back on the floor,” junior guard Destini Mason said. “We don’t like having practices in between because we’re trying to get back and get a win. We hate […]
Depression is a profound learning experience …
… You learn that eating two pounds of trail mix in five minutes is not a good idea. Of course you already knew this before the fact, but you did it anyway just to get some form of sensory stimulation. You spend a lot of time thinking about food because at least when you’re eating, […]
Chumash Tribe Solicits Support For Development
The Chumash Indian tribe is seeking the community’s help developing a 1,400 acre parcel of land purchased last year to reduce overcrowding on its Santa Ynez Valley reservation. The Chumash purchased Camp Four in 2010 with the intent to build additional housing for the tribal community. The tribe is struggling to support its 140 members […]
An Education
Lynn Barber demonstrates life can provide the greatest instruction in her 2009 memoir An Education. The 2010 film adaptation emphasizes the scandalous love affair Barber had during her youth with a man many years her senior. However, this episode of Barber’s life is the focus of only one chapter in the novel. The film — […]
Professor Discusses Italian Fiscal Woes
In the European Debt Crisis’s latest development, Italy is attempting to reshape its government in the wake of its massive national debt. UCSB political science Professor Benjamin Cohen spoke to the Daily Nexus about the nature of the debt crisis, governmental change and the merits of austerity measures. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi […]
Citizens, Police Band Together for Fundraiser
Several Santa Barbara County law enforcement agencies worked alongside Chili’s Bar & Grill staff in Goleta Monday night for its eleventh annual “Tip-a-Cop” fundraiser to support the Santa Barbara Special Olympics. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, county probation officers and District Attorney Office investigators volunteered for the charity event as waiters to serve the […]
Student Groups To Discuss Africa Famine
The UCSB Pan-African Student Union will collaborate with the Human Rights Board and various Associated Students groups this week to hold events educating the community about the impact of a widespread African famine. The event series lasts through Sunday and aims to raise $5,000 for Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia — who have collectively suffered […]
Celebrate Hanukkah Right: Latkes and Vodka
Although Thanksgiving is right around the corner, winter break is a near glimmer in the future, and students are anxiously anticipating the heart of the holiday season this December. While the vast majority of students are looking forward to a Christmas Eve feast, a small percentage of us at UCSB are ready to enjoy not […]