Weekend Wrap-Up
The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to two burglaries and several alcohol-related crimes this weekend. Officers received a report of a theft Saturday night on the 6600 block of Abrego Road. According to Lt. Ray Vuillemainroy, an unknown suspect entered the victim’s unlocked doors and stole two laptops. The second robbery occurred Sunday on the […]
Board Funds Conference, Hillel
The UCSB Associated Students Finance Board allocated $2,730 to one student organization during last night’s 30-minute meeting. Santa Barbara Hillel requested $3,805 for the Israeli Culture Week occurring now through Friday. Scheduled events include a kosher cookout today, movie night tomorrow, guest speaker Alex Cicelsky on Thursday and a Shabbat dinner on Friday. According to […]
Website Aims to Inform Voters
A UCSB alumnus launched the website Votence earlier this month to provide a public forum for political discussion and information. The site operates a database with political records, including personal biographies for senators and congress members and recent news related to the federal government. Founder Timothy Montague aims to expand Votence’s data and services to […]
UCSB Researchers Break New Ground in Quantum Mechanics
In a recent study, UCSB physicists were the first to successfully demonstrate how defects in silicon carbide can be controlled quantum mechanically at room temperature. The physicists’ achievement is particularly important since the ability to control electrons at a fundamental level is the key to developing quantum computers and ultra sensitive nanoscale detectors. Lead researcher […]
The Sweeter Side of Honey: Another Way to Bee-come Healthier
Though honey is a common natural sweetener used for generations, scientific evidence suggests that honey has and could be used for many unconventional purposes, in addition to satisfying your sweet tooth. The latest research indicates that humans’ use of honey can be traced back more than 10,000 years. A standard sweet of many ancient cultures, […]
Gauchos Host Santa Clara in T-Dome
The UCSB men’s basketball team will face its first Division I opponent Tuesday night when the team hosts visiting Santa Clara in a nonconference game. “We are looking forward to coming out and trying to stay hot,” senior guard Orlando Johnson said. UCSB (1-0) easily handled Division III Chapman in its season debut last Friday, […]
UCSB Dominates, Wins Gaucho Classic
Competing in their final fall season tournament, the UCSB men’s tennis team won the Gaucho Classic tournament at Santa Barbara this past weekend, overcoming the tough competition and rain delays. Facing UCSD, LMU and Westmont, the Gaucho squad put forth a great effort to win four of the five groupings. “We had an outstanding tournament,” […]
Right Said: Talk Is Cheap, Action Isn’t
When Barack Obama was a senator running for presidency in 2008, he promised “hope” and “change” not only for the American people but for the world. Since the day he took office, people polled in foreign lands have registered more support for our president than the American people time and again. His healing, meditative “cool” […]
Left Said: Make Sanctions, Not War
It should be pretty clear to most observers by now that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons under the guise of a peaceful nuclear energy program. While they haven’t yet enriched uranium to the very high levels required for weapons use, they’re well beyond any capacity required for a nuclear power plant, and their […]
Psychiatric Facility Faces Federal Audit
Santa Barbara County’s Psychiatric Health Facility is under scrutiny from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after two federal audits revealed multiple violations and deficiencies within the facility. The CMS conducted an inspection last January and cited the hospital for various infringements, including failure to report the death of a restrained and secluded man, […]