Addie Burk

May 8, 2015

Student Campaign Targets Mental Health Stigma

By Addie Burk

Six undergraduate students began a quarter-long campaign this week titled “Destigmatize Counseling” to combat negative stigmas surrounding mental illness by posting positive messages on social media outlets to encour...

April 10, 2015

UCSB MUN Wins Award For Second Year

By Addie Burk

UCSB Model United Nations (MUN) won an Outstanding Delegation award for the second year in a row while representing Kuwait and Luxembourg at the National Model U.N. conference in New York last Thursday.

March 2, 2015

Dancers Boogie for 12 Hours, Raise Funds for Children’s Hospital

By Addie Burk, Alyssa Schmidt

The second annual Dance Marathon took place on campus on Saturday night at Pavilion Gym to raise money for the Santa Barbara Cottage Children’s Hospital.

February 10, 2015

UCSA Passes Resolutions Supporting Divestment from Human Rights Violators

By Addie Burk

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) passed two resolutions on Sunday supporting UC divestment from Israeli companies allegedly profiting from human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza, as well...

February 5, 2015

Town Hall Meeting To Discuss AB 3, Self-Governance in I.V.

By Addie Burk

Tonight’s town hall meeting will talk about Assembly Bill 3 and new infrastructure in I.V.

February 2, 2015

UCSB Hackathon Draws Participants, Sponsors From Across State

By Juliet Bachtel, Addie Burk

Hundreds of students from across the state participated in SB Hacks’ first annual UCSB Hackathon on Sunday to showcase projects they worked on throughout the weekend and to compete for prizes The Hackathon took pla...

January 29, 2015

Planned March To Protest Abrego Evictions

By Addie Burk

The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) will lead a march from the Pardall Center through I.V. Friday at 1 p.m. to protest the eviction of six households from their apartments at 6754 and 6764 Abrego Road.

January 8, 2015

Students, Lawmakers Weigh In on Inaugural Address

By Addie Burk

Governor Jerry Brown was sworn in for his fourth and final term and presented his annual state of state address on Monday, covering a variety of topics including the importance of continued support for California higher ...

December 3, 2014

Memorial Walk Remembers the Fallen

By Addie Burk

In honor of lives lost to alcohol and drug use as well as to the six students who passed away in the 2014 Isla Vista mass murder, a crowd of students trekked from Embarcadero Hall to the streets of I.V. Tuesday night in ...

November 10, 2014

Harvard Professor Lectures on Classroom Learning Strategies

By Addie Burk

Eric Mazur, Professor of Physics and Area Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, gave a lecture Friday at Corwin Pavilion addressing the ineffective nature classroom assessment in the 21st century.