Benjamin Gottlieb

October 27, 2008

Safety Sweetens Halloween Fun

By Benjamin Gottlieb

With a frightening number of half-naked revelers scheduled to invade Isla Vista this week, the university has instituted a series of regulations to barricade the campus from the horrors of Halloween.

October 23, 2008

I.V. Alcohol Arrests Down 769 Percent?

By Benjamin Gottlieb

According to UCSB's annual crime report, there were only four drug arrests in Isla Vista during the 2007 school year.

October 21, 2008

UC Reaches Voter Goal

By Benjamin Gottlieb

With only two weeks remaining until Election Day, UC students have shattered existing voter registration figures. In a statewide movement backed by the UC Students Association and the United States Student Association ...

October 14, 2008

Horowitz Ad Denounces Jihad

By Benjamin Gottlieb

The David Horowitz Freedom Center has placed another ad linking the Muslim Student Association to terrorist networks in today's issue of the Daily Nexus.

October 7, 2008

UCSB Safety Reports Exclude I.V.

By Benjamin Gottlieb

While UCSB reported a marked decrease in on-campus drug and alcohol-related offenses in 2007, what happened in Isla Vista last year is anyone's guess. Every year the UCSB Division of Student Affairs publishes the Campus...

October 1, 2008

Club To Hold Rally for Snow Enthusiasts

By Benjamin Gottlieb

To kick off the new year, the Ski and Snowboard Club will hold its annual rally tonight in Storke Plaza.

September 30, 2008

CA Student Aid Laws May Change

By Benjamin Gottlieb

The financial future of undocumented California students may be in jeopardy. Following an appellate court ruling, undocumented students currently enrolled at all California public institutions could possibly lose their ...

September 18, 2008

MCP Ensures Full State Funding

By Benjamin Gottlieb

UCSB will begin cracking the whip on students who fail to average 15 units per quarter this academic year, as the university implements the Minimum Cumulative Progress policy.

August 30, 2008

Clubs Strive to Get Gauchos Involved

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Like the playing pieces vying for that Boardwalk property, Gauchos come in all shapes and sizes. And while no one has ever seen an iron or a thimble biking across campus, UCSB has so many clubs and organizations, even an...

June 5, 2008

Officials Seek Enlightenment Over Dorm Fire

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Nearly a week after a fire torched six rooms in the Santa Rosa Residence Hall, authorities are still deciding how to deal with the damages and consequences of the blaze.

June 2, 2008

Santa Rosa Dorm Rooms Burn

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Flames scorched six rooms of the Santa Rosa Residence Hall on Friday, after several smoldering hookah coals allegedly left on a second-story windowsill kindled the blaze.

May 29, 2008

UCSB Hosts Forum on Myanmar, China

By Benjamin Gottlieb

With Myanmar and China ravaged by natural catastrophes and plagued by a combined death toll of over 140,000 and counting, academics and leaders of relief organizations gathered on campus yesterday to evaluate the current...

May 27, 2008

Creator of Silvergreens To Speak on Business

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Jay Farro, a UCSB alumnus and the founder of Isla Vista's health-food haven Silvergreens, will return to campus tonight to offer entrepreneurial enthusiasts his advice and experiences as a local business founder.

May 13, 2008

Horowitz Speaks on Terrorism, Religion

By Benjamin Gottlieb

With the American flag displayed in the background and two private security personnel by his side, David Horowitz addressed an overflowing and sometimes disruptive crowd last night in Embarcadero Hall.

May 12, 2008

David Horowitz To Discuss Terrorism at Embarcadero

By Benjamin Gottlieb

Following three weeks of controversy surrounding an advertisement placed in the Daily Nexus, occasional Fox News analyst David Horowitz will lecture tonight at UCSB.

May 5, 2008

PIKE Boxing Event Supports SB Youth

By Benjamin Gottlieb

With suspensions lifted, the annual Fight Night boxing expo returned with its traditional host and female presenters this past weekend, boasting a crowd of over 1,000 spectators.