Beth Lebens

February 18, 2015

Prof. Discusses Pros, Cons of Fracking

By Beth Lebens

University of Wyoming Economics Professor and UW Chair in Petroleum and Natural Gas Economics Charles Mason gave a lecture at Bren Hall titled "To Frack or Not to Frack?” in which he discussed some key economic aspects...

February 18, 2015

Alumnus, U.S. Special Envoy Gives Talk at UCSB

By Beth Lebens

Alumnus and former U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman visited campus this past Friday to speak to students at the global studies department about his 30-year career with the U.S. Foreign Service...

February 15, 2015

Muslim Student Association Remembers Recent Victims with Candlelight Vigil

By Beth Lebens

The Muslim Students Association (MSA) held a candlelight vigil at Storke Tower to honor the three victims of a recent shooting near University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, that some have been calling a hate crime.

February 12, 2015

Hannah-Beth Jackson Introduces Bill for Harsher CC Penalties

By Beth Lebens

State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, who represents California’s 19th district including Santa Barbara, introduced Senate Bill 186 on Monday, which would authorize California community colleges to discipline students wit...

February 3, 2015

UCSB Hosts Distinguished Guests For Opening of Confucius Institute

By Beth Lebens

UCSB’s Confucius Institute, an international establishment to promote the study of Chinese language, culture, history, science, politics and economics, held its opening ceremony Monday in McCune Hall.

January 29, 2015

IVTU Holds Campaign For Evicted I.V. Residents

By Beth Lebens

The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) hosted a housing forum titled “Tenants Reclaiming Isla Vista” at the Pardall Center in I.V. yesterday in order to gather attention and support for households evicted from their hom...

January 28, 2015

Mary Jacob To Take Over for Michael Young

By Beth Lebens

Former Senior Associate Dean of Enrollment and Student Academic Programs and Wellness Services Mary Jacob will begin serving as acting Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs on Feb. 2 following former Vice Chancellor Michae...

January 22, 2015

Regents Discuss Teacher Training

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum, Beth Lebens

The University of California Board of Regents met at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay Conference Center yesterday morning to discuss UC professor training as well as on-campus advocacy center development for survivors of...

January 20, 2015

March Decries Rape Culture in Isla Vista

By Beth Lebens

Students and Isla Vista residents, led by members of Sociology Professor Kum-Kum Bhavnani’s Introduction to Women, Culture, and Development (Soc 156A) class, marched down Del Playa Drive to bring attention to rape cult...

January 14, 2015

Gauchos in Paris Recount Recent Shooting

By Beth Lebens

Four students currently enrolled in the Paris UC Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) were in close proximity to the Jan. 7 attack on Paris’ weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, whose provocative cartoons of the Muslim...