Carissa Quiambao

May 21, 2013

A.S. To Swear In Next Year’s Executive Officers

By Tiana Miller-Leonard, Carissa Quiambao

With an OPP Election Sweep Last Month, the Winning Candidates Prepare to Take Office Associated Students Senate will swear in the elected student officials for the 2013-2014 school year at their weekly meeting on Wednes...

May 14, 2013

Board of Regents to Meet at State Capital, Face Possible Union Protests

By Carissa Quiambao

The University of California Board of Regents will meet at the Sacramento Convention Center to discuss academic performance indicators, updates on the 2013 -14 budget and updates on Department of Energy National Laborato...

May 9, 2013

Annual Festival to Host Local Bands, Offer Free Food, Produce Zero Waste

By Carissa Quiambao, Arda Jooharian, Rilla Peng

Isla Vista’s ninth annual Chilla Vista will feature hip hop-infused indie surf rock trio Radical Something along with local Isla Vista bands Junipero, Ultraviolet, Adventure Dogs and Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus this Saturda...

May 8, 2013

Acclaimed Actress Performs Play on Race, Love

By Carissa Quiambao

Award-winning actress and playwright Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni performed her one-woman play, “One Drop of Love: A Daughter’s Search for Her Father’s Racial Approval” at the UCSB Multicultural Center Theater yesterda...

April 29, 2013

Students Vote in Favor of Every Fee Proposed in Campus Election

By Arda Jooharian, Carissa Quiambao

The results of the Campus Elections Commission’s 2013 fee initiatives were released yesterday, wrapping this year’s election season with a unanimous passage of all presented fees. Students voted to increase the under...

April 29, 2013

Pride Week To Host Multitude of Events

By Carissa Quiambao

UCSB Pride Week kicks off today with opening ceremonies held in Storke Plaza from noon to 2 p.m. and will culminate on Saturday, May 4 with the Isla Vista Pride Festival in Anisq’ Oyo’ Park. Today’s ceremony will b...

April 26, 2013

Abboud Named A.S. President for 2013-14 as OPP Sweeps Elections

By Marissa Wenzke, Patrick Kulp, Emile Nelson, Carissa Quiambao, Arda Jooharian

COSWB, The Bottom Line Secure New Lock-in Funding;  All Existing A.S. Fees Reaffirmed [[UPDATED]] Emotions were high Thursday night as Associated Students election and fee results were announced in the Hub, with the O...

April 25, 2013

New Venture Competition Features Student Startups

By Carissa Quiambao

     This year’s New Venture Competition by the Technology Management Program brought 20 new student-founded business startups to Corwin Pavilion yesterday evening for the New Venture Fair. The New Venture Competiti...

April 24, 2013

Armen Requests UC Regents Meeting On Campus

By Carissa Quiambao

Associated Students President Sophia Armen received no response from a letter to the UC Board of Regents requesting that their next meeting be held at UCSB and for a reply to be sent back to her by 5 p.m. yesterday. The ...

April 23, 2013

A.S. President Invites UC Board of Regents to Host Meeting at UCSB

By Rilla Peng, Carissa Quiambao

Associated Students President Sophia Armen drafted a letter to the UC Board of Regents on Friday, requesting that the board hold their next meeting at UCSB. In her letter, Armen called on University officials to hold the...

April 17, 2013

Board of Supervisors Approves Funding to Improve I.V. Lighting

By Rilla Peng, Carissa Quiambao

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allocate $100,000 in community block grants towards a project improving street lighting in Isla Vista during yesterday’s meeting. The project, which co...

April 16, 2013

Official Campaigning Kicks Off for Associated Students Elections

By Arda Jooharian, Carissa Quiambao, Rilla Peng

The week-long campaigning period for this year’s Associated Students Elections officially began Sunday night after the ballot gained the A.S. Senate’s approval over the weekend, making candidates now free to post the...

April 12, 2013

A.S. Presidential Candidates Present Views on Fees, Student Apathy

By Carissa Quiambao, Tiana Miller-Leonard

Associated Students presidential candidates Jonathan Abboud, Megan Foronda and Patrick “Mac” Kennedy debated issues such as the rising cost of college tuition, combating student apathy, fostering a safe campus climat...

April 10, 2013

UCSB Equestrian Team Co-Captains Advance to Nationals

By Carissa Quiambao

After placing as the top two competitors during last Sunday’s Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone Championship, UCSB Equestrian Team co-captains Celia Turner and Becky Leisz will be traveling to Harrisburg, Pen...

April 9, 2013

Record-Breaking Turnout for Deltopia 2013

By Carissa Quiambao

An Increase in Attendance, 9-1-1 Calls and Hospital Visits Takes Toll on County Resources; County Officials Look to Better Prepare to Respond to Similar Festivities in the Future This year’s Deltopia celebration — he...

April 5, 2013

Call it Deltopia: Weekend Beach Closures Confirmed

By Carissa Quiambao

Santa Barbara County’s Community Services Department will be closing Isla Vista beaches this Saturday and Sunday due to the potential for a “Floatopia” event to occur. The closure has been enacted in order to preve...