Cassandra Miasnikov

July 17, 2013

UCSB Works With NASA, Cal Tech For Robotics Engineering Contest

By Cassandra Miasnikov

UCSB engineers are currently participating in a competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advance Research Projects Agency, commonly known as DARPA, which is searching for a robot that can successf...

April 18, 2013

Health & Wellness Program Seeks Support for Services

By Cassandra Miasnikov

UCSB Health & Wellness Program is requesting a lock-in fee of $7.13 per quarter for undergraduate and graduate students to support their services including Dog Therapy Day, free massages and HIV testing and education...

April 11, 2013

SB Offers Awesome Alternative to Coachella

By Cassandra Miasnikov

This weekend, thousands will flock to Santa Barbara’s Live Oak Campgrounds for Lucidity — a three-day music festival featuring live music, including hip-hop duo Zion I — as well as art, workshops, organic food and ...

April 8, 2013

Assemblyman Proposes Bill to Exempt Textbooks From State Sales Taxes

By Cassandra Miasnikov

Assemblyman Tim Donnelly of the 33rd District of California has introduced the Textbook Tax Relief Act, Assembly Bill 479, which aims to exempt textbooks from any state sales tax in order to reduce the cost of higher edu...

February 22, 2013

Summer 2013 Will See New Bookstore In Downtown SB

By Cassandra Miasnikov

Granada Books, the first Santa Barbara-based independent bookstore to open in 20 years, is slated to open its doors this June in a building next to the Granada Theater on State Street. Despite the fact that many local bo...

February 4, 2013

Student Group Holds Drag Show to Raise Funds for LGBTQIA Event

By Cassandra Miasnikov

Last Thursday, the Queer Student Union hosted a drag show at the University Center Hub as an effort to raise money for the group to attend the 2013 Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference. During the fundraiser, nume...

January 24, 2013

Shatner Brings Santa Barbara Into His ‘World’

By Cassandra Miasnikov

“Star Trek” and “Boston Legal” fans alike gathered Friday night at the Arlington Theatre to see William Shatner perform his one-man Broadway show: “Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It.” Shatner goes where n...

January 23, 2013

New Keystone Class Examines Immigrant Experiences

By Cassandra Miasnikov

A newly offered senior capstone course at UCSB titled “Uncertainty Experiences Among Undocumented Immigrants in Santa Barbara County” explores the struggles implicit in the constant uncertainty experienced by undocum...

January 17, 2013

Goleta Skateboarding Movement Helps Create Interim Skate Park

By Cassandra Miasnikov

The increasing popularity of skateboarding in Goleta, along with the efforts of the Goleta Skateboarding Movement, have led to the proposed design of a tempo- rary skate park in the city, which will become permanent if t...

January 14, 2013

Magic Lantern Screens Cult Classic Film, Hosts Director Q&A

By Cassandra Miasnikov

UCSB Magic Lantern Films presented a screening of the romantic drama “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” last Friday at Isla Vista Theater, allowing student questions to be answered by the book’s author, screenwriter...

November 13, 2012

Professor To Detail Errors in Apocalypse Predictions

By Cassandra Miasnikov

Chicano studies professor Gerardo Aldana will host a lecture on the common errors and misinterpretations surrounding Mayan proposals of apocalypse tonight at the University Club. “The Mayan Apocalypse of 2012: A Perfec...

October 15, 2012

Harbor Festival Spotlights Local Seafood, Activities, Live Music, Merchandise

By Cassandra Miasnikov

Seafood lovers gathered at the Santa Barbara Harbor this past Saturday to celebrate the 11th annual Santa Barbara Harbor and Seafood Festival, which offered a wide array of fresh seafood, live music, free activities and ...