David Jackson

May 27, 2015

Ecological Storytelling Screens Miyazaki Classic: “Nausicaä of Valley of the Wind”

By David Jackson

Graduate student Jeremy Chow from UCSB’s English department hosted the screening of the animated film “Nausicaä of Valley of the Wind” on Friday in South Hall room 2635. This spectacular film, written, animated an...

May 22, 2015

Final Regents Meeting Addresses Tuition Hikes, Divestment, Food Security

By David Jackson, Megan Mineiro

The UC Board of Regents met Thursday at UC San Francisco Mission Bay for their final meeting of the 2014-2015 academic year to discuss planned tuition increases, the current status of the UC Global Food Initiative and th...

May 8, 2015

Cupp Discusses Freedom of Speech

By David Jackson

Conservative commentator and New York Daily News writer Sarah Elizabeth Cupp spoke about the importance of freedom of speech and the political culture surrounding it to students and community members at Isla Vista Theate...

April 16, 2015

Divestment Fails to Pass Again

By Peter Mounteer, David Jackson

For the third consecutive year, the Associated Students Senate did not pass a resolution to divest from companies allegedly profiting from human rights violations in Israel-Palestine, voting 13-12-1 in a private vote not...

April 10, 2015

Divestment Resolution Passes to A.S. Senate

By David Jackson, Peter Mounteer

The Associated Students Senate External Affairs Committee formally passed to the A.S. Senate, by a secret vote of six-to-one, a resolution to divest from companies profiting from human rights violations in the Israel-Pal...

April 2, 2015

A.S. Senate Committee Tables Divestment Talks

By Peter Mounteer, David Jackson

The Associated Students Senate External Affairs Committee tabled a resolution to urge divestment from companies profiting from human rights violations in “Palestine/Israel” for one week at a meeting of the committee ...

March 5, 2015

UCSB Muslim Students Discuss Discrimination

By David Jackson, Juliet Bachtel

Gauchos of Islamic faith and/or Middle Eastern descent open up about the effects of the Department of Homeland Security's recent Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) program and other international events that have shaped ...

February 4, 2015

Bomber Diary 1: Victory at Sea

By Allison Wright, Peter Mounteer, David Jackson

Welcome to the Bomber Diaries. These may be beer reviews, but they may not come in conventional forms. Historical fiction, poetry, a sensory exploration, anything is possible! This week we explore Ballast Point's coffee ...

January 26, 2015

Event Takes Closer Look at Charlie Hebdo

By David Jackson

A panel of professors, public officials and graduate students spoke at an event titled Charlie Hebdo: Defending Freedom of Speech and Fighting Islamophobia in France Thursday evening in Buchanan Hall to discuss the ramif...

January 21, 2015

Obama’s State of the Union Touches on Local Issues

By Peter Mounteer, David Jackson

President Barack Obama delivered his second-to-last State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress last night and touched on the economy, defense, education, tax reform and energy.

November 20, 2014

Police Arrest Protester at Regents Meeting

By David Jackson

Students from all main University of California campuses gathered in front of the UC San Francisco Mission Bay Conference Center to protest yesterday’s meeting of the UC Regents, who debated a plan to implement a five ...

November 20, 2014

Regents Approve Tuition Plan

By Peter Mounteer, David Jackson

The UC Board of Regents met yesterday at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center for the second of a three-day meeting to discuss, among other items, a proposal to fund the UC which includes a controversial increase in st...

October 23, 2014

The Only Winner in the Fight Against ISIS is the U.S. Defense Industry

By David Jackson

What does U.S. military defense spending really end up funding? David Jackson tracks the history of domestic investment in Middle East conflicts, and analyzes where we are today.

October 14, 2014

Local Business Throws Entrepreneur’s Conference

By David Jackson

Santa Barbara’s third annual Ontrapalooza business conference brought best-selling author of Chicken Soup For the Soul Jack Canfield, New York Times bestselling author Dave Logan, Ontraport founder Landon Ray and many ...

October 9, 2014

A.S. Senate Convenes for First Meeting of Fall Quarter

By David Jackson

The Associated Students Senate held their first meeting of the academic year this Wednesday in the Flying A room at the UCen.

October 2, 2014

EAP Students Without Housing

By David Jackson

Dozens of students are still without permanent housing as Fall Quarter begins at UCSB. Amid one of the most difficult years to find housing in decades, many of the students struggling to find a place to live are internat...