David Jackson

November 8, 2013

A.S. Senate Discusses Campus Climate, Abboud Proposes UCen Renovation

By David Jackson

Wednesday night’s five-hour Associated Student Senate meeting covered a wide array of issues affecting students, from the proposed University Center renovation project to Halloween, as well as matters of campus climate...

November 7, 2013

UCSB Hosts Author, Former Intelligence Agency Detainee

By David Jackson

National Book Award recipient William T. Vollmann spoke to students and other attendees at the McCune Conference Room yesterday in an Interdisciplinary Humanities Center talk entitled “Life as a Terrorist: The FBI and ...

November 4, 2013

Annual Surf Fest, Swap Meet Takes Place at SBCC

By David Jackson

Santa Barbara City College held the Sixth Annual Surf Fest and Swap Meet in the parking lot across from Leadbetter Beach, raising funds for the SBCC women’s basketball team, on Saturday.

October 24, 2013

War Film Investigates Drone Strikes, Raids

By David Jackson

On Tuesday, Arts & Lectures screened the award-winning documentary “Dirty Wars,” a film providing a glimpse into the United States’ covert wars around the globe from the angle of an investigative journalist. In...

October 24, 2013

Associated Students Senate Discusses Halloween, New UC President

By David Jackson

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting addressed a wide range of A.S. projects, including the logistics of Halloween preparation and new developments with U.C. President Janet Napolitano.

October 23, 2013

Distinguished Author Discusses Vietnam, Current Military Conflicts, Effects of War

By David Jackson

Award-winning novelist Tim O’Brien spoke to students and community members at a lecture titled “After the War,” yesterday at Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall to discuss his experiences as a combat soldier in Vietnam and ...

October 22, 2013

Author Tim O’Brien To Speak About War, Emotional Healing

By David Jackson

Award-winning novelist Tim O’Brien will present a free lecture entitled, “After the War,” discussing his experiences in the Vietnam War and its relations to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan today at 4 p.m. in Lotte...

October 7, 2013

UCSB Guest Speaker Explores Caesar’s Linguistic Importance

By David Jackson

Renowned author and Stanford professor Christopher Krebs led a discussion and Q&A session entitled, “The Style is the Empire: Caesar’s Writing Reevaluated,” which focused on an unorthodox view of first Roman dictat...