Jenna Ryan

February 1, 2012

What Does Go On Beneath Storke Tower?

By Jana Barrett, Jenna Ryan

The Opinion page is a place of controversial thought and discourse. It is rarely the moderate thinker or the complacent observer who chooses to write in, as demonstrated by the Jan. 11 letter to the editor that led to th...

January 24, 2012

Dedicated Violist, Conductor, Passionate Professor Passes On

By Jenna Ryan

Richard Rintoul, an orchestra professor at UCSB from 2006 to 2011, passed away in his sleep due to a heart attack on Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. He was 56 years old. Last night, the UCSB orchestra performed a tribute for Rint...

January 11, 2012

Accountability and Addiction’s Stronghold

By Jenna Ryan

I have something called an “addictive personality.” This never felt like news to me. My parents shared this knowledge with us kids repeatedly and casually. “You’re equal parts Irish and German, we hope you one da...

September 15, 2011

I.V. Community Mourns UCSB Student’s Death

By Jenna Ryan

Friends gathered at Campus Point Tuesday Sept. 6 to mourn the death and commemorate the life of UCSB student Mark Andrew Romasanta, II. The 22 year-old Santa Barbara native was last seen on the 6600 block of Del Playa Dr...

August 23, 2011

“Dos” and “Don’ts” (But Mostly “Don’ts”) of Freshman Year

By Jenna Ryan, Jana Barrett

So you’ve finally made it, eh? You’ve pillaged Target’s college dorm aisle, awkwardly reached out to your future roommate in hopes of coordinating your bedspread and outfitted your whole extended family in UCSB gar...

April 14, 2011

UC Regents Face Ethics Allegations

By Jenna Ryan

A petition started by a UC Berkeley activist group last spring is demanding that California’s Attorney General address allegations that certain UC Regents have unethical, vested interests in UC investments. While UC ad...

April 12, 2011

Campus Involvement Offers An Outlet For School Spirit

By Jenna Ryan

I have long been amazed and infatuated with the school spirit at UCSB. Not the fanatical, body-painted sport culture characteristic of ASU or USC, but rather the subliminal, relaxed — but intense — passion for our ca...

February 16, 2011

Regent’s Charges Surface

By Jenna Ryan

University of California Student Regent Jesse Cheng was arrested for sexual battery last year on Nov. 4, according to the Irvine Police Department.

February 9, 2011

Protesters Face Charges

By Jenna Ryan

Last week the Orange County district attorney charged 11 University of California students with criminal conspiracy for having disturbed a presentation by the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. in 2010.

February 2, 2011

UC Staffers Cushion Blow of Budget Woe

By Jenna Ryan

Although the university has coped with a smaller budget and preserved essential services through staff cuts, hiring freezes, reductions in operating hours and departmental consolidations, these cutbacks may no longer be ...

January 20, 2011

Meningitis Claims Life of Ph.D. Student

By Jenna Ryan

Recent Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Ph.D. recipient Sugely Ubaldo Chaidez died in Dallas, Texas on Jan. 5 from bacterial meningitis.

January 5, 2011

Del Mar Native Passes Away in Isla Vista Home

By Jenna Ryan

UCSB student Paul Herbert Frank died in his home on Dec. 15. He was 21 years old.

January 5, 2011

Admired UCSB Instructor Passes

By Jenna Ryan

Beloved environmental science professor William R. Freudenburg died in his Santa Barbara home on Dec. 28 after a two-year battle with bile duct cancer. He was 59 years old.

June 22, 2010

Friends, Family Attend to Applaud 2010 Grads

By Jenna Ryan

UC Santa Barbara’s annual commencement weekend attracted over 40,000 visitors to campus in mid-June for a celebration of the achievements of this year’s graduating class of 2010.

June 3, 2010

Athletes Denied Re-Vote

By Jenna Ryan

The Campus Elections Commission recently rejected a request to hold a re-vote on the Intercollegiate Athletic Scholarships Fee that failed to pass in the campus’s spring elections.

May 27, 2010

Associated Students Legislation Productivity Faces Partisan Issues

By Jenna Ryan

The Associate Students Legislative Council struggled to overcome party divisions as they passed a total of two bills and approved four action items in last night’s meeting.