Juliet Bachtel

February 5, 2015

Pontifex Announces Canonization of Junípero Serra

By Juliet Bachtel

Pope Francis’ decision to canonize the Franciscan friar has received criticism due to controversial historical records

February 2, 2015

UCSB Hackathon Draws Participants, Sponsors From Across State

By Juliet Bachtel, Addie Burk

Hundreds of students from across the state participated in SB Hacks’ first annual UCSB Hackathon on Sunday to showcase projects they worked on throughout the weekend and to compete for prizes The Hackathon took pla...

January 22, 2015

A.S. Senate To Redefine “Honorarium” Standards

By Juliet Bachtel

The Associated Students Senate tabled plans to redefine “honorarium” to meet Internal Revenue Service (IRS) standards at the A.S. Senate meeting last night in light of a closed IRS investigation from 2013 which concl...

January 16, 2015

Students Plan DP March Against Rape Culture

By Juliet Bachtel

Chair of the Academic Senate and Sociology Professor Kum-Kum Bhavnani, along with four students from her Introduction to Women, Culture, and Development (SOC156A) class, plan to march up and down Del Playa Drive Friday n...

January 14, 2015

UCSB Grad Student Jason Bennett Dies at 32

By Juliet Bachtel

Graduate student Jason Andrew Bennett, a fifth-year doctoral student in philosophy, died on Dec. 31 after committing suicide at age 32.

January 13, 2015

President Obama Proposes Subsidized Community College Cost

By Juliet Bachtel

President Barack Obama released a proposal entitled America’s College Promise last Friday at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, to subsidize the cost of community college tuition, enhance tech...

January 5, 2015

Professor, Alumnus To Release Book on UCSB History

By Juliet Bachtel

Professor of Economics, Santa Barbara native and alumnus Lanny Ebenstein will release a book about the history of UCSB this February to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum titled The Rise of UCSB, 1944-2014 (Noticias).

November 23, 2014

Rally Ends It’s On Us Campaign

By Juliet Bachtel

Campus Advocacy for Resources and Education (CARE) led a rally Friday as part of the national It’s On Us initiative, a campaign led by President Barack Obama’s administration to prevent sexual assault on college camp...

November 21, 2014

Graduate Student Association Convenes to Consider Plans for I.V.

By Juliet Bachtel

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) held a public meeting Thursday in the GSA Formal Lounge at the MultiCultural Center to discuss the role graduate students play in improving Isla Vista.

November 16, 2014

Students To Attend Regents Meeting at UCSF

By Juliet Bachtel

The Associated Students Office of the President and External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPLA) is providing transportation and housing for 24 selected students to voice their opinions on a proposed tuition incr...

November 10, 2014

Pro-life Group Files Lawsuit Against UCSB

By Juliet Bachtel

A civil lawsuit was filed last week against UCSB by pro-life student advocates Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF) who claim the university did not pursue disciplinary action against feminist studies associate professor...

November 7, 2014

Schunk, Reul Elected to A.S. Exec Board

By Juliet Bachtel

The results were announced Thursday for positions on the Associated Students executive board and a student fee increase to raise funds for the A.S. Legal Resource Center, with just over 16 percent of the student body vot...

October 30, 2014