Kristen Peters

June 3, 2010

Seniors To Bid UCSB Farewell

By Kristen Peters

Nearly 5,000 UCSB students have reached the end of their undergraduate college careers and will walk the stage in their respective graduation ceremonies.

May 24, 2010

Harvey Milk Honored by LGBTQ Community

By Kristen Peters

LGBTQ community members and allies celebrated California’s first annual Harvey Milk Day with a neighborhood picnic at Alameda Park on Saturday.

May 21, 2010

History Students Granted Federal Funding Studying Arabic

By Kristen Peters

Three UCSB graduate students recently received U.S. State Dept. Critical Language Scholarships and will study Arabic in intensive programs in North Africa this summer.

May 18, 2010

State Candidate Delivers Speech to UCSB

By Kristen Peters

Gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General of California Jerry Brown spoke about a number of issues during his first major university campaign stop yesterday at UCSB.

May 17, 2010

Transfer Student Passes Away at Home in Brentwood

By Kristen Peters

Third-year UCSB transfer student Grant Gaines Goodwin died on April 12 in his home in Brentwood, CA. He was 25 years old.

May 17, 2010

Candidate Jerry Brown Talks Issues with UCSB Today

By Kristen Peters

Gubernatorial candidate and Democratic front-runner Jerry Brown will address the UCSB student body today during his first large-scale university campaign rally since declaring candidacy on March 2.

May 14, 2010

Business-Savvy Students Compete to Win Money

By Kristen Peters

Student entrepreneurs will get down to business today in order to battle for a cash prize in Corwin Pavilion at 3 p.m.

May 12, 2010

Lecturer Speaks on Emerging H2O Crisis

By Kristen Peters

UCSB Regent’s lecturer and best-selling author Maude Barlow discussed the threat of a looming world water shortage to an audience in Corwin Pavilion last night.

April 13, 2010

Study Analyzes Emissions Law

By Kristen Peters

Graduate students from UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science and Management have proposed amendments to alter alleged mistakes they found in the Obama administration's 2012-16 fuel economy standards.

April 7, 2010

A.S. Hopefuls Debate Student Issues

By Kristen Peters

Three candidates for Associated Students president squared off in the Hub yesterday, marking the first of a series of debates leading up to UCSB's campus-wide elections on April 19.

April 6, 2010

A.S. Hopefuls Debate Student Issues

By Kristen Peters

Three candidates for Associated Students president squared off in the Hub yesterday, marking the first of a series of debates leading up to UCSB's campus-wide elections on April 19.

April 6, 2010

Artists Sculpt Ballot Initiative

By Kristen Peters

Isla Vista Arts is asking students to approve a new $2.00 lock-in fee in the upcoming campus-wide election.

April 6, 2010

Artists Sculpt Ballot Initiative

By Kristen Peters

Isla Vista Arts is asking students to approve a new $2.00 lock-in fee in the upcoming campus-wide election.

April 5, 2010

UPTE Union, UC Settle Contract

By Kristen Peters

After years of disagreement, the University Professional and Technical Employees union and University of California reached a five-year contract agreement concerning salary levels and benefits.

February 26, 2010

Rove Cracks Jokes, Defends Iraq War on Campus Visit

By Kristen Peters, Lexi Pandell

"Let's remember what this is all about," Karl Rove said to a packed audience in Campbell Hall as 150 protesters stood outside. "It's about our country, and this is a shared experience."

February 25, 2010