Megan Snedden

May 18, 2006

Leggies Pass Facebook, Lighting Resolutions

By Megan Snedden

Yesterday marked the last meeting of the 2005-06 Associated Students Legislative Council before turnover next week, when newly elected members will be sworn in. At their meeting, the Leggies passed two resolutions, one a...

May 11, 2006

A.S. Passes Budget; Reps Fear Shortages

By Megan Snedden

After three hours of debate, the Associated Students Legislative Council unanimously approved the 2006-07 A.S. Budget at its meeting Wednesday night, while one member of the council chose to resign her post. The $690,067...

April 27, 2006

Immigration Protests Gain A.S. Support

By Megan Snedden

After roughly 40 student protesters marched earlier in the day to support immigration rights, the Associated Students Legislative Council passed a resolution last night allowing A.S. staff to miss work on Monday, May 1, ...

April 25, 2006

Finance Board Repeals Funds From TGIF

By Megan Snedden

Before distributing funds to six on-campus groups, the Associated Students Finance Board revoked a $200 allocation to The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) campaign at its meeting Monday.

April 20, 2006

Leggies Approve Noise Amendment

By Megan Snedden

At yesterday's Associated Students Legislative Council meeting, council members approved two resolutions and listened to a presentation of survey results concerning Isla Vista's noise ordinance.

April 18, 2006

A.S. Board Fixes Error, Funds Groups

By Megan Snedden

While debating the allocation of funds to eight student groups yesterday, the Associated Students Finance Board discovered a $400 budget error. Because the board was uncertain at the beginning of their meeting how much m...

April 13, 2006

Leggies Prepare for Election, Debate Porn Nation Funding

By Megan Snedden

Associated Students Legislative Council spent the majority of their brief 45-minute meeting yesterday discussing the upcoming A.S. spring election.

April 11, 2006

Board Finances Campaigns, Groups

By Megan Snedden

The Associated Students Finance Board meeting passed relatively quickly Monday afternoon, despite the funding of 15 student groups in comparison to last week's five.

April 4, 2006

Leggies Authorize Ballot Initiatives in Marathon Meeting

By Megan Snedden

In what turned out to be a six-hour long meeting, Associated Students Legislative Council passed nine bills and approved a new constitution to be placed on the spring ballot.

April 4, 2006

A.S. Finance Board Limits Allotments, Hands Out Funds

By Megan Snedden

At its Monday afternoon meeting, in addition to distributing $3,203 to on-campus organizations, the Associated Students Finance Board passed and then repeatedly debated a $750 spending cap on Spring Quarter allocations.

March 10, 2006

Shamans To Shed Light on Healing

By Megan Snedden

Several shamans will present their knowledge of alternative medicines at the Fourth Conference on Global Medicine this weekend, beginning tonight in Campbell Hall.

March 3, 2006

Bush

By Megan Snedden

About 150 to 200 students gathered in Storke Plaza yesterday at noon for a protest demanding the impeachment of President George W. Bush. Rally speakers alleged that the president has overstepped his powers in authorizin...

March 3, 2006

UniCamp Program Seeks Counselors for Weeklong Trip

By Megan Snedden

Students interested in hiking through the San Bernardino Mountains and making a few s'mores - all for a good cause, of course - can pack up and head out with UCSB UniCamp this summer.

March 1, 2006

Undergrad Uncovers China’s Nuke Activity

By Megan Snedden

Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) Nuclear Program commended UCSB undergraduate Laura Harrison last month after she uncovered several of China's nuclear facilities.

February 16, 2006

Captivating Show To Contribute to S.B. United Way

By Megan Snedden

Hermanos Unidos invites students to get hypnotized and rock out at a spellbinding benefit show for the United Way tonight. Proceeds from the show directly benefit Santa Barbara County's United Way annual fundraising camp...

February 15, 2006

Art Show Hopes to Challenge Cliches About Sex Work

By Megan Snedden

Prostitutes, strippers, dominatrices, phone sex operators and their peers intend to challenge embedded stereotypes tonight in the MultiCultural Center Theater (MCC) as part of the traveling Sex Workers Art Show.