Patrick Kulp

April 12, 2012

Report Faults UC Davis Authorities

By Patrick Kulp

The task force investigating the Nov. 18 pepper spray incident released its final report yesterday, distributing responsibility evenly between the chancellor, campus administrators and various police officials. The 190-p...

April 2, 2012

Rodent Community Faces Debilitating Drug Bust

By Patrick Kulp

50 rats were arrested after the DEA shut down the study they were participating in examining the long-term effects of cocaine abuse.

February 22, 2012

Firm Probes Pepper Spray Incident

By Patrick Kulp

UC officials spent nearly $100,000 to hire a consulting firm to handle the large volume of press inquiries following the UC Davis Police Dept.’s use of pepper spray to diffuse a student protest last quarter. The UC adm...

February 17, 2012

New Prop 209 Lawsuit May Impact UC’s Diversity

By Patrick Kulp

On Monday, a group of minority student activists with the backing of Governor Jerry Brown prompted a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to question the constitutionality of Proposition 209, a blanket ba...

February 8, 2012

Gaucho Survives Deadly Gas Poisoning

By Patrick Kulp

Second-year psychology major Nikkie Sedaghat returned to UCSB this year after undergoing eight months of intensive therapy to recover from a carbon monoxide-induced coma. Sedaghat fell into a 35-day coma on Thanksgiving ...

February 7, 2012

Decoding Breakthrough Debunks Mayan Myth

By Patrick Kulp

UCSB Chican@ studies professor Gerardo Aldana discovered a new translation to a single Mayan verb, redefining modern understandings of Mayan astronomical texts and the manner in which Mayan hieroglyphs are interpreted. A...

January 10, 2012

Hearing Inspects Systemwide UC Police Protocol

By Patrick Kulp

Several members of the UC administration held a joint legislative hearing last month in response to last quarter’s incidents of police violence at UC Berkeley and UC Davis, which prompted several systemwide investigati...

January 9, 2012

Regents Close Meeting After Students Protest

By Patrick Kulp, Erika Martin

Although most University proceedings were suspended over the course of Winter Break, the UC Board of Regents continued their deliberation concerning the future of the University system in the current fiscal climate in a ...

November 23, 2011

UC Starts Inquiry on Rally Violence

By Patrick Kulp

UC President Mark Yudof and the California State Legislature announced yesterday that they will launch separate investigations into recent university police violence against student protesters at UC Berkeley and UC Davis...

November 17, 2011

Council Hears Budget Review, Discusses Rally

By Patrick Kulp

The Associated Students Legislative Council received its annual budget audit report and advice on how to effectively allocate funding during last night’s weekly meeting. Auditing firm Nasif, Hicks, Harris & Co. rev...

October 26, 2011

Campus Financing Reports Donations

By Patrick Kulp

The Office of Development’s “Campaign for UCSB” project received nearly $35 million in private donations during the 2010-2011 academic year. The drive to encourage funding from alumni, individuals, foundations and ...

October 13, 2011

Council Hears Regents’ Report, Debates Policies

By Patrick Kulp

The Associated Students entertained a presentation by the student regents, considered funding requests from the Campus Democrats and the A.S. Food Bank and discussed procedures for recognizing A.S. members’ resignation...

October 12, 2011

Student Regents To Provide Opportunity for Policy Debate

By Patrick Kulp

UCSB will host University of California student Regent Alfredo Mireles Jr. and student Regent-designate Jonathan Stein today as part of the team’s system-wide tour to promote open dialogue with their constituents. The ...

September 30, 2011

Carnival Cultivates Campus and Community Connectivity

By Patrick Kulp

The third annual Pardall Carnival will take place this Saturday in Isla Vista to bring students and local residents together to learn more about various campus groups and businesses. The UCSB Associated Students, Isla Vi...

September 22, 2011

Campus Transport Advisors Discuss Parking Proposal

By Patrick Kulp

The Parking Ratepayers Board, part of UCSB Transportation and Parking Services, met yesterday in the Chancellor’s Conference Room to discuss impending rate increases for on-campus parking lots. The board considered a p...

September 15, 2011

UC Deals With Slashed Funding

By Patrick Kulp

The UC Office of the President recently released its annual report on UC system-wide employee compensation, highlighting the decline in state funding but also showing an increase in revenue generated by medical centers a...