Patrick Kulp

August 24, 2011

App Helps Students Navigate Campus

By Patrick Kulp

Incoming UCSB freshmen struggling to discern the difference between Girvetz Hall and Gevirtz Graduate School of Education can now locate their classes through the recently-released iPhone and iPod application Blueprint M...

August 3, 2011

Regents Further Increases Fees

By Patrick Kulp, Marissa Wenzke

Following a $650 million cut in UC funding in California’s recently approved state budget, the UC Board of Regents approved an additional 9.6 percent increase in tuition — to be implemented Fall 2011 — at its July ...

June 22, 2011

Brown Denies Proposed Cuts to UC Budget

By Patrick Kulp, Marissa Wenzke

California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the state legislature’s proposed 2011-2012 budget last Friday to prevent a revised $650 million cut to UC funding.

May 26, 2011

A.S. Elections Investigation Denies Second Student Appeal

By Marissa Wenzke, Patrick Kulp

Associated Students Judicial Council denied a second appeal from a group of Open People’s Party representatives contesting A.S. Elections Committee’s allegations that members of the party furnished alcohol to minors ...

May 25, 2011

Student Support Ensures ESS Restoration

By Patrick Kulp

University of California, Santa Barbara Dean of Social Sciences Melvin Oliver recently confirmed that the Exercise and Sports Science Dept. will continue offering classes through the upcoming 2011-12 academic year. The d...

May 18, 2011

A.S. Reps To Meet, Discuss Lee Resolution

By Patrick Kulp

The newly elected representatives of Associated Students Legislative Council will meet for the first time today after securing their positions in last month’s Spring elections. Among the issues discussed at the meeting...

May 13, 2011

Zombie Debates Result in Victory for Biology

By Patrick Kulp

Professor John Latto of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology emerged victorious at last night’s Zombie Debates, which filled the University Center Hub to a maximum capacity of 800 and engaged six professors in an epic...

May 6, 2011

UCEAP Passes Baton to UCSB, Campus To Assume Leadership

By Patrick Kulp

UCSB administrators and the UC signed a Memorandum of Understanding giving control of the UC Education Abroad Program to UCSB campus administration. The agreement was signed by Chancellor Henry T. Yang, UC President Mark...

April 28, 2011

Legislative Council Discusses Next Year’s Budget

By Patrick Kulp

Associated Students Legislative Council spent the majority of last night’s meeting discussing the specifics of their impacted 2011-2012 budget. Next year’s proposed budget contains $284,953 in unallocated funds — a...

April 27, 2011

Esteemed UCSB Grad Student Passes Away

By Patrick Kulp

UCSB physics graduate student and teaching assistant Mananya Tantiwiwat passed away on April 18 after a three-year battle with breast cancer. She was 28 years old. Tantiwiwat, known to friends and family as Nammon, died ...

April 26, 2011

Two New Fees Make The Cut, Many Reaffirmed

By Patrick Kulp

Last week’s campus-wide Associated Students Spring Elections yielded two new undergraduate student fees as well as cuts to long-standing programs. Students approved a $4.24 per quarter increase to the existing Arts &am...

April 21, 2011

A.S. Invests In Internet, Talks I.V. Annex Plans

By Patrick Kulp

Associated Students Legislative Council discussed topics ranging from funding Santa Barbara Hillel to investing money in a Chinese Internet provider during last night’s three-hour meeting. Having been denied funding fr...

April 21, 2011

Sea Squirt Serves as Transplant Model

By Patrick Kulp

Researchers at UCSB suggest that further study into the natural transplantation process of the sea squirt species Botryllus schlosseri could provide crucial insight into how to avoid transplant rejection in human patient...

April 14, 2011

Leg Council Funds A.S. Votetopia

By Patrick Kulp

Associated Students Legislative Council discussed A.S. Election Committee’s funding for their “Votetopia” campaign to mobilize student participation in the Spring Election during last night’s five-hour meeting. T...

April 7, 2011

Suggested Fee To Fund UCen Reconfiguration

By Patrick Kulp

A measure on the online Spring Election ballot asks for $14 per student per quarter — $3.50 is for return to aid — to transform the third floor of the University Center into a “study loft”.

March 2, 2011

Campus Offers Obscure Majors

By Patrick Kulp

Although it is no secret that UCSB offers majors such as English and engineering, it is easy to be oblivious of the more obscure fields offered on campus.