Rilla Peng

March 5, 2013

Q&A With Armen: A.S. President Talks About Rally on State Budgets, Prop. 30, Financial Aid

By Rilla Peng

Yesterday roughly 5,000 students from the University of California, California State University and California Community College systems joined forces to protest at the State Capitol in Sacramento, addressing ongoing bud...

February 11, 2013

Press Council OKs New Daily Nexus EIC; Coworkers Praise Muckraking, Refill Abilities

By Rilla Peng

Last week, Daily Nexus News Editor Patrick Kulp was approved by the UCSB Press Council to be editor in chief for the duration of the 2012-13 school year. Kulp, a third-year political science and economics double major, r...

January 31, 2013

Students, Union Employees Protest UC Spending Practices

By Rilla Peng

Local union members will stand alongside students today to protest UC spending practices, showing acts of protest such as picketing and the delivery of cat food to UCSB administrators at Cheadle Hall. Demonstrators will ...

January 15, 2013

Stein Discusses This Week’s Regents Meeting

By Rilla Peng, Patrick Kulp, Marissa Wenzke

This week, the UC Board of Regents will meet at UCSF Mission Bay to discuss a multitude of issues facing the University — the fate of UC online education courses, the potential for future tuition hikes or freezes and g...

January 10, 2013

Gaucho Rides Offers Carpooling Opportunities for Students, Provides Alternative to Public Transportation

By Rilla Peng

A recently launched online service called Gaucho Rides allows UCSB students to coordinate carpooling details for commuting to and from campus during weekends and holiday seasons. Gaucho Rides, which is available at www.g...

January 7, 2013

UC Suspends Further Use of New Logo After Public Opposition

By Rilla Peng

The UC Office of the President recently decided to do away with a new UC logo and color scheme that was quietly implemented last summer due to a strong negative reaction from the public communicated through numerous soci...

November 28, 2012

Sprout Up Group Launches Campaign to Win Chase American Giving Awards

By Rilla Peng, Loree Lewis

Sprout Up, the organization previously known as Environmental Education for the Next Generation, launched a campaign this past Sunday to promote the campus group in the second-annual Chase American Giving Awards. Founded...

November 7, 2012

Campus Groups To Rally Voters, Discourage Apathy

By Rilla Peng

  Voter Registration Volunteer Coalition and UCSB CalPIRG are hosting a local youth voting campaign today from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the Santa Rosa Residence Hall lawn in order to prevent student apathy toward voting ...

October 1, 2012

Recent Study Considers Underlying Factors for Harming, Helping Others

By Rilla Peng

Researchers at the UCSB Center for Evolutionary Psychology presented new findings regarding the psychological motivators behind human cooperation and justice in an article published last Wednesday in the open-access, pee...

September 27, 2012

National Honors Awarded to Two UCSB Chemistry Professors By ACS

By Rilla Peng

UCSB chemistry professors Peter Ford and Craig Hawker have both received national honors from the American Chemical Society and will be presented with their respective awards at the ACS awards ceremony in New Orleans on ...

June 8, 2012

Bill To Raise Funds For Colleges Through Property Leases and Sales

By Rilla Peng

State Assemblymember Das Williams, who represents California’s 35th District, has proposed a new bill that could provide additional funding for public higher education through revenue generated by state-owned propertie...

May 24, 2012

SBCSAR Team Receives Award for Invaluable Lifesaving Service

By Rilla Peng

The Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue team was awarded the Montecito Rotary Club’s Vocational Service and Public Safety Award on May 15 in recognition of their success in serving the Santa Barbara community. SBCSA...

May 14, 2012

Free Fundraising Event Supports Environmentally-Friendly Cause

By Rilla Peng

The Surfrider Foundation’s Isla Vista chapter hosted several local musicians, as well as Pacific Dub and Daniel “Bambaata” Marley, grandson of Bob Marley, at their 13th annual Concert for the Coast on Saturday afte...

May 10, 2012

Survivor Recounts Path to Well-Being After ‘Failed’ Jump

By Rilla Peng

International mental health and suicide prevention advocate Kevin Hines, who survived a 250-foot plunge from the Golden Gate Bridge in 2000, will speak about his personal journey to attain wellness tonight at 6:15 p.m. i...

May 9, 2012

UCSB’s Least Useful Majors

By Arda Jooharian, Rilla Peng, Christine Cha

Citing data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Newsweek recently released a list of what it considers the 13 Most Useful and Useless college majors after weighing factors such as employment rates and salary...

May 4, 2012

Vocal Ensembles To Hold Fundraiser

By Rilla Peng

Santa Barbara Children’s Chorus will host a joint choral event with three UCSB a cappella groups this Sunday to raise money for its scholarship program. “An Evening of A Cappella & Jazz” will feature 15 members...