Rosalinda Diaz

May 13, 2013

UCSB Group Real Life Hosts International Justice Week to Raise Human Trafficking Awareness

By Rosalinda Diaz

UCSB Christian organization Real Life and United States-based human rights non-profit International Justice Mission are jointly hosting International Justice Week this week in an effort to shed light on existing forms of...

May 9, 2013

CA Universities Uniting in SB to Talk Sustainability

By Rosalinda Diaz

Registration is now open for the annual California Higher Education Sustainability Conference that is expected to draw hundreds of participants from across the state to UCSB next month to discuss long-term environmental ...

May 3, 2013

Transit Board May Eliminate Bus Line After Evaluation Period

By Rosalinda Diaz

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District board members discussed the possibility of getting rid of Bus Line 22 — one of the city’s oldest routes — and increasing services for other lines, including Line 24x whic...

April 19, 2013

UCSB Performers Collaborate for Gauchella

By Rosalinda Diaz

The second annual Gauchella performing arts festival will take place this Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the UCSB Theater and Dance courtyard. The event, which is put on by all-female a cappella group VocalMotion, con...

March 1, 2013

Williams Proposes Bill to Ban Inhumane Trapping

By Rosalinda Diaz

Assemblymember Das Williams recently proposed a bill aimed at ensuring humane wildlife treatment by wildlife trapping industries. Private nuisance wildlife control operators are currently licensed by the state of Califor...

February 19, 2013

Film Uncovers Injustices, Child Slavery Driving Grenada’s Chocolate Production

By Rosalinda Diaz

Last Thursday, the Associated Students Human Rights Board screened the documentary film “Nothing Like Chocolate” followed by a Q&A session with director Kum-Kum Bhavnani, a UCSB sociology professor, at the MultiC...

February 7, 2013

Los Angeles DJ Duo To Perform Tonight at the Hub

By Rosalinda Diaz

The Los Angeles-based DJ duo Poolside will perform at the Hub tonight, with the surf rock band Dante Elephante kicking off the show and doors opening at 8:30 p.m. Poolside consists of Danish-born producer and multi-instr...

January 15, 2013

Study Examines Plant Species Diversity In California

By Rosalinda Diaz

A new study conducted by UCSB’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis indicates that low plant extinction rates spanning the last 45 million years have led to more diverse plant life in California. Acco...

November 2, 2012

Voters To Decide on Tax Increases, Education Funding With Prop 30

By Rosalinda Diaz

With Proposition 30 on this season’s election ballot, California voters will have the chance to determine whether California’s pub- lic education sector — including the University of California and California State...

October 3, 2012

Brown Signs New Bill To Ease UC and CSU Student Tuition Hikes

By Rosalinda Diaz

Last week, Governor Jerry Brown signed the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act, which requires at least a 30-day notification for a proposed tuition increase and a minimum 90-day period befor...

May 31, 2012

UC Receives Joint Research Grant

By Rosalinda Diaz

The National Science Foundation recently awarded a grant of $3.3 million to UCSB and University of Texas at El Paso to establish a long-lasting partnership in materials research and engineering and increase opportunities...

May 29, 2012

Joint Venture To Aid Job Growth in Goleta Valley

By Rosalinda Diaz

A new collaborative effort between UCSB, Goleta city officials and local businesses is aiming to expand the field of technological entrepreneurship within the region. The Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet is a joint venture ...

May 23, 2012

County Officials Seek to Revamp Local Landfill

By Rosalinda Diaz

Santa Barbara County Officials are looking to transform the Tajiguas Landfill into a more environmental- ly friendly facility while still allowing its expansion to cope with increasing amounts of waste. The county held a...

May 15, 2012

Adam Sandler To Visit Campus For Screening, Q&A

By Rosalinda Diaz

Legendary actor and comedian Adam Sandler will appear at an advanced screening of the new film “That’s My Boy” alongside his co-star Nick Swardson tonight at 7 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Though “That’s My Boy” is...

May 2, 2012

Art Show Promotes Preservation of Santa Barbara Environment

By Rosalinda Diaz

The Pastel Society of the Gold Coast is hosting an exhibit at the UCSB Faculty Club in celebration of the unequaled beauty of campus coastlines. The “Preserving Native California” display features close to 30 artists...

April 10, 2012

Documentary Highlights Death of ’90s Radio Host

By Rosalinda Diaz

KCSB will host a screening of the documentary “Radio Bandido” — investigating activist radio programmer Oscar “Bandido” Gomez’s unexplained death — at 7 p.m. tonight in Pollock Theater. Gomez hosted the “...