Suzanne Becker

June 25, 2015

Another Post-Mortem

By Opinion Editor, Suzanne Becker

We registered the grief of mass killing — this time of nine black church members in South Carolina — with horror, empathy and recognition. Our recognition includes the trauma, not only of our Isla Vista community in ...

September 25, 2014

Individualization to Avoid Criminalization

By Suzanne Becker

Opinion Co-Editor Suzanne Becker encourages increasingly diverse methods of law enforcement and public engagement after the failure of Santa Barbara's proposed gang injunction.

June 25, 2014

The Problem With Combatting Homelessness Instead of Helping the Homeless

By Suzanne Becker

Opinion Co-Editor Suzanne Becker takes a deeper look at the problematic relationship that the city has with its homeless inhabitants.

May 30, 2014

Gang Injunction Trial Comes to a Close

By Suzanne Becker

Closing arguments were given by plaintiff and defense in the City of Santa Barbara’s proposed gang injunction trial yesterday, the final hearing before Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Colleen Sterne issues her decis...

May 28, 2014

Always I.V. Strong

By Suzanne Becker

Suzanne Becker reflects on the tragedy of May 23.

April 24, 2014

Zooming In On I.V. Camera Towers

By Suzanne Becker, Daniel Slovinsky

The camera towers placed along Del Playa Drive and Embarcadero Del Norte in the days leading up to Deltopia cost the University about $8,000, although a final price has not been agreed upon, and they were placed on publi...

March 14, 2014

Yo-Yo Ma Brings Brings Acclaimed Cello, Piano Performance To Granada

By Suzanne Becker

Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and acclaimed pianist Kathryn Scott gave a performance at Granada Theater this past Thursday followed by a Friday Master Class at the Lobero Theater, where Ma mentored select UCSB music students...

March 13, 2014

UCSB Housing To Compensate West Campus Residents for Construction Disruptions

By Suzanne Becker

This morning, University Housing & Residential Services officials formally agreed to fully meet demands submitted by residents of West Campus Family Housing (WCFH) to compensate for a disruption caused by nearby construc...

March 7, 2014

Daniel Wolpert Discusses Movement and Behavior in UCSB Lecture

By Suzanne Becker

Neuroscientist and Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge Daniel Wolpert gave a lecture at the Sage Center yesterday called “Probabilistic Models of Sensorimotor Control and Decision Making,” in whic...

March 3, 2014

Noam Chomsky Gives Speech in Lobero Theater

By Daniel Slovinsky, Suzanne Becker

Renowned philosopher, political theorist and MIT Professor Emeritus of linguistics Noam Chomsky presented the 13th annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture on Humanity’s Future, as hosted by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation at th...

January 30, 2014

Prof. Barry Spacks Dies After 32 Years of Teaching in CCS

By Suzanne Becker

Santa Barbara’s first poet laureate and UCSB faculty member Barry Spacks died Tuesday, leaving a very personal and far-reaching impact upon the Santa Barbara community.

January 15, 2014

SB Hillel Refuses to Host Speaker

By Suzanne Becker

UCSB’s Hillel Center recently withdrew an invitation for freelance writer and schoolteacher David Harris-Gershon to speak about his book “What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife?” ...

December 5, 2013

Deadly Disease Continues to Spread Among UCSB Students

By Suzanne Becker

Public Health Officials confirmed this week that a fourth UCSB student has contracted meningococcal disease — which can lead to the potentially-fatal illness meningitis, making Santa Barbara just one of two locations n...

November 20, 2013

Recent Court Ruling Shines Light on Proposed SB Gang Injunction

By Suzanne Becker

Controversy continues to heat up over a proposed gang injunction in Santa Barbara, and opposition to the injunction is now gaining legal support after a federal appeals court ruled a similar injunction in Orange County w...

November 6, 2013

Patricia MacCormack Talks About Ahuman Theory, Importance of Non-Speciecist Ways

By Suzanne Becker

Scholar Patricia MacCormack spoke to a full audience about her recent work on an “ahuman” theory of ethics in the McCune Conference Room of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building yesterday.

October 23, 2013

Fate of I.V. Properties To Be Decided

By Suzanne Becker

The Isla Vista Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Oversight Committee will decide whether to keep or sell three Isla Vista properties — including the I.V. Neighborhood Clinic, an abandoned church property and a solar-powered p...