Tiffany Park

June 26, 2013

UCSB Professors Elected to Join Ecological Society of America

By Tiffany Park

Two UCSB professors in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology have been elected as fellows of the Ecological Society of America. The two professors, Carla D’Antonio and Joshua Schimel, will join the in...

May 17, 2013

Street Health Outreach Petitions to Allow People to Live in Cars in I.V.

By Tiffany Park

UCSB student organization Street Health Outreach recently created an online petition to allow people to live in their cars in vacant Isla Vista parking lots without risk of being ticketed. The petition, which is entitled...

May 8, 2013

Associated Students COSWB Holds Event to Promote Improvement of Student Diets

By Tiffany Park

The Associated Students Commission on Student Well Being is hosting a lecture and dinner in the Loma Pelona Center this evening to inform students about healthy eating habits. The event is intended to provide a forum to ...

April 24, 2013

Film Highlights Child Poverty in South Africa

By Tiffany Park, Emile Nelson

Angels in Exile — a documentary depicting houseless life for children in Durban, South Africa — was screened in Pollock Theater last night, providing students and other attendees with a unique look at the personal ex...

April 18, 2013

Gauchos Organize Innovative Weekend Leadership Forum

By Tiffany Park

Next Generation Summit — a university-represented conference centered on learning, collaboration and networking — will be hosting their first conference at Corwin Pavilion on May 4 and 5. Represented by nearly all UC...

April 9, 2013

UCSB Students Vote to Bring Movie Premiere on Campus

By Tiffany Park

UCSB currently ranks first in a contest to host a free advanced screening of the Sony Pictures’ upcoming June 12 comedy film, “This Is The End”, directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring an ensemble cas...

April 4, 2013

Organization Plans to Restore Wetlands, Donate to UCSB

By Tiffany Park

The Trust for Public Land recently purchased the Ocean Meadows Golf Club, a 63-acre property in Goleta with plans to restore the area to its natural state of wetlands and eventually donate it to UCSB. In 1965, the Ocean ...

March 5, 2013

A.S. Finance Board Deliberates Campus Organization Funding

By Tiffany Park

Yesterday, Finance Board met and discussed potential funding for 22 clubs and organizations looking to receive financial assistance from UCSB Associated Students. Organizations which requested funding at the meeting incl...

January 30, 2013

Former UCSB Student Develops Innovative Longboard Lock

By Tiffany Park

A new skateboard lock designed by UCSB alum Trevor Vita could provide a solution for students tired of carrying their longboards around campus. Vita, who graduated from UCSB with a degree in environmental studies and a m...