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May 27, 2015

Speaker Gives Talk Against Same-Sex Marriage

By Christopher Chen

UCSB Anscombe Society held its inaugural lecture Tuesday night at Buchanan Hall, hosting former George Mason University economics professor and Ruth Institute president and founder Jennifer Roback Morse to present argume...

May 26, 2015

New Storage Service To Assist On-Campus Residents

By Max Fernbacher

The student-run storage service company known as BoxCamp will offer summer storage and delivery for UC Santa Barbara students moving out of on-campus residence halls during the last two weeks of Spring Quarter.

May 24, 2015

One Year Later: Candlelit Vigil and March Remembers Students Lost

By Staff Report

Storke Tower rang out six times Saturday evening to begin a moment of silence as part of the Candlelit Vigil and March held to commemorate the students lost in the events of May 23 last year. UC Santa Barbara students, f...

May 22, 2015

Talk Examines Military, University Sexual Assault

By Peter Mounteer

The Campus Advocacy Resources & Education office hosted a lecture on military sexual trauma (MST) by assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work Kristen Zalesky in the Flying A room Thursday morning.

May 22, 2015

Students Win New Venture Competition With BAC Monitor Startup

By Carissa Quiambao

This year’s New Venture Competition (NVC) Finals awarded its annual $10,000 grand prize to student tech start up Milo, a business projected to create a device that proactively monitors the blood alcohol content (BAC) o...

May 21, 2015

Isla Vista Remembers May 23rd

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) will host the Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Walk this Saturday in Storke Plaza as part of a series of events in remembrance of the events of May 23 last year.

May 21, 2015

Last A.S. Senate Meeting Discusses Rollover Funds

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in the UCen’s Flying A Room to discuss legislation in the last meeting of the current Senate’s term.

May 21, 2015

UCSB Professors Discuss Historical View on ISIL

By Christopher Chen

International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) and UCSB History club co-hosted a talk titled “ISIS: A Historical Perspective” at Buchanan Hall Wednesday night during which UCSB history professors di...

May 21, 2015

Scientists Debate Harms and Benefits of GMOs

By Kendra Witt

UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) co-hosted a debate titled “The 2015 Arthur N. Rupe Debate: The Use of Genetically Modified Organisms in Food” at Campbell Hall Wednesday night to...

May 20, 2015

Event Discusses Combating I.V. Racism, Sexism

By Supriya Yelimeli

The MultiCultural Center (MCC) and English professor Felice Blake hosted a remembrance titled “Come Together/In Memory of the I.V. Tragedy: A Discussion with Felice Blake” on Tuesday in the MCC to create a healing sp...

May 20, 2015

A.S. Senate Joint Committee Reviews Bills

By Beth Lebens

The Associated Students Senate Joint Committee on University Affairs and Constitution and By-Laws (CBL) met for the last time this quarter on Tuesday in the UCen’s Goleta Valley Room to discuss five Senate bills.

May 20, 2015

Record-Breaking Mountaineer Speaks at Campbell

By Carissa Quiambao

Austrian mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the world’s first woman to climb all fourteen 8,000 meter mountain peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen, spoke at Campbell Hall Tuesday night about her 8,611 meter ...

May 19, 2015

Fathers Speak on Gun Safety, Control

By Cheryl Sun

Fathers of two victims of the events of May 23 last year spoke at an event titled “Turning Tragedy into Activism: Why We Got Involved in the Gun Safety Movement – A Conversation with Richard Martinez and Bob Weiss" a...

May 19, 2015

Psychologist To Discuss Healing

By Supriya Yelimeli, Juliet Bachtel

UC Santa Barbara Academic & Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) Senior Consultant and Psychologist Beth Cohen will hold a discussion on psychological healing titled “The Impact of the Isla Vista Tragedy: One Year Later” ...

May 19, 2015

A.S. Meeting Reallocates Funds

By Supriya Yelimeli

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee held its last meeting of the quarter on Monday in the State Street room of the UCen to discuss reallocation requests from four campus organizations.

May 18, 2015

‘We’re fUCked’ Campaign Ends With Rally

By William Leiva

The Associated Students Office of the External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) held a rally in front of Storke Tower on Friday to conclude the week-long “We’re fUCked” campaign to protest the proposed U...