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April 30, 2015

Guest Professor Lectured on Vaccination and Public Policy

By Cheryl Sun, Supriya Yelimeli

Northwestern University economics professor Charles Manski gave a lecture titled “Mandating Vaccination with Unknown Indirect Effects” to outline different methods of making public policy decisions regarding compulso...

April 30, 2015

Talk Aims to Challenge Borders of Public Education

By Kelly Lin

Professor will speak tonight to discuss undocumented students’ engagement in activism in the public education system

April 29, 2015

Nakamura Speaks on LEDs

By Peeka Zimmerman, Christopher Chen

Nobel Laureate and UC Santa Barbara materials and electrical and computer engineering professor Shuji Nakamura gave a talk on his Nobel Prize-winning research on blue light-emitting diodes last night in Campbell hall.

April 29, 2015

Meeting Discusses Term Lengths

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Isla Vista residents, county representatives and UC Santa Barbara Associated Students met Tuesday night in the I.V. Clinic Building for the weekly self-governance meeting held by Assemblyman Das Williams’ office to dis...

April 27, 2015

A.S. Business Committee Runs Low on Funds

By Supriya Yelimeli

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met in the State Street Room of the University Center on Friday to address funding requests regarding reallocation and cultural events.

April 27, 2015

Prof. To Talk on Malware, Cybersecurity

By Juliet Bachtel

UCSB computer science professor Giovanni Vigna will give a lecture titled “The Evolution of Malware” in the Pacific View Room tonight at 4 p.m. as part of the Davidson Library’s Pacific Views: Library Speaker Serie...

April 26, 2015

Representatives Discuss Sexual Assault Policy, Culture

By Peeka Zimmerman

State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and California Assemblyman Das Williams, representatives of the Santa Barbara area, held a forum to discuss university handling of sexual assault last Thursday night at Lotte Lehmann Con...

April 24, 2015

Community Discusses Food Systems, Sustainability

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Isla Vista Food Co-op and UCSB Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) hosted a community talk to discuss food sustainability at the Food Co-op on Tuesday night.

April 24, 2015

A.S. Elections End With Near-Sweep

By Staff Report

This year’s Associated Students elections ended with Open People's Party (OPP) candidates taking three of the four available A.S. executive board seats, an independent candidate taking one seat and a general OPP sweep ...

April 23, 2015

Talk To Discuss Sexual Assault

By Erin Gurewitz

Santa Barbara Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and Assemblyman Das Williams will give a talk titled “Sexual Assault on College Campuses” in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall today at 8 p.m.

April 23, 2015

Senate Covers Deltopia Stats, Food Bank, UCen

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum, Alyssa Schmidt

Associated Students Senate met last night in the UCen’s Flying “A” Room to discuss Deltopia crime statistics, A.S. Food Bank funding and events to commemorate the anniversary of the May 23rd tragedy.

April 23, 2015

Armenian Students Hold Candelight Vigil

By Erin Gurewitz

UCSB chapter of Armenian Student Association (ASA) commemorates 20th-century genocide of 1.5 million

April 21, 2015

A.S. Finance Considers Student Funding Requests

By Megan Mineiro

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met Monday afternoon in the State Street Room of the University Center to hear funding requests from six student organizations, but funded only one organization due ...

April 19, 2015

Fraternity Brothers Walk a Mile in Heels

By Juliet Bachtel

The Sigma Pi and Kappa Sigma fraternities hosted Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Friday night, leading a march from Storke Tower to Embarcadero Hall as part of a movement to end rape, sexual assault and gender violence.

April 16, 2015

A.S. Food Bank Aims to Educate Students

By Kelly Lin

The Associated Students Food Bank and UCSB Sustainability held a Food Justice Forum on Wednesday for students, staff and faculty to discuss food issues on campus.

April 16, 2015

A.S. Candidates Discuss Community Issues

By Alyssa Schmidt, Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Candidates for the offices of Associated Students (A.S.) President, Internal Vice President, on-campus senator and university owned off-campus senator discussed key issues in an open forum Thursday afternoon at the Hub.