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April 13, 2015

Professors Present at TEDxUCSB

By Kendra Witt

Five professors from various university departments spoke about recent developments in their research and other ideas at the third annual UCSB TEDx talk on Saturday in Embarcadero Hall in Isla Vista.

April 10, 2015

Divestment Resolution Passes to A.S. Senate

By David Jackson, Peter Mounteer

The Associated Students Senate External Affairs Committee formally passed to the A.S. Senate, by a secret vote of six-to-one, a resolution to divest from companies profiting from human rights violations in the Israel-Pal...

April 10, 2015

UCSB MUN Wins Award For Second Year

By Addie Burk

UCSB Model United Nations (MUN) won an Outstanding Delegation award for the second year in a row while representing Kuwait and Luxembourg at the National Model U.N. conference in New York last Thursday.

April 9, 2015

TEDxUCSB To Feature Professors In Search of ‘Next’

By Kendra Witt

The third annual UCSB TEDx event, featuring live talks from five professors from the university’s chemical engineering, computer science, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE), and sociology departments, will be ...

April 9, 2015

Political Activist To Lecture On Experience in Egyptian Revolution

By Danny Kolosta

Egyptian political activist Abdallah Helmy Shehata will give a guest lecture on his involvement in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and the organization of social protests that led up to it in 3824 Ellison Hall today at 4 p....

April 9, 2015

Committee to Erect I.V. Shooting Memorial

By Beth Lebens

Students and faculty met to continue plans for an art installation

April 9, 2015

Brooks Discusses Death, Careers at Campbell

By Josh Ortiz

Op-ed columnist, best-selling author highlights significance of important human traits and virtues beyond résumé appeal

April 9, 2015

New Arbor Mural Assembled

By Juliet Bachtel

Students for Justice in Palestine erect mobile mural, sparking West Bank, Gaza Strip debate

April 9, 2015

Senate Talks C.A.P.S., More

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum, Alyssa Schmidt

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night at the UCen in the Flying “A” room to discuss the expansion of Counseling and Psychological Services (C.A.P.S), the present campaign to condemn UC budget cuts, the f...

April 9, 2015

A Year in Women’s Prison, A Night at Pollock Theater

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Carsey-Wolf Center presented a special screening of the Netflix television series “Orange is the New Black” (OITNB) on Wednesday night in Pollock Theater as a part of their TELEtalk series, which examines histori...

April 8, 2015

Author Lectures on Social Pressure of Technology

By Juliet Bachtel

Writer and fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia Matthew B. Crawford gave a lecture on modern technology and the mind Tuesday night in Campbell Hall.

April 6, 2015

UCSB Students Travel to Ferguson for Alternative Spring Break

By William Leiva

Community Affairs Board (CAB), an official board of the Associated Students Legislative Council comprised of students who do community service events, went on a trip to Ferguson, Missouri, during spring break to conduct ...

April 6, 2015

Former Navy SEAL Speaks On New Book

By Alyssa Schmidt

Former Navy Sea, Air, Land Teams (SEAL) soldier and best-selling author Eric Greitens spoke at Campbell Hall on Thursday night on his recently released book Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life, a compila...

April 6, 2015

Lecture Talks About Reintroducing Extinct Animals

By Juliet Bachtel

The UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) hosted a talk on the possibilities of resurrecting extinct life by Oliver A. Ryder titled “Conservation, De-Extinction, and the Future of Life” in the HSSB McCune Co...

April 2, 2015

A.S. Senate Committee Tables Divestment Talks

By Peter Mounteer, David Jackson

The Associated Students Senate External Affairs Committee tabled a resolution to urge divestment from companies profiting from human rights violations in “Palestine/Israel” for one week at a meeting of the committee ...

April 2, 2015

A.S. Senate Meeting Discusses UC Divestment, Anti-Semitism

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum, Alyssa Schmidt

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in Corwin Pavilion where it discussed bills calling for University of California (UC) divestment from companies allegedly committing human rights violations in the West ...