News

January 10, 2014

Annual Butterflies Continue to Migrate into Goleta Grove

By Hannah Nelson, Andrew Myers

Until the first or second week of February, thousands of brightly colored monarch butterflies will continue to descend upon Goleta to find refuge in the Goleta Butterfly Grove. The grove is located on Hollister Avenue an...

January 10, 2014

Mary Lambert Moves Audience Through Tears, Laughter in the Hub

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night, singer-songwriter Mary Lambert performed at the Hub in a free concert for students, sponsored by Associated Students, UCSB Women, Gender and Sexual Equity, Queer Commission and the Hub.

January 9, 2014

Mary Lambert To Spread ‘Same Love’ Singing at UCSB

By Staff Report

Tonight UCSB students will have the chance to see a performance in the Hub by rising vocalist Mary Lambert, who recently garnered worldwide attention by writing and singing the chorus to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ hit ...

January 9, 2014

UCPD Chief Explains Tobacco Ban to A.S. Senate

By David Jackson

Associated Student Senate reconvened for the first meeting of the year last night, covering a wide range of topics including the University of California Student Association — or UCSA — budget, the new UCSB ban on sm...

January 9, 2014

Farmers Market: Eat Locally

By Carissa Quiambao

Every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Gaucho Certified Farmers Market has planted itself in the parking lot behind the Student Resource Building, bringing products like fresh bread, honey, jam, popcorn and tons of v...

January 9, 2014

San Miguel Hosts Support Panel For Sexual Violence Survivors

By Michael Coronado

Students got the chance to learn how to support and meet the needs of partners who have been survivors of sexual violence in a panel entitled “How to Date a Survivor” that was held last night at San Miguel Formal Lou...

January 9, 2014

Get Outdoors: Campus Clubs Offer Adventure

By Aditya Tadanki

It is no secret that many students here at UCSB chose the school for non-academic reasons. With sunny skies and nature all around, the location can be argued as second to none.

January 9, 2014

Obama To Present Prestigious Award to UCSB Faculty

By Elliott Wright

At the start of this year, UCSB Assistant Physics Professor David Weld and Assistant Professor Rouslan Krechetnikov of Mechanical Engineering received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or ...

January 9, 2014

Show Me the Money

By Daniel Slovinsky

An Alameda County appellate court ruled last month that the University of California is not compelled to publicize information on the investment performance of its venture capital funds under the California Public Record...

January 8, 2014

Shi’s the Man: Researchers Collaborate with ERI Alum

By Hannah Nelson

UCSB’s Earth Research Institute has been measuring changes in cloud formations, land masses and ocean currents for years, but now the organization is collaborating with the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Scienc...

January 8, 2014

Santa Barbara: A Gang Warzone?

By Marissa Wenzke

City Files Temporary Gang Injunction, Elicits Community Outrage

January 8, 2014

UC President Opposes ASA Israeli Boycott

By Cole Yamada

UC President Janet Napolitano recently issued a statement rejecting the American Studies Association’s call for an academic boycott of Israel.

January 8, 2014

Who’s Watching Your Keystrokes?

By Peter Mounteer

Internet Creeping Emerges As Potential Method of Evaluating Applicants in Competitive Job Market, College Admissions

January 7, 2014

Sk8 or Die: Group Makes Headway on Skate Park

By Jackson Kerr

Isla Vista may be welcoming a new skate park after a dozen local skaters attended an Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District (IVRPD) meeting in December to protest converting PerfectPark into a parking lot.

January 7, 2014

Gevirtz School of Education Evaluates Effectiveness of Gang Reduction Programs

By Elliott Wright

Researchers from the Gevirtz School of Education recently helped evaluate a $1.5 million grant of state funds awarded to three cities in Santa Barbara County, with these funds intended to reduce youth gang activity.

January 6, 2014

UCSB Bans Smoking on Campus

By Peter Mounteer

The policy also prohibits smoking in personal vehicles if they are on university property, including parking lots and roadways, and eliminates any areas on UC campuses that have been previously designated as smoking area...