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October 24, 2013

Associated Students Senate Discusses Halloween, New UC President

By David Jackson

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting addressed a wide range of A.S. projects, including the logistics of Halloween preparation and new developments with U.C. President Janet Napolitano.

October 24, 2013

UCSB Hosts Central Coast Sustainability Summit

By Peter Mounteer

On Wednesday, UCSB Sustainability held its third annual Central Coast Sustainability Summit from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Corwin Pavilion.

October 24, 2013

Burglary Occurs in San Clemente Residence Halls

By Staff Report

Burglaries occur in UCSB Housing's San Clemente Village.

October 24, 2013

Local Produce Showcased at All-Natural Farmers Market

By Cole Yamada, Monica Stert

UCSB’s first Gaucho Certified Farmers Market took place yesterday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering an array of fresh produce and baked goods from local farms for the consumption of students, staff and community members...

October 23, 2013

Summit Discusses Habitat Issues on the Central Coast

By Peter Mounteer

UCSB will host the 3rd Annual Central Coast Sustainability Summit at Corwin Pavilion today from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., addressing environmental issues that affect the Central Coast region.

October 23, 2013

Distinguished Author Discusses Vietnam, Current Military Conflicts, Effects of War

By David Jackson

Award-winning novelist Tim O’Brien spoke to students and community members at a lecture titled “After the War,” yesterday at Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall to discuss his experiences as a combat soldier in Vietnam and ...

October 23, 2013

Farmers Market To Offer Sustainable, Local Food Options

By Kelly Lin, Monica Stert

UCSB’s first Gaucho Certified Farmers Market will kick off today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Parking Lot 23, where local farmers will gather to sell fresh produce to students and community members alike.

October 23, 2013

Award-Winning Journalist Sheds Light on Violence in Haiti

By Carissa Quiambao

Acclaimed journalist and global women’s rights activist Anne-christine d’Adesky spoke about the realities and misconceptions of gender-based sexual violence in post-quake Haiti yesterday at the Student Resource Build...

October 23, 2013

Fate of I.V. Properties To Be Decided

By Suzanne Becker

The Isla Vista Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Oversight Committee will decide whether to keep or sell three Isla Vista properties — including the I.V. Neighborhood Clinic, an abandoned church property and a solar-powered p...

October 22, 2013

Serial Killer-Themed, Interactive Haunted House Seeks to Shock SB

By Jessica Floyd

Local theater group Haunt SB will open up its haunted house attraction, the Nightmare House, this Friday at the Fishbon Pescadrome in Santa Barbara.

October 22, 2013

Acclaimed Journalist Speaks Out Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Haiti

By Colene Eng

Award-winning journalist Anne-christine d’Adesky will share her research in Beyond Shock: Charting the landscape of sexual violence in post-quake Haiti — a book published by UCSB’s Center for Black Studies — toda...

October 22, 2013

Author Tim O’Brien To Speak About War, Emotional Healing

By David Jackson

Award-winning novelist Tim O’Brien will present a free lecture entitled, “After the War,” discussing his experiences in the Vietnam War and its relations to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan today at 4 p.m. in Lotte...

October 22, 2013

UC Briefs

By Staff Report

UCSC UC Santa Cruz will host the 2013 North American Economic Science Association Conference this weekend. Experimental economists will spend two days presenting research findings and discussing a variety of economic iss...

October 21, 2013

Nonprofit Holds Music Festival in SB

By Carissa Quiambao, Hannah Nelson

More than 100 local bands and music industry speakers congregated in Downtown Santa Barbara this past weekend at the New Noise Santa Barbara Music Conference & Festival.

October 21, 2013

UC Regent George Kieffer Discusses Student Activism, UC Issues With the Nexus

By Marissa Wenzke

The Daily Nexus sat down with fellow Gaucho, L.A. lawyer, and UC Regent George Kieffer to discuss his time at UCSB, where he advocated tenant rights in Isla Vista and played a unique role in campus-based protests of the ...

October 21, 2013

UC Regent Addresses Administration Concerns

By Carissa Quiambao

UC Regent and UCSB alum George Kieffer met with students Thursday to discuss hot button UC issues such as Board of Regents meeting locations, the student-Regent disconnect, online classes, cuts to state funding for educa...