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October 17, 2013

UCSB Mock Trial Program Slays Competition at SLO

By Daniel Slovinsky

Last weekend, the UCSB Mock Trial B team took first place, and the A team placed in fourth place at a tournament hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the first Mock Trial event of the year.

October 17, 2013

Cooplearn Bridges the Gap Between Studying and Social Media

By Chelsea Brandwein

Cooplearn, an academic social media page intended to facilitate study groups and other scholastic activity amongst students, is starting to catch on in the UCSB community.

October 17, 2013

UC Regent Kieffer Speaks at A.S. Senate Meeting

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

October 17, 2013

Applications, Acceptances for Law Schools Decrease

By Peter Mounteer

Kaplan, Inc. recently conducted a survey revealing 54 percent of law school admissions officers have reportedly cut the number of students to be offered admission for the 2013-2014 school year.

October 16, 2013

Student Groups Question New UC President

By Jun Ong

Human Rights Board met Monday night to discuss the organization of a teach-in geared toward informing students about the controversies surrounding newly appointed University of California President Janet Napolitano. Si...

October 16, 2013

Serengetee Welcomes UCSB Students

By Kelly Lin

Several UCSB students are joining the socially-conscious apparel company Serengetee, a new and growing business with a company mission to “wear the world” by incorporating hand-chosen fabric from other countries into...

October 15, 2013

UCSB Fall Career Fair Begins Today at Corwin

By Staff Report

UCSB’s two-day Fall Career Fair kicks off today in Corwin Pavilion , with “Science, Technology and Engineering Day” beginning today from 1 to 4 p.m. and an “All Major Day” tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m.

October 15, 2013

New Art Display Debuts in Davidson Library: A Highlight of Marginalized Communities

By Colene Eng

Yesterday marked the debut of Davidson Library’s “Altered States,” an exhibition featuring works of art from Los-Angeles based Chicana artist Diane Gamboa.

October 15, 2013

Film Event Examines Major Social Issues Growing in the U.S.

By Jackson Kerr

The critically acclaimed HBO documentary, “American Winter,” which reveals a personal look at the economic recession’s effect on eight different middle-class] American families, will screen tonight at 7 p.m. in Pol...

October 15, 2013

UC Campuses To Become Smoke, Tobacco-Free as of January 2014

By Chelsea Brandwein

UCSB is currently making the shift to going totally smoke-and-tobacco-free, as all universities in the 10-campus UC system will be officially designated as non-smoking beginning Jan. 1, 2014.