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May 2, 2013

UCSB Scientists Treat Infant Autism in Study

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Researchers at the UCSB Koegel Autism Center recently completed a study in which they successfully treated three infants for autism, with plans to expand their research and provide more infants with such treatment. Koege...

May 2, 2013

Work on New Ocean Science Education Building Resumes

By Shannon Ham

After a several month hiatus, construction on UCSB’s Ocean Science Education Building is continuing under new management and could be completed as early as next month. Construction was stalled last April after local co...

May 2, 2013

SBCC Crowned Winner of Aspen Prize for Excellence

By Jennifer Chang

Santa Barbara City College was awarded the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence along with Walla Walla Community College in Washington this past March. The two winners, as well as the runners-up with distinction,...

May 2, 2013

Falk Addresses Controversial Boston Bombing Post

By Suzanne Becker

UCSB visiting professor and United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Falk recently became enmeshed in a flurry of controversy after publishing a blog post entitled “A Commentary on the Marathon Murders,” in which he...

May 2, 2013

Reel Loud Film Festival Hosts Carnival, Movie

By Kristie Ko

Today, the Reel Loud Film Festival will be hosting a free carnival and screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s film “Rear Window” on the SRB Lawn, with carnival events beginning at 4:30 p.m. Planned by Director of Reel Lou...

May 2, 2013

32nd Annual Summit Discusses State of Economy

By Scott Camp

UCSB Arts & Lectures is collaborating with the UCSB Economic Forecast Project to host the 32nd Annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit this morning at Granada Theater. The event will include discussions of the cu...

May 2, 2013

Students Get Involved in Local Community for Volunteer Week

By Kaitlin Cuskey

The Community Affairs Board is currently hosting their first Volunteer Week, a six-day series of events offering volunteer opportunities and information for students on campus. So far, the week’s events have emphasized...

May 2, 2013

Ice Skating Club To Present Annual Ice Blocking Event

By Jimmy Chang

The UCSB Ice Skating Club will hold its Xtreme Ice Blocking event near the lawn by the UCen facing the lagoon this Friday at noon. Xtreme Ice Blocking is an annual event and currently the only on-campus event the UCSB Ic...

May 1, 2013

Secure Coding Competition Awards UCSB Students Third-Place Prize

By Hannah Nelson

Last week, fourth-year computer science majors Dane Pitkin, Nathan Crandall and Justin Rushing took third place at a global hacking competition in Singapore called Hardcode. The secure coding competition — a collaborat...

May 1, 2013

Students Bring Custom Surfboards to Isla Vista

By Carly Bates

Isla Vista will be welcoming a brand new surfboard business called The First Floor, which will be retailing customized, handcrafted surfboards. UCSB students Jeff Svoboda and Will Howard have turned their passion for sur...

May 1, 2013

Students Rally Against Sexual Assault in I.V.

By Arda Jooharian

Associated Students organization Take Back the Night gathered at Anisq’ Oyo’ Park yesterday evening to rally through the streets of Isla Vista in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Beginning at 5 p.m., gro...

April 29, 2013

Police Pursue Reckless Driver Through Isla Vista, Suspect Flees Damaged Vehicle, Turns Himself In

By Emile Nelson

UCPD officers attempted to stop a black Ford Fusion for driving recklessly in Isla Vista on Saturday night but were led on a brief car chase that ended in an accident on El Colegio Road. On Saturday, a patrolling UCPD of...

April 29, 2013

UCSB Professor Cohen Weighs In on North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

By Gregory Ferguson

Saber-rattling can once again be heard reverberating from the Korean Peninsula as the North Korean government renews its aggressive rhetoric against its southern counterpart and American ally. The country has threatened ...

April 29, 2013

Goleta Tech Branch Product Helps Locate Boston Bomb Suspect

By Suzanne Becker

The Goleta branch of FLIR Systems, a thermal imaging company, helped manufacture an infrared-sensing chip that recently assisted Boston police in seeking out suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The chip a...

April 29, 2013

Students Vote in Favor of Every Fee Proposed in Campus Election

By Arda Jooharian, Carissa Quiambao

The results of the Campus Elections Commission’s 2013 fee initiatives were released yesterday, wrapping this year’s election season with a unanimous passage of all presented fees. Students voted to increase the under...

April 29, 2013

Pride Week To Host Multitude of Events

By Carissa Quiambao

UCSB Pride Week kicks off today with opening ceremonies held in Storke Plaza from noon to 2 p.m. and will culminate on Saturday, May 4 with the Isla Vista Pride Festival in Anisq’ Oyo’ Park. Today’s ceremony will b...