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March 4, 2013

Regents Form Panel To Begin Search for Successor to President Yudof

By Staff Report

The University of California Board of Regents has created a special committee to begin the search and nomination process for selecting a new president of the UC system, who will succeed current UC President Mark Yudof. Y...

March 4, 2013

UCSB Hopes To Scientifically Inspire Others with Nanoscience Festival

By Carly Bates

The UCSB Nanofabrication Facility will host a nanoscale science festival called NanoDays at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on March 16 and 17. Sponsored by the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network,...

March 1, 2013

Students, Congressmembers Call for UC Healthcare Reform

By Daniel Slovinsky

University of California President Mark Yudof stated that the UC is considering removing the cap on UC student health insurance, after Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Lois Capps and eight other congressional representatives submitted...

March 1, 2013

Williams Proposes Bill to Ban Inhumane Trapping

By Rosalinda Diaz

Assemblymember Das Williams recently proposed a bill aimed at ensuring humane wildlife treatment by wildlife trapping industries. Private nuisance wildlife control operators are currently licensed by the state of Califor...

March 1, 2013

UCSB Disc Golfer Achieves World Record At Isla Vista Fundraiser

By Jimmy Chang

UCSB Disk Golf team member Mike Sale recently broke the world record for the most disc golf holes played in a 24-hour period. Sale accomplished the feat last month during a fundraiser in Isla Vista, which was celebrating...

February 28, 2013

A.S. Senators, Community Groups Debate New Resolution’s Validity

By Carissa Quiambao and Arda Jooharian

During last night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, various campus organizations came forward in public forum to address the recent controversy surrounding the UCSB Confessions and UCSB Hook-Ups Facebook pages. Two...

February 28, 2013

Goleta Remembers Oil Field Shelling of 1942

By Kevin De Bree

Last Saturday marked the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Ellwood Oil Field in Goleta — the first and only attack on U.S. mainland soil by a foreign nation since the War of 1812. The attack occurred at roughl...

February 28, 2013

Goleta Earns High Ranking on List of America’s Safest Cities

By Kristie Ko

Goleta is reportedly one of the safest cities in the country according to NeighborhoodScout[[.com]], an enterprise-grade data collector for every neighborhood and city in the United States. The Santa Barbara County subur...

February 28, 2013

UCSB Anthropologist Receives Praise for Upcoming Book

By Hannah Nelson

Over the course of four years, UCSB anthropologist Jeffrey Hoelle spent a total of 18 months in Acre, Brazil tapping rubber and rounding up cattle while studying the social dynamics contributing to deforestation in the A...

February 28, 2013

Foundation Awards Prestigious Fellowship to Assistant Professor

By Shannon Ham

David Weld, assistant professor of physics at UCSB, has been awarded a two-year $50,000 fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to aid and further his research. Founded in 1934, the Alfred Sloan Foundation awards ...

February 27, 2013

Organization Educates Students About Stress, Eating Disorders

By Haley Kulik

Yesterday, Active Minds hosted the first in a series of three informational events from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. across from the Student Resource Building as part of this year’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Ac...

February 27, 2013

Weekend Wrap-Up 2/27

By Jimmy Chang

Over the weekend, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of alcohol related incidents and theft cases. According to IVFP Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, a burglary occurred on Friday night on the 6500 block of Sabado...

February 27, 2013

Theoretical Physicist Expounds on Potential For String Theory To Explain Mechanics of Universe

By Chris Nebergall

On Monday evening, UCSB Arts & Lectures hosted a lecture in Campbell Hall featuring prominent string theorist Brian Greene called “Explaining the Elegant Universe.” Greene is known for popularizing theoretical ph...

February 27, 2013

SB Food Delivery Website Experiences Major Growth After Initial Slow Start

By Scott Camp

Local food delivery service SB Menus has grown considerably since it was founded four years ago by former Santa Barbara City College students Dusty Stutsman and Bryan Brand. The website allows users to order delivery or ...

February 27, 2013

Facebook Pages Cause Free Speech Controversy

By Marissa Wenzke

A.S. Senate Bill Ignites Debate on Censorship Over ‘UCSB Confessions’ and ‘UCSB Hookups’   The national student rights organization FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, has reported on an...

February 26, 2013

Trio of Gaucho-Friendly Sites Strive to Simplify Student Life

By Jennifer Chang

A UCSB alum and current student have constructed LandlordRater and CollegeCourseRater, two sites providing UCSB students with informational reviews on off-campus housing options and academic courses, respectively. The si...