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November 8, 2012

UCSB Physicist To Hold Discussion on Higgs Boson Discovery

By Maryam Shamroukh

Today, physics professor Jeffrey Richman will give a talk at the Chancellor’s Community Breakfast entitled “From the Big Bang to the Higgs Boson in Less Than an Hour,” discussing the discovery of the elusive Higgs ...

November 8, 2012

A.S. Senate Discusses New Investments, Debates Financial Affairs

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

During the Associated Students Senate meeting last night, senators voted against funding for the Chinese Student Association upon recommendation from the Finance Board. They also approved the Investment Advisory Committe...

November 7, 2012

New I.V. Residence Gives Discounts to Economics, Engineering Majors

By Jimmy Chang

November 7, 2012

UCSB Engineering Program Holds Orientation for Competition to Encourage Student Innovation

By Adam Courtin

Tonight, the UCSB Technology Management Program will host its orientation session for the 14th annual New Venture Competition at Broida Hall, supplying students with preliminary information about the entrepreneurial cont...

November 7, 2012

Pollock Theater To Host Series of Movie Screenings

By Brigitte Naughton

The Pollock Theater will launch its “Script to Screen” series through screenings of the movies Dead Poets Society and 10 Things I Hate About You, which will be followed by Q&A sessions with the respective screenw...

November 7, 2012

Campus Groups To Rally Voters, Discourage Apathy

By Rilla Peng

  Voter Registration Volunteer Coalition and UCSB CalPIRG are hosting a local youth voting campaign today from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the Santa Rosa Residence Hall lawn in order to prevent student apathy toward voting ...

November 7, 2012

Lecture To Explore Effects of Rising Sea Level

By Hannah Nelson

This Friday, the 2012-13 Critical Issues in America series will kick off this year’s theme of “Figuring Sea Level Rise” with its first installment, which will discuss the role of global warming and rising sea level...

November 7, 2012

UCSB Red Cross Joins Hurricane Relief Effort

By Staff Report

In light of ongoing natural disaster relief efforts on the East Coast, the UCSB American Red Cross group will host a blood drive today in front of the Thunderdome from 1 to 5 p.m. UCSB Red Cross is holding the drive in c...

November 6, 2012

2012 Ballot Measures Incite Significant Oppositional and Support Funding for Issues

By Jonathan Rogers

Monetary influence on the democratic process will be explored this week as Californians head to the ballot box to decide on a variety of heavily funded social and economic propositions. Initiatives offered on the ballot ...

November 6, 2012

Acclaimed Author Hector Tobar Wins Luis Leal Award

By Maryam Shamroukh

Last Wednesday, Los Angeles Times journalist and internationally acclaimed novelist Hector Tobar was awarded UC Santa Barbara’s 2012 Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature at a ceremony held in th...

November 5, 2012

UCSB Joins Program to Explore Effects of Urbanization in Ghana

By Samhita Saquib

A study by UCSB geography researchers and researchers at San Diego State University, George Washington University and the University of Ghana will analyze land change in the country of Ghana and its ties to both rural to...

November 5, 2012

Associated Students Discuss Hurricane Relief, I.V. Lighting

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

In contrast to last week’s lengthy meeting, the Associated Students Senate completed business in under three hours at this week’s meeting, which was rescheduled for Thursday to accommodate Halloween celebrations. Dur...

November 5, 2012

Annual Mexican Literature Conference Celebrates Influential Authors, Hosts International Scholars

By Nelson Moreno

UCSB held its 15th annual colloquium celebrating Mexican literature, which consisted of a three-day series of events beginning last Thursday and continuing until Saturday. The colloquium took place on campus and in downt...

November 5, 2012

UC Online Education Program To Open Courses to Non-UC Students

By Ashley Jordan

In light of plans to begin offering online UC courses to non-UC students, UC Online Education Interim Director Keith Williams discussed various short and long-term development plans regarding the future of the UC Online ...

November 5, 2012

Daily Nexus Presents Proposition Endorsements

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Proposition 30: yes This ballot initiative provides the students of the University of California system the long-awaited break from continuous tuition hikes they have endured and fiercely campaigned against in recent yea...

November 2, 2012

Voters To Decide on Tax Increases, Education Funding With Prop 30

By Rosalinda Diaz

With Proposition 30 on this season’s election ballot, California voters will have the chance to determine whether California’s pub- lic education sector — including the University of California and California State...