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October 11, 2012

Student Senate, A.S. Executive Director Discuss Need for Increased Student Space on Campus

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

The Associated Students Senate held their weekly meeting last night and discussed issues regarding ongoing campus development and further engaging the student body in tackling the current budgetary obstacles facing the U...

October 11, 2012

Thomas Merton House to Provide Cross-Cultural Activities on Campus

By Adam Courtin

The Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative will open a new house at the former location of the University Religious Conference, simultaneously developing the URC Interfaith Fund to provide funding for cross-cultural a...

October 10, 2012

Capps, Maldonado Talk Issues At Public Debate

By Carissa Quiambao

Last night Democratic congresswoman Lois Capps and Republican candidate Abel Maldonado faced off at the 24th Congressional District Candidate Debate, hosted by the UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center and The Santa Barbara Independen...

October 10, 2012

UCSB Hosts 40th Title IX Anniversary, Honoring Equality

By Han Bae

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX — a law that prevents anyone’s exclusion from college educational and athletic programs on the basis of their gender and mandates equal amounts of s...

October 10, 2012

Amateur Astronomers Gather To Admire the Wonders of the Universe

By David Johnston

The Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit set up three of their high-powered telescopes along Manzanita Beach last night from 7 to 10:30 p.m. for UCSB Astronomy Night, magnifying stellar phenomena with up to 1,000 times the st...

October 10, 2012

Tidbits of News From Around the UC System

By Staff Report

UC Profs Earn $500,000 Grants UCLA neuroscientist Elissa Hallem and UC Riverside emeritus art professor Uta Barth were among 23 fellows — including a journalist, a physicist, a composer, a historian and scholars in var...

October 10, 2012

Severed Natural Gas Line Brings On Local Residential Evacuation Orders

By Staff Report

Yesterday afternoon, gas company workers successfully sealed a leak in a natural gas line located south of the Storke Family Housing complex. Southern California Gas Company personnel stopped the leak at about 1:15 p.m. ...

October 9, 2012

New Development Approved by City Officials Near Marketplace

By Makeena Geurts

Last week, the Goleta City Council approved construction of the city’s largest development plan — a combined residential and business complex on Hollister Avenue — since its incorporation into the county in 2002. T...

October 9, 2012

UCSB, Independent To Host Maldonado, Capps Debate Tonight

By Staff Report

Current 23rd District Congresswoman Lois Capps and challenger Abel Maldonado will square off on campus tonight in a debate hosted by UCSB’s Carsey-Wolf Center and the Santa Barbara Independent. The debate, which is one...

October 9, 2012

UCSB To Reduce Carbon Emissions With Fuel Cell Technology

By Chris Nebergall

UCSB is now home to project Bloom Energy Server, a new type of solid oxide fuel cell technology that dramatically increases power generation efficiency by converting fuel into electricity. Producing over 1.75 million kil...

October 9, 2012

Funding From Local Residents Keeps Art Community Thriving

By Brigitte Naughton

According to a study by the national organization Americans for the Arts, Santa Barbara is a top economic player in the arts realm with local arts programs and audiences spending $46 million more than similar programs in...

October 8, 2012

SB Sheriff’s Dept. Suspects Arson in I.V. Apartment Fire

By Staff Report

A structure fire that began in an apartment complex on the 6500 block of Trigo Road early Sunday morning is suspected to be a case of arson. Authorities speculated that the fire was started sometime between 5 and 5:30 a....

October 8, 2012

Pastor’s New Book Chronicles Isla Vista’s ‘Jesus Burgers’ Tradition

By Tiffany Park

A new book written by Isla Vista Church lead pastor Jason Lomelino details how one of Isla Vista’s more devout weekend traditions — handing out free ‘Jesus Burgers’ on Friday nights — has affected the lives of ...

October 8, 2012

Pardall Carnival Brings I.V. Community Together

By Marissa Wenzke

On Saturday, students, families and other Isla Vista residents gathered in the heart of town in celebration of this year’s fourth annual Pardall Carnival. Isla Vistans flocked to the small beach community’s central s...

October 8, 2012

UCSB Professor To Speak at Free Public Forum on Economy

By Scott Camp

UCSB international political economy professor Benjamin Cohen and SBCC economics and finance professor Peter Naylor will speak at the public forum “Fixing the Global Economy: Austerity, Stimulus or What?” on Oct. 17 ...

October 8, 2012

Santa Barbara Journalism Initiative to Supply Public With Alternate News Outlet

By Aaron Vasey

A new nonprofit enterprise journalism project called the Santa Barbara Journalism Initiative is being spearheaded by the Santa Barbara Foundation to promote journalistic interests and provide the Santa Barbara community ...