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October 8, 2012

Grant To Supply Rescue Gear To Santa Barbara Fire Dept.

By Neil Fasching

Last month, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department received a $599,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to fund the purchase of up to 25 defibrillators for rescue ambulances and other emergency vehic...

October 8, 2012

Representative Receives Honor For Supporting Public Education

By Marissa Wenzke

Last week, Congresswoman Lois Capps was named a ‘Champion for Children’ by the national children’s advocacy group First Focus Campaign for Children for her history of prioritizing education during her career. Capps...

October 8, 2012

Prestigious World Universities List Gives High Marks to UCSB

By Han Bae

British periodical Times Higher Education ranked UCSB as 35th of the 200 top universities in the world and 17th of all universities that provide degrees in engineering and technology. The rankings are based on a world su...

October 8, 2012

Santa Barbara County’s Newest Newspaper Releases First Issue

By Staff Report

This week, the Santa Barbara Sentinel — the newest media outlet to enter the Santa Barbara County news sphere — released its first issue, in light of closures of other local news sources. The newspaper features secti...

October 8, 2012

Group Planning Goleta Mosque Receives Hate Mail, Requests Police Protection at Meetings

By Mark Salay

After receiving a large quantity of hate mail regarding a proposed mosque in Goleta, the City of Goleta is now requiring police presence in all city meetings discussing the building proposal. The planned mosque, which wo...

October 5, 2012

Former UC Riverside Chancellor to Manage 23-Campus Cal State System

By Staff Report

Yesterday, the California State University Board of Trustees appointed former UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White as the leader of the CSU, the largest four-year public education system in the country. White will repla...

October 5, 2012

UCSB Engineering Assistant Professor Wins Award For Research on Coffee Spillage

By Mackensie Minniear

UCSB mechanical engineering assistant professor Rouslan Krechetnikov was selected for the 2012 Ig Nobel Prize for studying the physics behind “coffee sloshing” during the 22nd annual award ceremony at Harvard Univers...

October 5, 2012

Haitian Cholera Epidemic Inspires Heated Documentary

By Marissa Wenzke, Patrick Kulp

Last night Direct Relief International and the UC Haiti Initiative packed Campbell Hall for a free screening of the documentary Baseball in the Time of Cholera, which takes a critical look at the recent cholera outbreak ...

October 5, 2012

Local Girl Scout Troop To Build Shelter for Migratory Butterflies

By Maryam Shamroukh

Goleta Girl Scout troop 50853 is partnering with the Devereux Foundation to plant a sustainable Monarch Waystation for migrating butterflies tomorrow at 9 a.m. at Isla Vista Elementary School. Devereux California, a trea...

October 4, 2012

Free Climber To Discuss Career at Lecture Series

By Christina Lavingia

Avid free climber and world-record setter Alex Honnold will speak for the first event in UCSB’s annual Natural High Lecture Series tonight at 6 p.m. in Isla Vista Theater #1. Admission for the event is free and Honnold...

October 4, 2012

UCPD Aims to Promote Student Safety by Hosting Annual Guidance Programs

By Carissa Quiambao

UC Police Department officers will begin conducting their annual Informational Outreach for this year’s fresh- men, addressing various safety concerns through informational sessions held in residence halls. UCPD has ho...

October 4, 2012

A.S. Deals With Spike in Crime, IRS Woes at First Senate Meeting

By Arda Jooharian

At the first Associated Students Senate meeting of the 2012-13 school year last night, student senators tackled weighty topics including tax issues with student honoraria as well as a local spike in crime. The Senate’s...

October 4, 2012

Bug Infestation Leads To Destruction of Local Farm and Garden Produce

By Staff Report

A swarm of bagrada insects has taken up residence in the Santa Barbara area, affecting organic farms as well as home gardens in the area. Though bagrada bugs originate in Senegal, Egypt and Zaire, they have spread to sou...

October 4, 2012

UC Haiti Initiative and Direct Relief Co-Host Haiti Film Event

By Staff Report

A free screening of the documentary “Baseball in the Time of Cholera” and a panel discussion on reconstruction efforts in Haiti will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Speakers will include Direct Relief Int...

October 3, 2012

Brown Signs New Bill To Ease UC and CSU Student Tuition Hikes

By Rosalinda Diaz

Last week, Governor Jerry Brown signed the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act, which requires at least a 30-day notification for a proposed tuition increase and a minimum 90-day period befor...

October 3, 2012

UCLA’s Luskin Hotel & Conference Center Set to Begin Construction September 2013

By Arda Jooharian

The UC Board of Regents granted full approval for the construction of a 250-room hotel located in the heart of the UCLA campus last month. The Board’s Committee on Grounds and Buildings unanimously approved support for...