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October 3, 2012

Students Gather in UCen For Presidential Debate

By Michelle Wu

Tonight, students will gather at the UCen Hub to watch a live broadcast of the first 2012 presidential debate, highlighting the core domestic policy plans of Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican candidate and...

October 3, 2012

Scammers Employ ‘Straw Students’ for Federal Aid Scam at Community Colleges

By Brigitte Naughton

Federal officials are moving to prosecute 21 suspects responsible for a statewide financial aid scam that took a total of $770,000 out of Santa Barbara City College and 14 other community and online colleges. Of the 21 s...

October 3, 2012

Various Organizations Recognize Santa Barbara’s Ecological Advances

By Staff Report

Biochemistry Department Makes Strides in Diagnostic Testing   This month the Journal of the American Chemical Society published findings by chemistry and biochemistry professor Kevin W. Plaxco and his team of resear...

October 2, 2012

Calif. To Utilize New Online Voter Registration

By Patrick Kulp

In an innovative shift in the election process, California citizens may now register to vote online through a new system launched by the California Secretary of State and the Department of Motor Vehicles. Citizens can re...

October 2, 2012

Congressional District Candidates To Discuss Community Issues on KEYT, Live Stream

By Han Bae

Tonight, Santa Barbara news station KEYT and online news outlet Noozhawk will televise a live debate for the position of 24th Congressional District Representative, featuring incumbent Lois Capps and former California Lt...

October 2, 2012

Capps and Maldonado Compete to Represent 24th District

By Staff Report

Amid accusations of shady financial dealings and tax evasion, Democratic incumbent Congresswoman Lois Capps and Republican challenger Abel Maldonado are in a clash to represent the 24th District covering Central Californ...

October 2, 2012

EAP Grant Funds Internships For Students Abroad in Asia

By Staff Report

The Education Abroad Program received a $76,950 grant from the Freeman Foundation, a national organization aimed at promoting relations between the United States and the countries of East Asia, to fund students studying ...

October 1, 2012

Quidditch Lands in Muggle UCSB

By Sruthi Nair

Joining a growing number of Harry Potter fans-turned-athletes across the U.S., Evan Bell founded the Santa Barbara Blacktips last month, a team dedicated to the magical sport of Quidditch. Adapted from J.K. Rowling’s H...

October 1, 2012

Former Researcher Donates, Creates Endowment

By Carissa Quiambao

Emeritus chemical engineering professor Duncan Mellichamp and his wife Suzanne recently donated $2 million in order to establish a new cluster of four endowed chairs at UCSB, making a total of 12 clustered Mellichamp Aca...

October 1, 2012

UCSB Alum Aids Development Of Electric-Powered Longboard

By Patrick Kulp

UCSB alumnus Sho Takahashi is one of the founders of a new company called Boosted Boards, which is aiming to raise $500,000 through a Kickstarter campaign in order to manufacture lightweight electric-powered longboards. ...

October 1, 2012

Recent Study Considers Underlying Factors for Harming, Helping Others

By Rilla Peng

Researchers at the UCSB Center for Evolutionary Psychology presented new findings regarding the psychological motivators behind human cooperation and justice in an article published last Wednesday in the open-access, pee...

October 1, 2012

UCSB Researchers Offer Hope For Marine Life Conservation, Fisheries

By Han Bae

In a report funded by the National Science Foundation, UCSB researchers Daniel Okamoto and Daniel Reed confirmed that adequate food supply increases reproduction and baby fish survival rates by up to ten times in black s...

September 28, 2012

TPS Raises On-Campus Parking Rates To Meet Budgetary Requirements

By Han Bae

The UCSB Parking Ratepayers Board recently implemented a $1.50 increase in long-term parking rates on campus and a $1.00 hike to night and weekend fees as a result of financial constraints on Transportation and Parking S...

September 28, 2012

UC Davis Protestors Reach Monetary Settlement With School Pending Federal Ruling

By Staff Report

Almost a year after the notorious UC Davis pepper-spraying incident, the injured and arrested students have reached a nearly $1 million settlement with the school. Each of the 21 protestors will receive $30,000, with $25...

September 28, 2012

New Class To Explore the Consequences of Plastic Waste

By Arda Jooharian

This quarter, the Department of Geography introduced a new class focusing on plastic usage and the various environmental concerns surrounding the issue. The new project-based class — titled Evaluating the Plastic Waste...

September 28, 2012

Flying Lotus Graces This Year’s Welcome Back Concert Stage

By Han Bae

Renowned Los Angeles DJ Flying Lotus will per- form at Storke Plaza this Saturday night as the featured artist for this year’s annual Welcome Back Concert. The concert will rage from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. and admission is ...