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September 27, 2012

Mesa Resident Discovers Body of Local Attorney On Beach; Foul Play Not Suspected Factor

By Staff Report

A body found near Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara on Sep. 20 has been identified as 60 year-old Santa Barbara local Christopher Evan Marks. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, Santa Barbara police received ...

September 27, 2012

Improved Computer Lab Opens in the UCen To Students’ Approval

By Staff Report

The UCSB University Center recently opened a new computer lab on the ground floor across from Nicoletti’s Coffeehouse. The new lab features 24 brand new 23-inch monitors connected through a Dell Wyse system that elimin...

September 27, 2012

Physics Researcher To Present Lecture on MRI Research and Applications at Anacapa School

By Arda Jooharian

This coming Thursday, national award-winning Assistant Professor of Physics Ania Bleszynski Jayich will kick-start the Open Breakfast Club guest speaker series at Anacapa School in Santa Barbara with a lecture discussing...

September 27, 2012

National Honors Awarded to Two UCSB Chemistry Professors By ACS

By Rilla Peng

UCSB chemistry professors Peter Ford and Craig Hawker have both received national honors from the American Chemical Society and will be presented with their respective awards at the ACS awards ceremony in New Orleans on ...

September 26, 2012

Attias Released to Supervised Outpatient Facility

By Han Bae

Eleven years after former UCSB student David Attias ran his car into an Isla Vista crowd killing four, Santa Barbara Judge Thomas Adams approved his petition to be released to an outpatient treatment program in Ventura C...

September 26, 2012

UC Regents Sue Disney, Facebook, Wal-Mart, Search for Budget Solutions

By Marissa Wenzke

Last week at UCSF Mission Bay, the UC Board of Regents met to discuss methods of coping with budget cuts for the 2012-2013 school year and simultaneously entered into litigation against Disney, Wal-Mart and Facebook over...

September 26, 2012

Davidson Library Renovation Plan Approved for Upcoming Year

By Sruthi Nair

As the UC Board of Regents approved $71 million in funding for ongoing renovations to Davidson Library at their meeting last week, UCSB will launch its multi-year construction plan to add a multimedia lab, an honors stud...

September 26, 2012

Isla Vistans Saved by Seaweed Following Perilous Cliff Jump

By Staff Report

Two men were injured last week after falling from cliffs along the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista. On Sept. 12, emergency personnel responded to a call at around 1:30 a.m. regarding a man who had fallen roug...

September 26, 2012

United Nations Special Rapporteur and UCSB Global Studies Professor Richard Falk Weighs in on Gun Control, Shootings

By Patrick Kulp

In the wake of the Colorado movie theater tragedy, the Wisconsin Sikh temple hate crime and other incidents, violent mass shootings became an alarmingly frequent occurrence this past summer, prompting national controvers...

August 22, 2012

Welcome to the Happiest Place on Earth

By Katherine Friedman

Parents: Remain calm. Your sons and daughters are likely far more competent than you give them credit for; after all, they were accepted to UCSB in its most competitive application cycle yet. I’m not going to sugarcoat...

August 22, 2012

UC Davis Lieutenant Pike Ends Tenure at Campus

By Arda Jooharian

UC Davis campus police officer Lt. John Pike, who infamously doused unarmed student protesters with pepper spray last November, ended his tenure at the campus late last month. The campus has not released details regardin...

August 22, 2012

Frequent Shark Sightings Cause Concern in Locals

By Staff Report

As Discovery Channel’s 25th annual Shark Week came to a close, three shark sightings were reported in the Santa Barbara area in less than a month. The most recent sighting occurred this past Sunday near Goleta Beach Pi...

August 22, 2012

UCSB Environmental Research Teams Spearhead Groundbreaking Projects

By Staff Report

Urban Water Contamination Study Backed by a $1.25 million contribution from veteran water industry exec- utive Henry Wheeler, Jr., UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Environmental micro- biology pro...

August 2, 2012

Late Night Stabbing Results in Multiple Injuries

By Patrick Kulp, Marissa Wenzke

UCPD officers and Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Department deputies responded to a reported stabbing incident last Saturday at 2:17 a.m. at a residence on the 6700 block of Trigo Road. The altercation began inside th...

August 2, 2012

Marijuana Legalization Simulation Stirs the Pot During Weed Debate

By Patrick Kulp

Last week, the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History assembled a panel of four experts to hold a town hall-style discussion on possible outcomes of hypothetically legalizing marijuana. ...

August 2, 2012

UCSB Professors are Granted Award for Biology Program

By Staff Report

UCSB researchers earned a $1.2 million Science Education Partnership Award from the National Institutes of Health to create a preschool biology curriculum for low-income Latino children. Laura Romo, associate professor i...