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October 13, 2010

Campaign Strives to End Cruelty

By Emily Hunt

Last night a group of roughly 50 activists marched down Pardall Road with candles in hand, silently lending their support to survivors of domestic abuse.

October 13, 2010

Decorated Scientist To Host Lecture

By Matthew Schneider

Nobel Prize winner William Phillips will deliver a presentation entitled “Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff in the Universe” to a full house tonight at 8 p.m.

October 13, 2010

Proposition 23

By Emmanuel Lopez

Passed by the state legislature in 2006, AB 32 is a state law that requires California’s greenhouse gas emission levels to return to what they were in 1990 by the year 2020.

October 13, 2010

Locals Rise for Safer Streets

By Doug Flanagan

Milpas Street residents and business owners gathered Tuesday to formally announce the formation of the Milpas Community, a group dedicated to reducing the amount of prostitution, drugs, panhandling and public defecation ...

October 12, 2010

California Candidates To Face Off

By Alexander Colletta

Campus Democrats and College Republicans will host a televised broadcast of the debate between gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman at the University Center Hub this evening.

October 12, 2010

Marine Mucus Mucks Up Ocean

By Amy Montemayor

Researchers have found that oil released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill has caused stressed-out phytoplankton to create massive globs of “sea-snot”.

October 12, 2010

A.S. Axes Funds for Voting Event

By Veronica Smith

Associated Student Finance Board reported allocating $31,315 to 12 student organizations at last night’s meeting, leaving $62,481.24 in the unallocated budget.

October 12, 2010

Budget Increases Aid for UC

By Zane Way-Henthorne

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently allotted $3 billion to the University of California in his 2010-11 state budget.

October 12, 2010

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Garik Hauer

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to an assault with a deadly weapon this weekend, as well as several burglaries and a number of alcohol-related offenses.

October 11, 2010

A Gaucho’s Guide to Voting in Santa Barbara County

By Garik Hauer

The Nov. 2nd General Election is right around the corner and the deadlines to register are fast approaching. The following is important information you should know before heading to the polls...

October 11, 2010

Locals Fight Energy Measure

By Rosellen Rother

Dozens of UCSB students and community members convened at Pardall Tunnel last Friday to protest Prop 23.

October 11, 2010

UCSB Teachers Study Females Kissing

By Joey LeBlanc

Odds are, if you’ve been to a few parties in Isla Vista you’ve seen it happen: girls locking lips to attract male attention, to explore their sexuality, maybe just to satisfy an impulse or for curiosity’s sake.

October 11, 2010

American Soldier To Visit, Tell Stories of Foreign Conflict

By Samantha Diego

Iraq War veteran Captain Paul Chappell will share his insight into war and peace tonight at 8 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.

October 11, 2010

Sword-Dueling Group Initiates a Fresh Season of Competition

By Dale Fairclough

Touché — an eloquent word usually reserved to commend a friend’s well-executed joke — has a more practical application for UCSB’s fencing team.

October 11, 2010

SB Walkers Urge Heart Healthiness

By Curtis Wright

Over 500 participants gathered downtown on Saturday morning for the Start! Santa Barbara Heart Walk to work on the prevention and treatment of the county’s number one cause of death.

October 11, 2010