http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:31:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Helen Tracey      World Kindness Day was on Wednesday, Nov. 4 this year, and the Peer Health interns from the Health and Wellness Center came out in full force for the “Science of Happiness” event, held from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the lawn across from the Career and ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/science-of-happiness-event-promotes-a-positive-way-of By: Kelly Jones      The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (SBCPHD) received 11,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine in the past week; however, very little of it will go to UCSB, contrary to prior rumors that the vaccine would be available to students this month.      “At this time, ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/uncertainty-surrounds-h1n1-vaccine Helen Tracey On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the alcohol ban on the beaches in the Isla Vista area after the temporary emergency ban implemented as a result of last year’s Floatopia expired. “Some of the beaches already had a ban,” said ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/bottles-be-banned-board-of-supervisors-approve-alcohol-ban-on-iv-beaches Desmond White What is Bean Night, an uninformed SB plebeian might ask. It's only the hottest Open Mic night in Isla Vista going down every Monday night from 8:30 to 10:30 PM at 6714 Sabado Tarde, better known by its inhabitants as the Rainbow House. Be prepared for personal space invaders, ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/bean-night-saves-lives Autumn, to some, evokes feelings of change: students start school, farmers harvest summer’s bounty, and you can’t wear white anymore. As the temperature drops, even in California, my thoughts inevitably drift to pho. Pho, for the uninitiated, is superficially quite simple. It’s a type of Vietnamese beef soup with rice noodles, ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/a-pho-throwdown Aisa Villanueva It’s almost finals time again, and you find yourself buried knee-deep in notes, with a siding of random pen marks on your fingers. Reviewing has sucked the life out of you, leaving nothing but eye bags in its path. Drained, all you want to do is curl up under ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/salvation-in-one-cup-or-two Brennan Preggs      Concerned about having a good time with out spending money? Leave your wallet in your pocket and follow some of suggested free things to due on the Santa Barbara tourism website, www.santabarbara.com. Bulging with cost free adventures and sights to see Santa Barbara has plenty to do. So ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/free-things-around-santa-barbara Kelly Jones      In a decision made to offset current budget cuts, UC Santa Barbara will be eliminating the Exercise and Sports Studies department by August 2010, which will end the ESS minors, classes, and all internships created by the department.      What students are fighting for now is ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/students-protest-closing-ess-department Aisa Villanueva      I’ve lived most of my life in the Philippines. It is part of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), which in a smaller way is like the European Union (EU), in that it facilitates smoother travel for citizens of member nation states with the ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/love-at-first-sigh-a-memoir-of-singapore Helen Tracey According to the National Cancer Institute, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her life. With this truth in mind, UCSB students came out in full force for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, sporting everything from “I «3 Boobies” pins to literature about breast cancer prevention.  Here’s ... http://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2009/11/on-campus-breast-cancer-awareness-activism