Congrats to The Fourth Estate
November 13, 2019
The work of student journalists on the staff of the Fourth Estate was selected for publication in the Winter Issue of the Communication: Journalism Education Today, a publication of the Journalism Education Association (JEA). When submitting his article "Nuclear Energy: Advantages and Issues," or con...
League of Legends World Championship
Wesley Schulz, Writer
November 12, 2019
This past weekend was the culmination of months of hard work for FunPlus Phoenix, a Chinese League of Legends team that has just won the world championship. Starting at 4 am Pacific Standard Time FPX began their 3 game series against G2 Esports to be crowned world champion. This is the second time in a ro...
OK Boomer
Andreas Jackson, Writer
November 12, 2019
As a concept “OK boomer” is just like any other internet joke or meme; however, some folks have taken deep offense to the saying. In particular, Bob Lonsberry on twitter said that “Okay boomer is the n-word of ageism.” While the majority of people disagree with Mr. Lonsberry, his comments sho...
WWI Players
Boning (JZ) Zhang, Sports Co-Editor
November 12, 2019
101 years ago, the “Great War” officially came to an end. WWI is constantly argued as the war that marked the beginning of the end for Great European civilization. It ushered the introduction of ideological conflict and the emergence of fascist and communist states. Additionally, it saw the invention...
Yale Young Global Scholars
November 11, 2019
Dear Friends of NNSP, My name is Melissa Dwelley, and I work for a global summer program at Yale University. I'm reaching out to the NNSP community to spread news of our program for talented high school students. Thank you for sharing this opportunity with your network! Yale Young Global Scho...
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Contest
November 11, 2019
Once you create an account, look for the “West Art Region At Large” and “West Writing Region At Large” links on the left side of the website. Max critical essay length = 3,000 words. Deadline = December 3, 2019. https://www.artandwriting.org/what-we-do/the-awards/guidelines-deadlines/ Art Cat...
African Adventures For Laguna Blanca’s Zack Moore
November 10, 2019
11/7/2019 BY LESLIE DINABERG, SB INDEPENDENT When Zack Moore travels to Ghana this November, his second journey to the West African coast will take his educational voyage full circle. The Laguna Blanca STEM coordinator and science instructor began his teaching career in 1997 as a physics and scie...
OK Hand Gesture Declared “White Supremacist Hate Symbol” By Anti-Defamation League
Jacob Self, Writer
November 8, 2019
The commonplace hand gesture often used by us Americans for a very long time has suddenly been declared a symbol of white supremacy by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). A self-styled "hate watchdog" that has the ear of mainstream press all over Europe and the United States, the ADL is a nonprofit organization...
Beto Abandons the Race
Ian Brown, News Editor
November 6, 2019
Beto O’Rourke, who first rose to prominence in his Senate race against Republican Ted Cruz, has officially ended his bid for President as of November 1st. The Texas Democrat had been plagued by relatively low poll numbers and a lack of funding for quite some time, and despite his best efforts to break...
WIT AND WHIMSY EXHIBITION DEBUTS AT CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY SHOWCASING LOCAL ARTISTS IN NEW COUNTY COLLECTION
November 5, 2019
Mr. Uyesaka's work is in a group show that opens this Thursday @ The Channing Peake Gallery in the county building. Here's the link to more information. Wit and Whimsy Exhibition
Community service opportunity at SBIFF
October 29, 2019
Community service opportunity at SBIFF My name is Lena Childers and I am the Volunteer Coordinator for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. I am reaching out regarding an upcoming community service opportunity at our event. We are now recruiting volunteers for our 2020 event, to be held Ja...
News Editor
Ian joins our staff this year as News Editor. He likes skiing, backpacking, and running! Ian mostly enjoys writing about national politics for either op-ed or news.
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Dare enjoys watching movies, baking, and relaxing (especially in the sun). She most enjoys writing about new trends, relevant issues, and keeping up to date with our current culture.