UCSB Library Receives Thoreau Collection
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Davidson Library’s Thoreau Edition a grant of $245,000 last month, giving UCSB a 28-volume trove of writings from the famed author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau. The Thoreau Edition consists of a vast collection of letters, journals and writings collected over the course of the admired transcendentalist’s […]
I.V. Community Mourns UCSB Student’s Death
Friends gathered at Campus Point Tuesday Sept. 6 to mourn the death and commemorate the life of UCSB student Mark Andrew Romasanta, II. The 22 year-old Santa Barbara native was last seen on the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive at 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 28 and was reported missing by his family after failing […]
Revamped UCen To Welcome Local Shop, Healthy Eateries
This Fall, four business spaces within the University Center will close their doors to make way for new on-campus vendors including the Alternative Copy Shop, Subway, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos and Root 217. The Alternative Copy Shop is relocating from its Pardall Road location, where it has been since 1975, to replace the FedEx store that […]
UC Deals With Slashed Funding
The UC Office of the President recently released its annual report on UC system-wide employee compensation, highlighting the decline in state funding but also showing an increase in revenue generated by medical centers and research sources. According to the report, the total system-wide payroll saw an unusually small increase from $9.88 billion to approximately $10 […]
UCSB to Welcome New Students at Convocation
New Student Convocation will take place on September 19 from 3 to 4 pm on the Faculty Club Green to welcome freshmen and transfer students to the greater UCSB community of scholars and students. The ceremony will feature speeches from UCSB Chancellor Henry T. Yang, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Michael Young, Executive Dean of […]
Insurance Hikes Fees, Expands Health Coverage
Beginning Sept. 18, all UC students will fall under a newly restructured Student Health Insurance Plan. The new program will cost $300 more per year for undergraduates but now includes dental coverage in addition to existing medical, mental health, vision and pharmaceutical services. The self-funded plan, which was introduced to graduate students on six UC […]
Santa Barbara Remembers 9/11 Events 10 Years Later
Santa Barbara County residents gathered at several local memorials on Sunday to honor the victims of the September 11 attacks exactly 10 years after the tragedy struck. The events included a “Day of Remembrance” at the Santa Barbara courthouse’s Sunken Gardens, the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept.’s “Service of Remembrance,” sponsored by four Montecito churches, […]
UCSB Goes 3-0 to Win Santa Clara Tournament
The UCSB women’s volleyball team swept the competition last weekend, going 3-0 to win the Santa Clara Tournament. Ranked third in the Big West preseason polls, the Gauchos (5-4) entered the tournament with a 2-4 record, but left at above .500 for the first time since beating St. Mary’s in the first game of the […]
Gauchos Tie Visiting Villanova
The result of Sunday’s game against visiting Villanova was not the shutout that the UCSB men’s soccer team was hoping for. However, the 0-0 double- overtime draw allowed the team to escape with a still unbeaten record of 4-0-1, and its third straight shutout. “It didn’t go as planned,” junior midfielder Machael David said. “But […]
Isla Vista: Breeding Ground for Drunk, Arrogant Clones
Sagaba: To be misunderstood by the world, even by your friends at times. It means “suffering,” according to the Blue Scholars of Seattle. And yes, I am suffering, to be perfectly honest. I feel like many among me are too, so I have the will to describe it. Living in Isla Vista, CA shouldn’t be […]