The Santa Barbara Coroner’s Bureau identified the decedent as 19-year-old Benjamin Scott Schurmer from Ojai, California.
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The Isla Vista Community Services District partnered with environmental organization Earthcomb LLC to expel post move-out litter on the streets of Isla Vista this summer and launched a Move-In Educati...
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ACA 6 would require employees under the UC to be held to basic state labor standards
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The California Institute of Technology Submillimeter Observatory telescope will be fully removed by December 2033 at the latest.
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UCSA alberga SOS annual, anunciando objetivos de la campaña para el año 2023-24
La asociación estudiantil de la Universidad de California albergó su Student Organizing Summit anual el agosto 4-6 en Pomona, California. Una delegación de estudiantes de la oficina del Vicepreside...
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Comidas faciles de hacer desde tu dormitorio que te recuerden a casa
Debo advertirte, vivir en los dormitorios es una tarea para los de corazón fuerte, especialmente des-acostumbrarse a la comida calientita y rica de tu mama o el acceso a una cocina completamente equi...
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A.S. EVPLA Summer Update
The External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA) acts as a student representative to Isla Vista governmental agencies and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, and an intermediary betwee...
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Powerhouses versus props: the “it” factor in female representation
Haley Joseph critiques common caricatures of women in the media, and wonders what makes a character, as the kids say, an "It Girl".
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Stories from Storke: What I wish I knew my freshman year
Haley Joseph, Alice Zhang and Bhavya Uniyal reflect on what they learned during their first year at UCSB.
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The restoration of history: how art transforms the narrative
Haley Joseph takes inspiration from curator Diana Nawi’s guest lecture and reflects on how art informs the present.
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UCSB Women’s Soccer Falls to Cal Poly in Big West Opener
The UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team’s 2023 conference opener came to a disappointing end as they fell to the California Polytechnic State University Mustangs 3-1. The game was the beginni...
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UCSB baseball players Jared Sundstrom and Sam Whiting taken in 2023 MLB Draft
After successful seasons from outfielder Jared Sundstrom and pitcher Sam Whiting for the UC Santa Barbara baseball team, the players were rewarded for their efforts as they were drafted 307th by the S...
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Hudson Barrett racks up end of the year awards
Freshmen pitcher Hudson Barrett earns prestigious awards around the nation.
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In Review: Season two of “The Bear” raises the stakes and serves up chaos
Season two of “The Bear” gets the best of both worlds. Long takes and fast cuts, antithetical elements that all come together to create a moving depiction of grief and how having a passion can bec...
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In Review: Metro Boomin’s contribution to “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
While the incorporation of soundtracks into movies is nothing new, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” provides a refreshingly new take on rap influences within animated movies.
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Guide to the Isla Vista band scene
With dozens of student-created bands, concerts and events dedicated to music, Santa Barbara is a music hub of its own. Here is Artsweek’s official guide to the I.V. music scene.
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Simply Stated: Is your morning oat milk latte bad for you?
Plant-based milk alternatives have been on the rise and, more recently, oat milk has become a popular choice. Almost every coffee shop you walk into will have oat milk as an alternative for lattes and...
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UCSB alum oversees program achieving fusion ignition breakthrough
In December 2022, the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved a historic breakthrough in science by facilitating a successful fusion ignition — a game changer f...
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Simply Stated: Curious about curiosity? Why do we seek answers?
Curiosity, the trait concerning an individual’s propensity to seek new information, is highly variable. How does it shape the lifelong journey of learning? Is it university students' best learning a...
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Brace for impact! Upperclassmen fortify campus as freshmen arrive
Freshmeat will be here before you know it, and as the strong, wise, and mature upperclassmen, we must be ready.
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First day of school dos and don’ts for freshmen
Print this out, laminate it and carry it around at all times for easy perusal.
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Everyone is in Europe this summer except for you
The nausea that you get from being on TikTok for 15 hours every day is the nausea you wish was from a 15 hour flight to Spain.
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In Photos: Thrifting in Isla Vista
Student-run thrift organizations, such as the Isla Vista Trading Post (IVTP), host frequent weekend events featuring live music and a wide selection of clothes. At the end of Winter Quarter 2023, IVTP...
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In Photos: Earth Day
Every year, UC Santa Barbara’s own Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board gears up to host their well-known and well-loved I.V. Earth Day Festival. The event, held in Ansiq’Oyo’...
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In Photos: Italian Cooking Night
With rain drizzling outside and warm light aglow, the UC Santa Barbara Italian Club hosted an Italian cooking night with Katie’s FUNd Program in collaboration with Chef Dario Furlati from the restau...
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Take advantage of California fig season with this fall salad
Salads have a reputation for being boring and unsatisfying, but this variation, packed with a variety of fresh and cooked ingredients, challenges that assumption.
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Welcome fall with apple cinnamon rolls
Not only do these rolls taste amazing, but your whole house will smell like a Bath & Body Works apple spice candle.
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New restaurants, notable closures and food news in and around I.V.
During the summer months, the food scene in Santa Barbara County has witnessed drastic changes — the loss of longtime Isla Vista eatery Pho Bistro, the opening of Isla Vista’s first mini food hall...
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