Brittany Tholan

August 27, 2014

Former A.S. President to Run in County Election

By Brittany Tholan

This fall’s county elections will determine just how much of District 6 — ranging from student-clustered Isla Vista to the multi-million dollar residences of Hope Ranch — is “all Abboud it.”

May 28, 2014

T-Shirt Companies Donate Proceeds to Victims’ Families

By Brittany Tholan

In response to Friday night’s tragic events, Greek U, Hashtag Fifty Co. and Isla Vista Screen Printing are selling t-shirts to support victims’ families.

May 19, 2014

UCSB Students Swarm to Extravaganza 2014

By Brittany Tholan

Thousands of students got on their knees for Diplo yesterday at the 36th annual Extravaganza music festival at Harder Stadium.

May 19, 2014

Film Screening Portrays Former Miss World’s Recovery from Rape

By Brittany Tholan

The Carsey-Wolf Center aimed to spark a conversation on sexual assault with last Thursday’s screening and discussion of Brave Miss World, a documentary on the rape of Linor Abargil, Miss World 1998, and her subsequent ...

May 8, 2014

Grad Students Win Fulbright Scholarships

By Brittany Tholan

Graduate students Elijah Bender and William Dewey have been named Fulbright scholars, giving them the opportunity to travel across the globe to perform research in India and Japan.

May 5, 2014

Self-Governance in Isla Vista: An Uncertain Future

By Brittany Tholan

When tear-gassed strangers came stumbling down Pasado Road, lost and confused after the Deltopia riots, local parks official and 30-year Isla Vista resident Pegeen Soutar did more than offer them washcloths and water. As...

April 24, 2014

SB 850 Bill To Be Reviewed by CA State Senate

By Brittany Tholan

The California State Senate will convene today to hear SB 850, a bill introduced by Senator Marty Block that aims to help create one million new jobs by 2025 by offering select community colleges the chance to grant bacc...

April 16, 2014

A.S. Ballots Present Initiative for UCen Renevations, With a Cost

By Brittany Tholan

During next week’s Associated Students Elections, students will decide whether or not to implement a $20 quarterly student fee for a multi-million dollar renovation of the University Center.

April 15, 2014

A.S. Senate Forms Committee to Revise Isla Vista Master Plan

By Brittany Tholan

The A.S. Senate recently passed a resolution for revisions to the Isla Vista Master Plan, a 104-page guide to local development that was denied approval in 2007 and has since been gathering dust.

April 11, 2014

UCSB Club Hosts Indian Dance Competition

By Brittany Tholan

Eight of the top Indian dance teams in the nation are coming to Santa Barbara to participate in Nachle Deewane, the first-ever Bollywood and Bhangra competition.

April 10, 2014

Acclaimed Comedic Author to Read at UCSB

By Brittany Tholan

Award-winning author and Columbia University professor Gary Shteyngart will perform a free public reading from his latest memoir, Little Failure, tonight at 8 p.m. in Campbell Hall.

April 3, 2014

New Program Welcomes Professional Writers to UCSB

By Brittany Tholan

UCSB students have the chance to meet and interact with real-life filmmakers, journalists, creative writers and other professional writers and scholars through a new program called the Diana and Simon Raab Writer-in-Resi...

March 6, 2014

Moby Dick’s Disaster

By Brittany Tholan

Last weekend’s storm took a turn for the worse as waves pummeled concrete benches, obliterated a boat under the Goleta Beach pier and gave Saturday morning breakfast at Moby Dick Restaurant a dash of salt when a high s...

February 26, 2014

Take Back the Night Begins Week-Long Campaign

By Brittany Tholan

Take Back the Night, an Associated Students organization aimed at combating rape culture and sexual harassment at UCSB, has taken up a week-long campaign against street harassment, armed with spray paint, posters, t-shir...