Dahyana Barraza

April 3, 2016

Deltopia Crowds, Arrests, Citations Down for Second Straight Year

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Dahyana Barraza, Siboney Arias

Despite the ubiquitous parties and red cups in Isla Vista this Deltopia weekend, preliminary statistics show that crowd size, arrests and citations decreased for a second straight year.

April 3, 2016

Adopt-A-Block Volunteers Clean up I.V. After Deltopia

By Dahyana Barraza

A crowd of Adopt-A-Block volunteers faced a foggy afternoon on Sunday, gathering to clean up the remnants of a Deltopia much quieter than previous years.

March 4, 2016

UCSB First Awards Grants to Campus Philanthropies

By Dahyana Barraza

UCSB First awarded 11 grants to campus philanthropic organizations at its annual Philanthropy Awards Dinner on Wednesday in Corwin Pavilion.

February 22, 2016

Dance Marathon Raises Money for Children’s Hosptial

By Dahyana Barraza

Students participated in a full 12 hours of dancing, games and activities to raise money for Cottage Children's Hospital in UCSB’s third annual Dance Marathon on Saturday from noon to midnight in Robertson Gym.

January 27, 2016

Student Regents Discuss Roles, Recruitment

By Dahyana Barraza

Student Regent Abraham “Avi” Oved and Student Regent-designate Marcela Ramirez visited UCSB on Tuesday where they held an informational session regarding their roles, the Student Regent recruitment process and issues...

January 11, 2016

Nonprofit Hosts Concert to Benefit Children in Need

By Dahyana Barraza

Student-run nonprofit Kids Helping Kids (KHK) hosted its annual Benefit Gala Concert featuring Grammy-nominated NEEDTOBREATHE and Johnnyswim at the Granada Theater this weekend.

January 7, 2016

Benefit Concert for Youths In Need

By Dahyana Barraza

Kids Helping Kids (KHK), a student organization at San Marcos High School, will host their annual Benefit Gala Concert at the Granada Theatre Saturday, an event that has raised millions of dollars for local and internati...

December 3, 2015

Winter Warm-Up To Collect Blanket Donations

By Dahyana Barraza

Santa Catalina’s South Hall Council will be hosting the Winter Warm-Up to collect blanket donations for Santa Barbara’s Casa Esperanza 24-hour homeless shelter until Saturday, Dec. 5.

November 23, 2015

Transgender Day of Remembrance Commemorates Lives Lost to Violence

By Dahyana Barraza

La Familia de Colores hosted their annual “Transgender Day of Remembrance” event on Friday to commemorate the group’s co-founder, former UCSB student and transgender Latina activist Zoraida Reyes, and transgender i...

November 22, 2015

UCSB Minority Associations Host Discussion on Nationwide Racial Tensions

By Dahyana Barraza

The Latino/a UCSB Network Association and the Asian Pacific Islander Alliance hosted “Calling In: Cultivating Racial Consciousness & Inclusivity” on Thursday, where panelists discussed racial tensions on university c...

November 9, 2015

California Recovery Conference Held, Aims to Remove Stigma of Addiction

By Dahyana Barraza

Gauchos for Recovery and the Student Health Alcohol and Drug Program hosted the 2015 California Unified Collegiate Recovery Conference (CUCRC) this weekend at UCSB to educate students on collegiate recovery programs. The...

November 8, 2015

Music Headliners Take the Stage for IVRPD’s First Fridays

By Dahyana Barraza

Mosh pits, bands and psychedelic projections welcomed students who preferred the sobering glow of Perfect Park to the rowdy crowds and drunken students of Del Playa Drive on Friday. Initially conceived by I.V. Open Lab, ...

November 5, 2015

I.V. Resource Fair To Provide Information on Local Organizations

By Dahyana Barraza

Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) and Associated Students Food Bank is holding the Isla Vista Resource Fair Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the A.S. Pardall Center to provide the community with food and...

October 26, 2015

UCSB Organizations Host Talk on North Korea Refugees

By Dahyana Barraza

UC Santa Barbara Delta Sigma Pi and the Korean American Student Association (KASA) co-hosted members of Liberty in North Korea (LINK) to speak on North Korean refugees Friday evening at Broida Hall. LINK is a non-profit ...