Stephany Rubio

January 9, 2018

Mudslides, Flooding Limit Northbound Access to Santa Barbara

By Stephany Rubio

Flash Flood warnings will remain in place for areas burned by the Thomas Fire until Tuesday afternoon and heavy showers are forecasted for the area.

August 15, 2017

MCC, Beloved Community Host Memorial for Lives Lost in Charlottesville

By Stephany Rubio

Over 50 students, faculty and community members gathered in the MultiCultural Center Monday afternoon for a candlelight memorial for the lives lost amidst the racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

August 9, 2017

Condoleezza Rice To Speak in Santa Barbara This January

By Stephany Rubio

Former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set to appear at the Arlington Theatre on Jan. 25 to share her knowledge about global affairs, national security and education.

July 9, 2017

County Wildfires Drop Ash in Isla Vista, Reduce Air Quality

By Stephany Rubio

The Alamo fire is burning near the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County line. It started on July 6 and has reached up to 23,867 acres. The fire was 10 percent contained on Saturday night.

June 23, 2017

‘Daily Show’ Host Trevor Noah to Visit Santa Barbara in January

By Stephany Rubio

Comedian and “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is performing a stand-up show on Jan. 19 at the Arlington Theatre as part of the 2017-18 UCSB Arts & Lectures season.

June 8, 2017

American Indian Student Association Wins OSL Group of the Year

By Stephany Rubio

The UC Santa Barbara Office of Student Life (OSL) has named the American Indian Student Association (AISA) as the 2017 OSL Group of the Year for fostering Native American academic outreach and opportunity.

June 5, 2017

A.S. Votes To Boycott Gio’s Until Management Issues Apology

By Stephany Rubio

Associated Students passed a resolution this past Wednesday to boycott Giovanni’s Pizza in Isla Vista after the restaurant staff allegedly discriminated against a Mexican customer.

May 31, 2017

Senate To Vote on Boycotting Gio’s Pizza

By Stephany Rubio

Associated Students (A.S.) will be voting Wednesday on a resolution to boycott Giovanni’s Pizza in Isla Vista.

May 18, 2017

Sexual Assault Reports Up in I.V.

By Stephany Rubio

It is unknown what exactly has prompted the increase, but the issue has been at the center of Associated Students’ elections platforms and the recent sexual assault sit-in on May 3 and 4 in Cheadle Hall.

May 4, 2017

Students Return to UCSB Chancellor’s Office to Reiterate Demands for Sexual Violence Reform

By Supriya Yelimeli, Josh Ortiz, Stephany Rubio, Jose Ochoa

The demands ranged from infrastructure — more lighting on Slough Road, a Survivor Resource Center — to community agreements involving the UC Police Department, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol and UCSB Counseling and Psych...

May 2, 2017

Students Produce List of Demands for UC Worker Rights Following May Day Rally

By Stephany Rubio

Campus employees, labor unions and student coalitions gathered at Storke Tower this Monday for May Day, an international day of action to support workers and immigrants around the world.

May 2, 2017

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Debunks BLM ‘Myths’ at Campbell Hall

By Stephany Rubio

Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza gave a keynote speech at Campbell Hall last Wednesday for UC Santa Barbara’s BLM Week, discussing the grassroot’s origins and “unwarranted reputation and myths” about th...

April 28, 2017

Campus United Dominates Associated Students Election for Second Year Running

By Josh Ortiz, Maura Fox, Jose Ochoa, Tamari Dzotsenidze, Stephany Rubio, Phi Do

The party won four of five executive seats, save one which is a nonpartisan student advocate general. Students elected 16 Campus United candidates and 9 candidates from the newly formed Isla Vista Party to A.S. Senate.

April 25, 2017

BLM Co-Founder Alicia Garza To Speak at UCSB

By Stephany Rubio

Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza will be the keynote speaker for the “Black Liberation: The Rose That Grew From Concrete” event on Wednesday evening, during which she will be sharing her thoughts about the ...

April 19, 2017

External Vice President of Statewide Affairs Debate: Dagnachew vs. Hsu

By Stephany Rubio

Candidates running for External Vice President of Statewide Affairs discussed sustainable statewide networks, lobbying and student accessibility in the Hub on Wednesday for this week’s A.S. elections’ candidate forum...