Vicky Munro

June 22, 2016

Refugees Sink or Swim in Controversial Game

By Vicky Munro

Nic Cann, a UCSB alumnus from Melbourne, has created a smartphone game to help alleviate an ongoing international refugee crisis.

April 14, 2016

Le1f, Junglepussy Get Close with Hub

By Vicky Munro

Judging from the success of the UCSB Drag Show the night before, it wouldn’t have been unreasonable to anticipate that the Hub’s free concert to round off Pride Week would draw a big crowd.

February 18, 2016

Part One: Isla Vista Gets Down to Business

By Vicky Munro

A wide array of businesses are drawn to the busy streets of Isla Vista (I.V.), with new hopefuls arriving every year to compete for the interest of thousands of young adult customers. From chains like Starbucks to indepe...

February 11, 2016

SBIFF Awards Johnny Depp with Modern Master Award

By Vicky Munro

The rumours allegedly began earlier in the day but, by 8:20 p.m. on Thursday evening, people were beginning to worry that Johnny Depp might not show up to collect his Maltin Modern Master award from the Santa Barbara Int...

February 4, 2016

UCSB Professors Rate RateMyProfessor

By Vicky Munro

RateMyProfessors.com allows students to anonymously evaluate professors on a five-point scale for categories like helpfulness, clarity and even their professor’s “hotness.”

December 3, 2015

The Yes Store Hosts Annual Event Showcasing Artists

By Vicky Munro

The Yes Store is an arts cooperative in Downtown Santa Barbara, open from November to December each year, which sells handmade goods from local artists. The pop-up store has operated since 1968 and is run entirely by art...

November 27, 2015

Dope Metaphors in the Hub

By Vicky Munro

An event held on a Sunday evening is never going to get a huge turnout, but at a showcase featuring fledgling poets, a smaller crowd is probably a lot easier to face. Dope Metaphors in the Hub was organised by the Poets ...

November 19, 2015

Fundraiser Held To Support Meagan Hockaday’s Family and #BlackLivesMatter Campaign

By Vicky Munro

The UCSB student-created Meagan Hockaday Support Committee held a fundraiser for the family of Meagan Hockaday at Blaze Pizza on Wednesday evening. Hockaday was fatally shot on March 28 by Oxnard police officer Roger Gar...

November 11, 2015

Paul S. Flores Comes to Reds Bin 211

By Vicky Munro

It’s unsurprising that 2015 Doris Duke Award recipient Paul S. Flores managed to garner a decent turnout for his evening of spoken word, hosted by the UCSB MultiCultural Center on Friday Nov. 5. The choice of Reds Bin ...

October 28, 2015

Workshop Aims To Educate on Cultural Appropriation

By Vicky Munro

The Student Commission on Racial Equality (S.C.O.R.E.) and the American Indian Student Association held a workshop on cultural appropriation Tuesday evening in the MultiCultural Center (MCC). Cultural appropriation is ge...

October 21, 2015

#HowAreYou Campaign Aims to Improve Campus Mental Health Services

By Vicky Munro

The Associated Students Office of the External Vice President for Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) hosted an interactive forum on the University of California Student Association’s (UCSA) mental health campaign, #HowAreYou, i...