Campus

May 1, 2026

Term in Review: A.S. S.A.G. Sydney Bivins

By Iris Guo

The 2025-26 A.S. Student Advocate General, Sydney Bivins, reflected on her term leading initiatives and analyzing changes to university policies.

May 1, 2026

Term in Review: A.S. President Le Anh Metzger

By Michelle Cisneros

The 2025-26 A.S. President, Le Anh Metzger, reflected on her and her office’s projects throughout the academic year.

May 1, 2026

Term in Review: A.S. EVPSA Leiya Kadah

By Levi Kauffman

The 2025-26 A.S. External Vice President for Statewide Affairs Leiya Kadah reflected on her term working on UC-wide initiatives and advocating for students.

May 1, 2026

Term in Review: A.S. EVPLA E.J. Raad

By Jack Dindia

EVPLA E.J. Raad is nearing the end of his 2025-26 term, where he focused on preventing the Deltopia noise ordinance and addressing housing insecurity.

April 30, 2026

UCSB organizations celebrate first UCSB Earth Month

By Lola Hadley, Gabriel Welch

On Jan. 28, 1969, an offshore drilling rig operated by Union Oil burst due to extreme pressure underwater off the Santa Barbara coast.

April 30, 2026

Student-developed app provides meals at lower costs

By Marissa Macher, Nathan Friedman

Students developed the OrtegaEats app, which allows students to sell their unused swipes and those without meal plans to purchase a meal at a lower cost.

April 29, 2026

Senate hears BWHC concerns, proposes student housing at Centennial House site

By Jack Dindia, Wynne Bendell

The 76th A.S. Senate heard concerns from the Black Women’s Health Collaborative over a significant proposed budget cut and alleged anti-Blackness within A.S.

April 29, 2026

Students take a midterm break at Chi-Chella

By Sanjana Lingam

The Residential Housing Association Council of San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Anacapa and Santa Rosa halls came together to host their annual Chi-Chella.

April 29, 2026

A.S. brings local bands to campus

By Elijah Obando

The IVP office held I.V. Underground, a community-focused event that brought local bands to the University Center lawn on April 23.

April 24, 2026

A.S. Bike Shop initiative aims to use tires as sustainable energy

By Gabriel Welch, Dalia Puchalt

More than 10,000 people bike to the University on a daily basis. Recently, students created the Tire Recovery Education and Diversion program (T.R.E.A.D.) as a solution.

April 22, 2026

Senate hears proposal for campus-wide security cameras

By Wynne Bendell, Zach Miller

The 76th Associated Students Senate considered a proposal to install security cameras across campus at its April 15 meeting.

April 22, 2026

Students react: Save Student Services

By Samuel Liu

As part of the 2026 Associated Students spring election, UC Santa Barbara students are voting on the Save Student Services fee initiative.

April 22, 2026

BWHC alleges discriminatory budget proposal, absent A.S. advisor

By Wynne Bendell

The A.S. Finance Committee gave its budget recommendation to every BCU for the 2026-27 academic year, to which the BWHC saw a 63% decrease in its annual budget.