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May 16, 2016

Summer Star Wars Course Summons New Padawans

By Megan Mineiro

The Film and Media Studies Dept. will offer a course this summer to explore a franchise that gave rise to a stronger fandom than ever seen before — Star Wars.

May 16, 2016

Danny DeVito To Promote Bernie Sanders Tuesday in The Arbor

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Actor and director Danny DeVito will be at UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday afternoon, encouraging students to vote for Bernie Sanders in the California Democratic primary.

May 16, 2016

45 Ejections, 11 Arrests at Extravaganza

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

University police arrested 11 people and ejected 45 from UC Santa Barbara's annual spring concert, Extravaganza, on Sunday.

May 16, 2016

Students Claim Administration Has Not Fulfilled Sit-In Demands

By Supriya Yelimeli

Students who sat in the chancellor’s office for 13 hours one year ago to reform sexual assault policy will rally Monday morning to ask that the university fully implement their demands.

May 14, 2016

Police Seek Students’ Help To Identify Library Bathroom Peeper

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Police are seeking students' help in identifying a man who they say entered women's bathrooms in the library and may have taken pictures under stalls.

May 14, 2016

Students Look To Profit from School IDs

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Several UCSB students have already been referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs for selling ID cards on Facebook in anticipation of Extravaganza.

May 12, 2016

UCSB Campus a Haven for Birdwatchers

By Andrea Adams

Tom Turner recently pointed his telescope toward the ocean at Coal Oil Point and saw a “river of birds,” counting over 10,000 Pacific loons in 20 minutes.

May 11, 2016

UC Looks To Increase Athlete Graduation

By Josh Ortiz, Sean White

Gavin Newsom proposed a 14-point plan designed to help UC athletes academically.

May 11, 2016

300 Dorms To Become Triples

By Supriya Yelimeli

In an effort to increase housing options for students, UCSB will be converting 300 dorm rooms into triples in fall 2016.

May 11, 2016

Woman in Hospital After Vehicle Strikes Tree on UCSB Campus

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A woman in her 20s has been taken to a hospital after firefighters rescued her from a car that struck a tree on UCSB's campus.

May 5, 2016

UCSB Takes on 40 Acres of Restoration

By Natalie Overton

UCSB is undertaking restoration projects to maintain ecosystems during land development

May 5, 2016

Officials: New Starbucks To Aid ‘Struggling’ UCen

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The decision to replace Nicoletti’s with Starbucks this fall was made largely due to concern about the finances of the University Center, which is running a near $750,000 deficit since July 2015.

May 2, 2016

6 Teams Advance to New Venture Competition Finals

By Annie Golay

The final six teams of the New Venture Competition were selected on Monday, chosen from a pool of 18 groups who presented their startup ideas at last week’s New Venture fair.

May 2, 2016

UCSB Students Celebrate ‘May Day’ With Rally and Teach-In

By Effie Sklavenitis

Three student groups organized a “May Day” rally and teach-in in front of Storke Tower on Monday to protest workplace exploitation.

April 28, 2016

Campus Dining Offers More Vegan Choices

By Natalie Overton

Veganism is trending in both the food industry and in student requests for more vegan options on the menu, and the dining commons have heeded the call.