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December 3, 2015

Editor in Chief Sends His Wishes This Holiday

By Emile Nelson

It’s been a tough year. Not just for the students here at UCSB, but for the entire world. There are millions of people fleeing from a country torn apart by violence; Paris, Beirut and countries all across Africa and th...

December 3, 2015

Resident Assistants Host Ugly Sweater Party To Celebrate Upcoming Holidays

By Selina Alvarez

Manzanita Resident Assistants Christina Mitine and Ruby Aranki hosted a holiday-themed Ugly Sweater Party in the Loma Pelona Center on Monday, encouraging the spirit of the holidays with an ugly sweater contest, cookie d...

December 3, 2015

International Students Share Thanksgiving Experiences

By Effie Sklavenitis

Thanksgiving is known around the world as an American holiday where family and friends come together to give thanks over comfort food. The holiday is only celebrated in a handful of locations including the United States,...

November 25, 2015

Students Come Together For First Meeting of New Social Justice Group

By Effie Sklavenitis

Students have officially founded UCSB’s first Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) club, which held its first meeting to discuss social justice and civil rights at the Goleta Valley Conference Room last Wednesday.

November 24, 2015

A.S. Finance and Business Committee Fully Grant Eight Requests, Partially Grant Five, Table One

By Amy Koo

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the Flying A Room of the UCen to consider 14 funding requests. A.S. F&B began the meeting with $13,500 in Office of Student Life (OS...

November 24, 2015

Associated Students Issued Compliance Check from IRS

By Neil Yanga

UCSB Associated Students has attained an “in compliance” status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after filing IRS Form 990 for three consecutive years, having failed to do so for 12 years prior. IRS Form 990 i...

November 23, 2015

Mountain Climber Alex Honnold Summits Campbell Hall Stage

By Mohan Saxena

Mountain climber Alex Honnold spoke on his recent book, Alone on the Wall, Sunday evening at Campbell Hall. Honnold is best known for free solo climbing, often along flat walls, alone and without safety ropes. The majori...

November 23, 2015

Dennis Ross Speaks on Middle Eastern Relations, New Book

By Jessica Aguilar

American diplomat and author Dennis Ross lectured on his new book, Doomed to Succeed, Friday at Campbell Hall, and spoke about relations between the United States and Israel from the administrations of former President H...

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

Latinx Town Hall To Offer Safe Space For Discussion

By Neil Yanga

Students will host a “Latinx Town Hall” Monday at 7 p.m. in the Graduate Student Association lounge at the MultiCultural Center to create a safe space for the Latino/a community.

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 20, 2015

El Centro Hosts Second Annual Open House To Show its Role as a Safe Space on Campus

By Olivia Pla

El Centro held its second annual open house on Thursday to educate students on its role as a safe haven for organizations and people of color. Located behind the library, El Centro has served as a space for students of c...

November 20, 2015

‘Stigma Free UCSB’ Held To Promote Understanding of Mental Health Issues, On-Campus Resources

By Mohan Saxena

  UCSB’s Active Minds chapter and the A.S. Commission on Student Well Being (COSWB) co-hosted an event titled “Stigma Free UCSB” at Storke Plaza Thursday to educate students about mental health issues and on-c...

November 20, 2015

A.S. Senate Concludes Reforms on Elections Code, Reports End of Quarter Progress

By Chris Perez, Neil Yanga

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen to finalize reforms to the Elections Code and wrap up the first quarter of the 2015-2016 school year. Members from several A.S. b...

November 19, 2015

La Familia de Colores To Host Transgender Day of Remembrance

By Jonathan Mendez

Event to honor members of trans community La Familia de Colores will host a “Transgender Day of Remembrance” on Friday in honor of Zoraida Reyes, a trans Latina activist and UC Santa Barbara student who was murdered...

November 18, 2015

Former World Chess Champion, Russian Political Activist Speaks on ‘Enemies of the Free World’

By Maura Fox

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov discussed his experience leading the pro-democracy movement against Russian president Vladimir Putin in a lecture titled “Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies ...