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January 21, 2016

Esteemed Professor Teaches Popular Seminar

By Josh Ortiz

Mathematics 266HH: Analytic Number Theory is likely one of the most overcrowded courses at UC Santa Barbara this quarter.

January 21, 2016

Students, Senate Discuss Free Speech Issues

By Supriya Yelimeli, Chris Perez

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday in the Flying A room to accept the resignation of two senators, discuss internal matters and host public forum, which included several students calling for First Amendm...

January 21, 2016

‘Lament’ Art Installation Serves as Tribute

By Kiana Triana

The new art installation titled “Lament” is the first artwork to be featured in the UCSB Library for a year from January 2016 until January 2017, composed of over 2,000 book covers to serve as a tribute to the declin...

January 21, 2016

EVPSA ‘Principles’ Draft Calls for Student Input

By Neil Yanga

The Office of the A.S. External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) is now asking for feedback from UCSB students on the content of UC Board of Regents’ first “Principles Against Intolerance,” which is curr...

January 19, 2016

Students, Faculty Brave the Rain for Silent March

By Siboney Arias

More than 40 students and faculty members marched through the rain Tuesday as part of UC Santa Barbara’s annual silent march in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 19, 2016

Startup Weekend Attendees Connect, Compete

By Peeka Zimmerman

Eager entrepreneurs networked, pitched ideas and presented prototypes to a panel of experts at UCSB’s Startup Weekend Friday through Sunday at Corwin Pavilion.

January 15, 2016

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution To Support Undocumented Community Members, Amends Legal Code Bill

By Neil Yanga

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday to discuss a bill amending the legal code of an Office of Student Advocacy bill and a resolution asking for “immediate” action in support of those who immigrated to...

January 14, 2016

Ceremony Held for Opening of New Library

By Duncan Calvert

Hundreds of students, faculty, community members and dignitaries attended the grand opening ceremony for the newly renovated UCSB Library Wednesday afternoon.

January 14, 2016

Students Demand Private Prison Divestment

By Josh Ortiz

Black student leaders across the University of California (UC) increased pressure on Wells Fargo this week to divest from private prisons.

January 13, 2016

Professor Megan Carney Lectures on Migration, Food Insecurity

By Amy Koo

UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center hosted Professor Megan Carney from the University of Washington, Seattle to give a lecture titled “Back There We Had Nothing to Eat: Food Insecurity and Women’s Migration at t...

January 12, 2016

A.S. Funds Alternative Graduation, Culture Clubs, More

By Maura Fox

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street Room to discuss funding requests from 11 campus organizations.

January 11, 2016

Emergency Training Program To Prepare Students for Disasters

By Effie Sklavenitis

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold a free Emergency Training program on disaster preparedness and medical operations throughout January and February.

January 8, 2016

Vigil Held To Honor Professors Otis Madison and Horacio Roque-Ramirez

By Supriya Yelimeli

UCSB Professors Otis Madison and Horacio Roque-Ramirez were honored in a small candlelight vigil on Thursday, hosted at the Associated Students Pardall Center by students in association with Black Student Union.

January 7, 2016

A.S. Welcomes New Senators, Allegedly Violating Legal Code

By Chris Perez, Neil Yanga

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate appointed two new on-campus senators, first-year students Reilly Hobson and Batsheva Labowe-Stoll, Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen. Several senators alleged at th...

January 7, 2016

Brainstorm for the Rainstorm

By Maura Fox

As UCSB students walked to class this morning clad in rubber boots and rain jackets and carrying umbrellas for extra measure, they took a look around at their fellow Gauchos. The look on everyone’s face read one word: ...

January 5, 2016

Renovated Library Opens for Winter Quarter

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

After two and a half years and more than $80 million, the new and renovated portions of the UCSB Library — totaling 150,000 square feet — opened on Monday.