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November 2, 2018

Halloween Brings a Decrease In Arrests, Increase in Citations

By Katherine Swartz

The exception to the general decrease in activity was the amount of citations, which rose to 35 this year, as opposed to 13 in 2017.

November 1, 2018

UCSB College Republicans Host Public Forum to Debate Validity of Cultural Due Process

By Eric Wang

While the discussion questions focused on the legal implications of due process, participants also heavily discussed Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings and the national uproar left in the wake of his confirmatio...

November 1, 2018

SBMTD Moves Busses to Increase Capacity on Line 28

By Shan He

UCSB students also make up significant portions of ridership on several other lines, particularly during the academic year.

November 1, 2018

Quiet Pre-Halloween Weekend, Police Expect Next Weekend to Be Similar

By Arturo Martinez Rivera, Nyah Scott

In an effort to deter the unmanageable crowds that accompanied Halloween festivities in I.V. prior to 2014, UCSB runs an annual advertising campaign that encourages Halloween celebrants to “keep it local.”

November 1, 2018

Elections Board Struggling To Meet EVPSA Special Election Voter Threshold

By Sanya Kamidi

If the minimum voting threshold is not reached, the EVPSA position will remain vacant until the Spring Quarter 2019 elections.

November 1, 2018

UCSB Professor Placed On Paid Leave Following Sexual Harassment Complaint

By Nyah Scott

As of late October, Sweet is unable to access his on-campus office and teach classes.

November 1, 2018

New UCSB Building In Construction, Arriving In 2020

By Shelby Guy

Henley is entirely donor funded, with a $56 million budget provided by the Henleys and various other anonymous donors.

November 1, 2018

UCSB Students Come Together To Mourn the Lives Lost At the Synagogue in Pittsburgh

By Isabell Liu, Sanya Kamidi

They united once again, alongside faculty and other members of the UCSB community, to affirm that anti-semitism has no place on campus.

October 30, 2018

UCSB Lecturer Arrested for DUI Outside of Harder Stadium

By Evelyn Spence

Hastings is a lecturer within the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, a graduate school within UCSB.

October 28, 2018

AFSCME Strikes Come to an End, UCOP Calls AFSCME Strikes “Wasted Efforts”

By Emily Komessar, Ashley Rusch

While the strike did not result in resolved demands, it brought attention to the issues that UC workers face, lead groundskeeper Juan Donato said.

October 25, 2018

UCSB Student Exonerated from Relationship Violence Charges After 629 Days

By Evelyn Spence

John fought the charge immediately but was suspended for Fall Quarter 2016 and Winter Quarter 2017.

October 25, 2018

Doubling Down on De-tripling in San Nicolas

By Katherine Swartz, Isabell Liu

Residents who requested triples for financial reasons and found themselves in doubles were left with few options when notified of the de-tripling.

October 25, 2018

AFSCME Protests UC’s Lack of Action During Second Day of Strike, Hundreds Show Up in Support

By Katherine Swartz, Shannon Zhao

The strikers are fighting for higher wages, benefits and a greater emphasis on equality within the workforce.

October 25, 2018

UCPath Program Creates Problems for UCSB Employees

By Aaron Berkness

UCSB began transitioning to UCPath this year.

October 25, 2018

BSU and Black Studies Dept. 50 Years Later

By Sanya Kamidi

While progress has been made over the years, many demands remain unresolved.

October 23, 2018

AFSCME Begins Second Strike of the Year

By Ashley Rusch

Today’s protests at UCSB were part of a much bigger UC-wide demonstration that encompasses all 10 campuses.