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January 26, 2017

Capps Donates 20 Years of Documents to Library

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Lois Capps, former congresswoman for the United States who retired in November, has donated 20 years’ worth of documents to the UC Santa Barbara Library’s Special Research Collections.

January 26, 2017

UCSB’s Kavli Residence Celebrates Opening

By Aly Giammanco

A visiting scholar’s residence for the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics celebrated its grand opening Friday, debuting on El Colegio Road across from Tropicana Del Norte.

January 19, 2017

CCS Vetting Committee In Search of Faculty Member as New Dean

By Maura Fox

The College of Creative Studies (CCS) Vetting Committee is in the midst of searching for a new dean of the college, increasing transparency in the process by inviting students and faculty to participate in the vetting pr...

January 19, 2017

Library Website Gets First Facelift in 5 Years

By Allison Garfield

The UCSB Library website got a major remodel at the beginning of Winter Quarter, updating its outdated homepage with an accessible new look.

January 12, 2017

Uncertainty for Undocumented as Inauguration Looms

By Supriya Yelimeli

With eight days until inauguration, undocumented students throughout the UC face an uncertain future.

January 12, 2017

Children’s Center Benefits From New Funds

By Jose Ochoa

Surrounded by foam letters, cubbies and a model igloo, kids at the Children’s Center in Goleta painted their names with colored ice cubes on Monday morning.

January 12, 2017

UC Employees Protest Low Wages

By Maura Fox

The UC Teamsters Union demanded higher wages in protests on Tuesday.

January 12, 2017

ESTEEM Program to Guide Engineering Students

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering has introduced a new program to support engineering students, funded by a $4.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

November 18, 2016

Walkout To Defy Possible UC Tuition Hikes

By Deepika Chandrashekar

Student activists plan to simultaneously leave their classes Monday in protest of a proposed tuition increase for all University of California students.

November 17, 2016

Faculty Join Free Speech Dialogue

By Supriya Yelimeli

UCSB professors, advisors and faculty held a discussion Wednesday in response to the A.S Senate’s approval of $5,000 in funding for College Republicans’ event.

November 17, 2016

A Peek Through Professors’ Office Doors

By Rebekah Akiyoshi

Five UCSB professors discuss their work spaces and the meanings behind the items inside; from Darth Vader to a red, wooden phallus, the eclectic stylings reflect the unique professors that display them.

November 3, 2016

Vista Point: The Goings On in Isla Vista This Week

By Josh Ortiz

From Isla Vista town hall to a discussion the morning after the General Election, Vista Point has the rundown on this week's events.

November 3, 2016

A.S. Legal Code Revised to Include Non-Binary Pronouns

By Allison Garfield

The new bill is the second piece of legislation to promote inclusivity at UCSB, the other being the use of students’ preferred names on ACCESS cards.

November 2, 2016

UC Santa Barber: First-Year Student Runs Authentic Salon Out of Anacapa

By Deepika Chandrashekar

First-year political science major Gilbert Nazari treats an average of four customers to a near-authentic barber shop experience every day in Anacapa.

November 2, 2016

Bird Calls Persist While Residents Call for Reprieve

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Residents of the neighboring San Miguel and San Nicolas dorms have received reports from resident assistants about students yelling “cacaw” at all hours of the day and night.

November 2, 2016

A.S. Finance Committee To Fund $5,000 for College Republicans Event Featuring Ben Shapiro

By Brandon Chen, Tamari Dzotsenidze

UCSB College Republicans received $5,000 from the A.S. Finance and Business Committee for an upcoming event featuring Ben Shapiro, a political commentator who will present a criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement.