News

January 13, 2022

2022-23 State Budget Increases Funding for UC

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The proposal includes a $307.3 million increase in ongoing funding for the UC.

January 13, 2022

Redistricting Moves Isla Vista, UCSB Into the Second District From the Third

By Atmika Iyer

As a result of the shift, I.V. and UCSB now have a new representative on the Board of Supervisors: Gregg Hart. He will replace Isla Vista’s representative from the past five years, Joan Hartmann.

January 13, 2022

Isla Vista, UCSB’s COVID-19 Cases Spike With Winter Surge

By Atmika Iyer, Alex Rudolph, Stella Jia

As of Jan. 12, UCSB is reporting 262 active cases, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard is reporting 635 active cases in Isla Vista. 

January 12, 2022

UC Leadership Affirms Support for DACA Program

By Nisha Malley

The chancellors’ letter described both the sizable presence that DACA participants have across UC campuses and the value they bring as students, employees and community members.

January 12, 2022

I.V. Recreation and Park District Awarded $4.2 Million Grant for Park Restoration

By Holly Rusch

The district hopes to plan the design and construction in 2022 and break ground on the project by spring 2023.

January 12, 2022

Deceased Individual Found at Campus Point

By Atmika Iyer

The identity of the deceased individual has not been released yet, though next of kin have been notified. 

January 12, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly Going-Ons in Isla Vista

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.

January 10, 2022

RCSGD Leads Walk Through Campus in Observance of World AIDS Day

By Yiu-On Li

The event aimed to raise awareness of and stand in solidarity with people living with human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

January 8, 2022

UCSB Gives Instructors Discretion Over Holding Classes In-Person or Remotely For Last Two Weeks of January

By Atmika Iyer

UCSB is the only UC school to not fully extend remote learning through Jan. 28. 

January 7, 2022

Some UC Campuses Extend Remote Learning Period; UCSB Still To Return on Jan. 18 While COVID-19 Cases Peak for University

By Atmika Iyer

UC Santa Barbara is yet to make any such announcement about extending its remote learning period.

January 2, 2022

UCSB Students, Faculty, Community Demand Action at Climate Rally

By Yiu-On Li

The organizers timed the event to coincide with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

January 2, 2022

UCSB Hosts 44th Annual Turkey Trot

By Yiu-On Li

More than 200 participants walked, jogged and ran through courses that snaked along and through the UCSB Lagoon, Del Playa Drive and the Devereux Lagoon.

December 29, 2021

Public Health Identifies First Few Confirmed Cases of Omicron Variant in Santa Barbara County

By Atmika Iyer

Though one among the four confirmed cases received the first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, the other three did not have vaccine records in the California Immunization Registry.

December 21, 2021

UCSB Announces Remote Learning for First Two Weeks of Winter Quarter

By Holly Rusch, Atmika Iyer

Current plans indicate that UC schools will remain online till Jan. 17, 2022, though that plan may change depending on the spread of COVID-19.

December 14, 2021

Santa Barbara County Urges People To Avoid Oceans and Creeks After Heavy Rain

By Holly Rusch

Untreated rainwater — known as storm water — is currently flowing through Santa Barbara’s drainage system into oceans, creeks and other waterways and can be potentially hazardous.

December 14, 2021

University of California Recognizes Student Researcher Union

By Holly Rusch

The acknowledgement comes after a bevy of legislative backing for the union, including 49 members of the California State Assembly and 30 members of California’s congressional delegation.