News

October 7, 2020

California Wildfires Ravage Life Among UCSB Students

By Melody Chen

The closest wildfire to I.V. is the Bobcat Fire, which has burned over to 115,000 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles as of Oct. 7.

October 6, 2020

In Unemployment Limbo, UCSB Resident Assistants Demand Support from the University

By Yuriko Chavez

While a limited number of students will be living in campus apartments during fall quarter, only 18 of 99 RAs originally offered positions still have jobs.

October 5, 2020

Authorities Remove Plane Wreckage, Remains of Missing Pilot Who Crashed Off I.V. Coast

By Holly Rusch

The body of the pilot has been taken to the Channel Islands Harbor, and the Santa Barbara County Coroner's Bureau will be investigating the death.

October 5, 2020

Community Members Gather by Candlelight at Devereux Beach to Mourn Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Holly Rusch

The event, attended by nine people, was hosted by the local chapter of the national environmental justice group Sunrise Movement.

October 3, 2020

Cops Off Campus ‘Day of Action’ Rally Draws Over 100 to the Streets in Isla Vista

By Holly Rusch, Max Abrams

Thursday’s Cops Off Campus Rally drew a crowd of over 100 students, instructors and community members who assembled at I.V. Theater around noon before marching through I.V.

October 2, 2020

iVMenus Owner Sentencing Postponed for Fifth Time, Rescheduled for Mid-October

By Max Abrams

Leonard B. Levine, Galoustian’s lawyer, said after the Sept. 30 hearing that Galoustain will officially receive his sentence of 18 years in state prison at the October hearing.

October 1, 2020

Houseless Population in I.V. Grows as COVID-19 Pandemic Strains Local Support

By Max Abrams

As of the most recent survey in June, 113 people are experiencing houselessness in I.V., an increase of 44 individuals since January 2020.

September 28, 2020

SBSO Continues Search for Missing Pilot Who Crashed Off the Coast of I.V.

By Holly Rusch

The search for Deborah Nicholson — the plane’s pilot and sole passenger — was originally handled as a search and rescue but is now being handled as a missing person investigation.

September 24, 2020

Following Inaugural Director’s Departure, Search for New Director of Office of Black Student Development Underway

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Kareen Louis, the assistant director of the Office of Black Student Development, remains the sole career staff member currently with the office. 

September 23, 2020

UCPD Issues Timely Warning for Multiple Burglaries and Break-Ins on Campus Property

By Holly Rusch

UCPD is currently investigating these crimes. Anyone with more information can contact the department at (805) 893-3446.

September 19, 2020

$1.5 Million Donation Opens New Quantum Innovation Center at UCSB

By Suryan Bhatia

Named the Roy T. Eddleman Center for Quantum Innovation, the center is expanding upon the work of UCSB’s quantum science program.

September 17, 2020

Goleta Union School District, Isla Vista Elementary School Move Forward With Fall Plans

By Asumi Shuda

Goleta Union School District schools will stay fully remote until Santa Barbara County moves down to Tier 3 in Governor Newsom’s reopening plan.

September 16, 2020

UC Berkeley Police Captain Alex Yao Named as New UCSB Police Chief

By Katherine Swartz

Yao will replace UCSB’s Interim Police Chief James Brock in early fall quarter. 

September 16, 2020

UCSB Ranked No. 6 in Public Schools, No. 30 in Colleges Nationwide in 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges Ranking

By Max Abrams

The university jumped one spot in the public university category and four spots in the national university category compared to last year’s rankings.

September 15, 2020

Amidst Rising COVID-19 Concerns in I.V., SB County Supervisors Delay Public Health Urgency Ordinance

By Leila Khan, Melody Chen

While supervisors can bring a non-urgency ordinance back at any time, the six-week delay may be a missed opportunity.

September 15, 2020

Platform Holly Decommission Stalled Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

By Asumi Shuda

Despite setbacks, the California State Lands Commission continues to plug Platform Holly’s well bores with coil tubing and cement during the pandemic.