News

July 11, 2020

UCSB Asst. Professor Sues Journalist for Defamation Over Reportings About Title IX Violations

By Katherine Swartz, Max Abrams

In the lawsuit filed last month, Professor Danielle Kurin alleges that journalist Michael Balter knowingly made defamatory, libelous and slanderous statements against her.

July 8, 2020

UC To Sue Federal Government, Seeking To Prevent Deportation of International Students

By Max Abrams

Currently, there are over 41,000 graduate and undergraduate international students within the UC system.

July 7, 2020

Michael V. Drake Appointed as First Black UC President, Succeeding Janet Napolitano

By Katherine Swartz

Drake is the 21st UC President and the first Black president in UC history.

July 7, 2020

Academic Council Recommends UC To Defund Police, Ban Police Firearms

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The Academic Council centered the recommendations on statements they received from students and faculty across the UC System about anti-Black police violence.

July 6, 2020

Former UCSB Student Challenges Title IX Case Reopening

By Max Abrams

In July’s hearing, the judge will decide whether or not to grant Roe’s motion, which could reverse the superior court’s previous decision to vacate the Title IX findings.

July 3, 2020

From Four Members to First Place: The Trajectory of UCSB Taara Dance Group

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

In less than a year since the group’s inception in June 2018, the four hopeful members became a winning team of 12 in their dream competition.

July 2, 2020

I.V. CSD Creates Working Group To Examine Police Brutality in Isla Vista

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The working group will be collaborating with the Black community and other stakeholders in I.V. to create an action plan.

July 2, 2020

Santa Barbara County Beaches To Close Fourth of July Weekend

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The beaches will remain open for surfing, swimming, paddleboarding, boogie boarding, kayaking, boating and other active water activities. 

July 1, 2020

Santa Barbara To Close Indoor Restaurants, Wineries and Movie Theaters Under Gov. Newsom’s Order

By Katherine Swartz

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has yet to issue an official order about the changes.

June 29, 2020

Santa Barbara County Health Officer Issues Order To Close Bars

By Max Abrams

The new order will begin on July 1 at 8 a.m. and end on July 26 at 5 p.m. or “until it is extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended in writing.”

June 28, 2020

Case Count in I.V. Reaches Double Digits; Yang Announces Five Additional Cases in UCSB Community

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Five participants in a campus research study focusing on asymptomatic cases of coronavirus tested positive for the virus.

June 28, 2020

LRC Fights To Retain Protected Counseling for UCSB Students, Which Could Disappear by July

By Jackson Guilfoil

The student legal services advisor job description will change from “inform and advise” to “educate and inform."

June 27, 2020

Hours Ahead, But Left Behind: International Students Face Uncertainty With Remote Instruction

By Katherine Swartz

The switch to remote learning forced international students to quickly decide whether to stay in Santa Barbara or go to their home countries

June 20, 2020

Elings Hall Shut Down on Friday After Researcher Tests Positive for Coronavirus

By Max Abrams

Any staff members who may have been in close contact with the researcher have already been contacted.

June 20, 2020

“Walking, talking, living embodiments of resilience”: Students and Faculty Address Anti-Blackness at UCSB in Zoom Panel

By Katherine Swartz

The Zoom panel, titled “State Violence, Anti-Blackness, and the Black Student Experience,” was hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research at UCSB.

June 19, 2020

In Times of Despair, the I.V. Food Co-op Stands Tall

By Max Abrams

For a small business with a generational stake in I.V., Melissa Cohen is confident that the “new normal” will make the I.V. Food Co-op stronger than ever.