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March 6, 2026

Global Food and Game Night celebrates international student culture and queer identities

By Mavis Holley

The UC Santa Barbara Office of International Students and Scholars hosted a Global Food and Game Night on March 2 in the Student Resource Building.

March 6, 2026

IVRPD holds 5th annual ‘Forward Ever, Backward Never’ Black History Month celebration

By Lola Hadley

The IVCSD, in collaboration with other organizations, hosted “Forward Ever, Backward Never” in celebration of Black History Month on Feb. 25.

March 6, 2026

Magic Lantern Films brings free movies to students

By Elijah Obando, Lola Hadley, Gabriel Welch

Magic Lantern Films screens a wide variety of acclaimed films to students for free. The organization has shown an array of films ranging in popularity over the past 50 years to moviegoers in IV.

March 6, 2026

Students react: new AI major

By Iris Guo, Gabriel Welch, Maria Basinger

UCSB CoE students share their perspectives on the new AI major which will be made available to all students by the 2027-28 academic year.

March 5, 2026

Professors, staff commute hours because of high cost of living

By Elle West, Julia Sanabria

With some of the nation’s highest housing prices, UC Santa Barbara staff and faculty often struggle to secure affordable housing close to the University.

March 5, 2026

Judge rejects Sable’s motion to lift preliminary injunction against pipeline restart

By Michelle Cisneros

A Superior Court judge rejected a motion to lift an injunction for the restart of the Santa Ynez Unit and the Las Flores Pipelines on Feb. 27.

March 5, 2026

Crown Collective celebrates one year in business

By Michelle Cisneros

Crown Collective, a student-owned pop-up, has been making Black hair care products accessible to UC Santa Barbara students for the last year.

March 5, 2026

Isla Vista man found dead at Santa Barbara Mesa cliffs

By Jack Dindia

The body of an Isla Vista resident was recovered on Feb. 24 from a beach below the Mesa neighborhood in Santa Barbara County, according to Santa Barbara police.

March 5, 2026

UCSB students aim to revitalize Eternal Flame

By Levi Kauffman

A team of UC Santa Barbara students has been working to update the Eternal Flame monument with L.E.D. lights. The renovation aims to honor the Black community and make a statement against climate change. According to fou...

March 5, 2026

A.S. hosts second quarterly State of the Association

By Elijah Obando

A.S. hosted its quarterly State of the Association event for various entities to discuss their projects, accomplishments and budget uses for winter quarter.

March 4, 2026

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

By Jack Dindia

MCC hosts "Spiritual Care Club," OISS hosts "All Languages Language Exchange" and Engineers Without Borders hosts "Industry Without Borders."

March 4, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Michelle Cisneros

UC Regents sell $2 billion in bonds amid uncertainties with federal funding, UC proposes new AFSCME contract offer and UCB Multicultural Center reopens.

March 4, 2026

Senate formally supports El Colegio Road renovations

By Wynne Bendell, Jack Dindia

Senate passed resolutions regarding road renovations and unused student fees. It also discussed proposals for a new fee to help disabled students.

March 4, 2026

Persian Student Group celebrates Nowruz, foreign intervention in Iran

By Iris Guo

The UCSB Persian Student Group celebrated Nowruz, the Persian New Year, outside the UCSB Library on March 2. Nowruz, which will take place on March 20, has been celebrated for over three centuries and is observed by arou...

March 4, 2026

IVCSD hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for new sign

By Zach Miller

The Isla Vista Community Services District hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly installed “Welcome to Isla Vista” sign on Feb. 25. The sign, located at the intersection of El Colegio Road and Los Carneros R...