News

February 20, 2020

University-Owned Housing To Be Offered to Non-UCSB Students With Local Summer Internships

By Jackson Welsh

The new initiative allows students from any college or university with a summer job or internship in the Santa Barbara area to stay in UCSB-owned housing for the summer.

February 20, 2020

Promise Scholars Program Installs Healthy Snacks, Menstrual Product Stations Around Campus

By Celeste Chavez Hernandez

The snacks and menstrual products are available to all students on campus, regardless of income.

February 20, 2020

Jeffrey’s Jazz Coffeehouse: Making Music Instrumental to the Isla Vista Community

By Emily Kocis

The pop-up club features a series of local musicians who aim to bring the Isla Vista community together.

February 20, 2020

3rd District Supervisor Candidates Field Community Questions at Isla Vista Town Hall

By Katherine Swartz, Jackson Guilfoil

Questions written by attendees prior challenged the candidates on issues including environmental policy, mental health and affordable housing in I.V. and the county as a whole.

February 18, 2020

Janet Napolitano, UCSC Administration Warn of Termination to Striking UCSC Graduate Students

By Katherine Swartz

Napolitano said the UC would not re-open the union’s current contract nor would it agree to a COLA in addition to the current contract.

February 14, 2020

UCSB Students for Justice in Palestine Calls for Boycott of SB Hillel Trip To Israel and Palestine

By Sanya Kamidi

The executive director of the Santa Barbara Hillel, Rabbi Evan Goodman, has organized and led the trip for the past five years.

February 13, 2020

Interactive Campus Map Will Relaunch After University Receives Additional Funding

By Madeline Myers

The map began as a joint academic project between the geography department and other data providers on campus.

February 13, 2020

Tropicana Del Norte To Exclusively House SBCC Students Next School Year

By Christina Muoio

The shift in housing is motivated by the different schedules of the two schools.

February 13, 2020

Adventure for All: UCSB Club MAPAS Provides Opportunities for all Students To Experience the Outdoors

By Nadia Abushanab

MAPAS, established in November 2017, is a club dedicated to diversifying the outdoors and fostering stewardship for the environment.

February 13, 2020

From “The Central Park Five” to “The Exonerated Five”: Yusef Salaam Speaks at UCSB About Criminal Justice System

By Megan Ramsey

Salaam talked about his experience in prison, in a talk titled ‘From ‘The Central Park Five’ to ‘The Exonerated Five.’”

February 13, 2020

Across UC System, Graduate Students Unite for COLA Movement

By Evelyn Spence

At the root of the UC COLA movements is the concept of rent burden; students’ rent burdens vary, but across the UC, organizers have been using it to calculate COLAs specific to their universities.

February 13, 2020

$2.7 Million New Router Installation To Improve Data Capacity and Internet Speed Making Way at UCSB

By Jackson Guilfoil

The upgrade from 10 to 100 gigabit links is set to be completed in April, but buildings such as the University Library could see immediate improvements in data transmission speed