News

February 19, 2026

Sexual Responsibility Fair combats sex stigma

By Lola Hadley

UCSB students and community groups gathered to provide testing for sexually transmitted diseases on Feb. 13 as well as resources and sexual education.

February 19, 2026

Campus organizations host Lunar New Year celebration

By Noura Elkhatib

Students gathered outside the SRB for a Lunar New Year celebration hosted by the EOP.

February 18, 2026

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

By Jack Dindia

LGBTQ Staff hosts "Queer Book Club," A.S. Media Center hosts "Photography 101" and UCSB Sustainability hosts panel on Goleta Water Safety

February 18, 2026

MSA supports Muslim community members during Ramadan

By Iris Guo

The UCSB MSA has planned meals and prayers to build community among Muslim students as they observe Ramadan.

February 18, 2026

IVCSD condemns I.C.E., gives updates on Deltopia alternative

By Levi Kauffman, Zach Miller

The Isla Vista Community Services District Board of Directors voted to support immigrant communities and condemn I.C.E. at their Feb. 10 meeting.

February 18, 2026

Senate hears from Indivisible I.V., allocates funding to I.V. cityhood initiative

By Iris Guo, Elijah Obando

Senate heard from the newly formed IV chapter Indivisible and allocated $10,000 to IVCSD for their initiative to make Isla Vista a city.

February 18, 2026

Students disrupt class, stage citizens arrest as form of ‘political theater’

By Jack Dindia

30 minutes into what seemed to be a normal lecture, four students entered the class yelling in protest of the presence of immigrants and LGBTQIA+ people. 

February 13, 2026

RCSGD and FSH hold Valentine’s Day Mixer

By Lucy Wellons

RCSDG partnered with Family Student Housing to host a Valentine's Day Mixer on Feb. 5 at the Storke Community Center.

February 13, 2026

Artificial intelligence aims to bring real connections to college campuses

By Iris Guo

Ditto is a new dating app that was created by two UC Berkeley dropouts and utilizes AI features to set users up on dates.

February 12, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Michelle Cisneros

UCLA professor named in Epstein files, federal investigations into UC Berkeley continue, and donated UCSD cadavers were used for IDF medical training.

February 12, 2026

Coastal Commission grants emergency permit to install cameras by lagoon

By Wynne Bendell

The CCC has granted UCSB a temporary emergency permit to install cameras near the lagoon as a violent crime “deterrent.”

February 12, 2026

Newly-released report states UCSB freshman fell three stories from residence hall

By Jack Dindia

The man who was last seen with Liz Hamel claimed he saw her climb the San Rafael Residence Hall railing and fall three stories.

February 11, 2026

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

By Jack Dindia

Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education hosts "Seeds for Healthy Relationships," Women’s Center hosts "Feminist Book Club" and TSC hosts "Candy Gram Making."

February 11, 2026

Senate discusses student fees, IVSCD takes first steps to achieve cityhood

By Wynne Bendell, Elijah Obando

Senate discussed student fee waste and solutions, and IVCSD requested funding for the first step of achieving cityhood. 

February 11, 2026

Mexican-American author Julissa Arce receives UCSB Luis Leal Award

By Michelle Cisneros

Author Julissa received the Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature on Feb. 4.

February 11, 2026

New Indivisible I.V. chapter holds protest against I.C.E.

By Jack Dindia, Gabriel Welch

Isla Vista community members gathered to protest against I.C.E. This protest was the first demonstration held by the new Isla Vista chapter of Indivisible.