News

August 3, 2019

UC Announces Tentative Agreement With UPTE for Two New 5-Year Contracts

By Max Abrams

If ratified, the two contracts would be valid until fall 2024.

July 31, 2019

IVRPD Board Fills Last Seat With Appointment of New Director

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

UCSB fourth-year Matthew Griffin was the only applicant for the vacant seat. His term will end in November 2020.

July 30, 2019

UC Regents Discuss Implementing Fixed Tuition Plan

By William Daniel

According to Regent Lark Park, the issue came down to, “How do we fund the university we want?”

July 29, 2019

Freshman Summer Start Program Expands to San Miguel Residence Hall

By Katherine Swartz

Students in FSSP have historically lived in San Nicolas Hall, and in recent years, have stayed in that hall for their entire first year.

July 27, 2019

Anthropology Professor Celebrates 32nd Consecutive Summer Traveling Across the World to Teach at UCSB

By Alex Bumpers

Kundu’s first official quarter teaching at UCSB was the winter of 1988. He hasn’t stopped since.

July 26, 2019

UCSB Admission Rate Drops to 29.7%

By Madeline Thompson

Out of a pool of 176,695 applicants, 108,178 students were admitted as incoming freshmen across the nine UC campuses.

July 23, 2019

Camino Pescadero Park Closed Until September For Stair Repairs

By William Daniel

I.V. beach goers can still access the Camino Pescadero beach through the stairs at other locations such as El Embarcadero and Camino Del Sur beach access.

July 22, 2019

Students Condemn UC and Chancellor Yang’s Involvement in Thirty Meter Telescope, Express Support for Native Hawaiians

By Max Abrams

Yang is the chair of the telescope's board of governors, a position he has held since 2007.

July 18, 2019

Two Women Report Incidents of Fondling at Portola

By Evelyn Spence

The suspect is approximately 6 feet tall, has a “thinner build,” brown hair and was wearing a blue jacket at the time of the second incident.

July 18, 2019

Lawmakers Introduce New Bill To Make College Free and Eliminate all Student Debt

By Madeline Thompson

To make tuition free, the act would provide $47 billion per year — 67% of which would be covered by the federal government and 33% by the states — to universities.

July 15, 2019

Driver Suspected Of Friday Night DP Property Damage Turns Himself In

By Evelyn Spence

Guy was booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism. He is still in custody as of 10 a.m. Monday.

July 13, 2019

Driver Damages Four Cars, House on 67 Block of Del Playa Drive

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Katherine Swartz

Police officers found the car abandoned by the corner of Camino Pescadero and El Greco Road around 9:50 p.m.

July 9, 2019

Water Rescue Called In For Drunk Rafters, Aborted Shortly After Group Tows Themselves In

By Sanya Kamidi

The individuals had been out in the ocean for approximately fifteen minutes before the water rescue was called in.

July 8, 2019

UC Regents Elect Former State Politician as New Chair

By Max Abrams

Prior to assuming the role of board chair, Pérez worked as a regent after being appointed to the position in 2014 by former California Gov. Jerry Brown.

July 5, 2019

New Initiative Aims To Address Basic Needs and College Affordability through Marijuana Cultivation Tax

By Max Abrams

UCSB students have rallied behind a new initiative calling for the redirection of a year-old cultivation tax, asking that the money collected from the tax be used to address college affordability.