News

March 7, 2019

Majority of UCSB Pre-Bio Students Decide To Switch Majors

By Sean Crommelin

Many students found that the administrators and advisors were at best overburdened and at worst outright unhelpful.

March 7, 2019

Chancellor Yang Promises Fulfillment of Multiple BSU Demands

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

These proposals were part of the most recent set of demands BSU released to the university in February, but built upon over 50 years of efforts from previous generations of BSU students.

March 7, 2019

UC Walks Aways from Elsevier Negotiations

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

UC’s past contract with Elsevier set them back $11 million per year.

March 7, 2019

Four Orgs Express Interest in Empty UCen Space

By Sanya Kamidi

UCPD was the first and only organization to express interest in the space as of December 2018.

March 7, 2019

A.S. Book Bank Gains New Exposure

By Katherine Swartz

The A.S. Book Bank is unique because students can check out books for an entire quarter without returning them.

March 7, 2019

Barbershop Debut Sparks New Buzz In I.V.

By Max Abrams

Before making the decision to open a second shop in I.V., Ramirez took a grassroots style approach to best figure out the location of his second shop.

March 7, 2019

Eric Moon Sworn in as New A.S. On-Campus Senator, Replaces Salari

By Simren Verma

Even though Moon had not been elected during Spring Quarter 2018, he still focused his attention toward advocating for UCSB students this past year.

March 6, 2019

Coffee Collab Owner Passes Away at 38 Years Old

By Evelyn Spence

The shop will be “closed until further notice,” according to a sign posted to the business’s door.

March 5, 2019

Union Workers Protest UCPath Implementation, Payment Issues

By Aaron Berkness

Throughout the protest, several speakers took the floor to discuss their frustrations with UCPath as well as with the path to achieving restitution.

March 4, 2019

S.A.G. Martinez Found in Violation of Legal Code by A.G. Safadi

By Sanya Kamidi

Martinez maintained that she did not believe she violated Legal Code.

March 3, 2019

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution Calling for Disarmament of Campus Police

By Simren Verma

The resolution was authored by Senators Uribe and Palmerin.

March 2, 2019

Housing Services Plants New Roots in UCen Following Tree Damage

By Evelyn Spence

HDAE was left without a home following a storm in early February, which brought several trees crashing down both in Isla Vista and on campus.

March 1, 2019

UCPath System Outage To Occur Due to Integration of Other UC Campuses

By Caleb Brown

The integration of UCPath into three other UC campuses will require a two-week system outage in March.

February 28, 2019

Former Leader of Black Panther Party Ericka Huggins Speaks at Campbell Hall

By Caleb Brown

Huggins led the Los Angeles and New Haven chapters of the Black Panther Party for 14 years after she originally joined in 1968.

February 28, 2019

C.A.P.S.’ Only Black Female Psychologist Reflects On What Brought Her to UCSB

By Sanya Kamidi

Merchant hopes to help Black students find peace and a sense of belonging and safety through counseling.

February 28, 2019

Black History Month Book Pop-ups Come to UCSB

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

For Solomon, the idea behind the pop-up goes back to one of the fundamental underpinnings of the university: the value of diversity.