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August 23, 2018

Freshman Admits’ High School GPAs Increase From Last Year

By Hayley Tice

Freshman admits in 2017 had average GPAs of 4.25, while the average GPA of admitted students in 2018 was 4.28.

August 23, 2018

Abortion Pill In Public Universities One Step Closer to Becoming Law

By Simren Verma

The bill would require all University of California and California State University campuses to offer the pills by Jan. 1, 2022, including UCSB.

August 23, 2018

Coast Carvers Hit the Streets of Isla Vista

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Ten women weaved through the streets of Isla Vista. Hair flying, wind whistling, skates clacking.

August 22, 2018

20-Year-Old Arrested for Cocaine, Xanax Possession on Abrego Road

By Evelyn Spence

Both subjects were determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance, while the male was found in possession of cocaine and Xanax.

August 22, 2018

Suspected Pipe Bomb in Isla Vista Foot Patrol Office Deemed All Clear

By Sanya Kamidi

Residents in houses near the IVFP were first warned about the suspected bomb at approximately 12:05 p.m.

August 15, 2018

UC Regents Found in Contempt Of Court, Expelled Student Allowed to Return to UCSB

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi

The student who filed the complaint, referred to as Jane Roe in court documents, said Doe stalked her on a daily basis after the two engaged in a sexual encounter in November 2015 and briefly dated.

August 9, 2018

SBCC Student Assaulted at Party on Pasado Road

By Evelyn Spence

The victim sustained “moderate injuries” when he was attacked while at a party on the 6600 block of Pasado Road.

July 31, 2018

Police Investigate Assault, Possible Hate Crime in Estero Park

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

UC Santa Barbara Police officers responded to a report from a local hospital reporting two male assault victims.

July 24, 2018

Sheriff’s Deputies Discover “Human Remains” Near Del Playa Beach

By Sanya Kamidi

The decedent does not appear to be the missing 17-year-old victim from the Montecito Debris Flow disaster in January.

July 19, 2018

UC Regents Vote To Decrease Tuition By $60

By Evelyn Spence

The $60 reduction comes from the elimination of a temporary tuition surcharge implemented in Fall 2007 to “recoup damages” from two class-action lawsuits.

July 17, 2018

UCSB Student Arrested On Charges of False Imprisonment

By Evelyn Spence

Liu is scheduled to be a full time student with junior standing for Fall Quarter 2018.

July 17, 2018

Goleta To Finally (Tar)Get a Target

By Sanya Kamidi

The store will operate at the intersection of Hollister Avenue and Storke Road, replacing the K-Mart in Storke Plaza.

July 10, 2018

Former SBCC Student Arrested On Burglary Charge in I.V.

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Dornan has since been released, according to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office (SBSO) website.

July 6, 2018

Holiday Road Fire in Goleta Burns 133 Acres

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

Approximately 100 acres have burned as of 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

July 6, 2018

DACA Recipients Continue To Receive Renewals Following UC Lawsuit

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

This was the direct result of a federal injunction filed after UC President Janet Napolitano brought a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security.