News

February 24, 2018

Female UCSB Student Wounded in Isla Vista Stabbing

By Shomik Mukherjee

Law enforcement has not been able to locate the suspect, who fled the area before first responders arrived.

February 22, 2018

A.S. Senate Resolution Aims To Prevent UC Tuition Hikes

By Evelyn Spence

A resolution to support the UC Santa Barbara Lobby Corps’ goal to prevent University of California Tuition hikes was unanimously passed during an Associated Students Senate meeting on Wednesday night.

February 22, 2018

Proposed Fed. Budget To Impact Student Loans, CalFresh

By Hayley Tice

President Trump’s proposed 2019 budget will eliminate subsidized loans and change CalFresh benefits, directly impacting UC Santa Barbara students.

February 22, 2018

Grilled Cheese Truck To Open Restaurant in Isla Vista

By Eric Moon

The Grilled Cheese Truck will be opening its first “brie and morbier” location in Isla Vista on Saturday.

February 22, 2018

Vista Point

By Staff Report

See what's going on in Isla Vista this Week.

February 22, 2018

Students Discuss Survivor Resource Center at Sexual Assault Town Hall

By Stephany Rubio

Students met with UC Santa Barbara administrators and staff on Tuesday afternoon to discuss creating a sexual assault survivor resource center in Isla Vista.

February 22, 2018

Isla Vista Officials Call for Gun Control, React to Recent Florida Shooting

By Evelyn Spence

Prominent Santa Barbara and Isla Vista community members are urging for “common-sense” gun laws in the wake of the Feb. 14 Florida school shooting.

February 22, 2018

Sexual Assault Report Card Stuck in Limbo

By Shomik Mukherjee

A project to track sexual assault in Isla Vista hasn’t gotten off the ground in nine months, even after a high-ranking university official referred to it as “in progress.”

February 15, 2018

Police Search for Attempted Burglary Suspects in Isla Vista

By Maura Fox

Three male suspects attempted to burglarize an Isla Vista residence on Sunday morning, breaking into the home and later fleeing the scene, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office reported Wednesday.

February 15, 2018

UCSB Alumni Cycle from I.V. to Nicaragua and Beyond

By Maura Fox

Daniel Connell and Quincy Lee have been on the biking trip from I.V. to Colombia since Oct. 20, 2017, and they are currently in Nicaragua.

February 15, 2018

UCSB Undergrad Adviser Was ‘Authentically Himself’

By Shomik Mukherjee

A UC Santa Barbara undergraduate adviser and recently admitted graduate student passed away in a car crash early Saturday morning.

February 15, 2018

Program for Students in Recovery Expands to Meet Diverse Community Needs

By Stephany Rubio

Gauchos for Recovery (GFR), which provides free recovery support for substance addiction and other addictive behaviors, recently expanded to meet increasing demand for its services and soaring attendance rates at weekly ...

February 15, 2018

SB County Seeks To Improve Disaster Preparedness

By Tamari Dzotsenidze, Hayley Tice

In the wake of the Jan. 9 mudslide that devastated Monetico neighborhoods, Santa Barbara County has unveiled new disaster preparedness policies to improve communication between the county and citizens.

February 15, 2018

Court Case Could Bring Financial Strain to Public Sector Unions

By Evelyn Spence

Upcoming Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME could drastically affect the financial resources of public sector unions, including some of the fourteen different labor unions at UC Santa Barbara, according to Laurence Young...

February 15, 2018

Proposed Calif. Offshore Oil Drilling Faces Opposition

By Anyi Cheng

On Jan. 4, 2018, the DOI's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed a five-year plan that would lift former President Barack Obama’s offshore drilling ban that attempted to push the nation toward clean, renewable sou...

February 15, 2018