News

February 15, 2018

Transfer Student Alliance To Receive A.S. Resources With New BCU Status

By Simren Verma

The Transfer Student Alliance will now be able to use A.S. resources and collaborate with other BCUs on campus. They will also receive an advisor and a significant increase in funding.

February 10, 2018

UCSB Graduate Student Dies in Crash After Driving Wrong Way on Highway 101

By Shomik Mukherjee

While traveling at normal freeway speed, the victim’s 2012 Nissan Sentra collided with a concrete rail on the freeway median.

February 10, 2018

A.S. Senators Hesitate to Support Phone App For Reporting Sexual Assault

By Victoria Gurrola

If the Senate passes the resolution, A.S. would establish a contract with Sprigeo for the service and “widely publicize” the app to incoming students as a way to report sexual assault on campus and in Isla Vista.

February 9, 2018

Sexual Assault Survivors Raise Frustrations Over ‘Unresolved’ Demands

By Simren Verma

The town hall addressed one of the demands that requires UC President Janet Napolitano to tour sexual assault and sexual violence town halls on UC campuses once a year.

February 8, 2018

Land Ordinance Limits Marijuana Sales in I.V., UC Students Opposed

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission passed a Cannabis Land Use Ordinance on Tuesday that creates a 750-foot buffer zone between medical marijuana dispensaries and areas with schools or daycare centers.

February 8, 2018

Naloxone Used in 9 Overdose Cases in SB County, 5 in I.V. Since April ’17

By Stephany Rubio

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has administered Narcan, an opioid overdose treatment, nine times since the start of its Naloxone Program in April 2017, five of which occurred in Isla Vista.

February 8, 2018

A.S. Senator Raises Money for Sister with Cancer Through Wristband Fundraiser

By Jasmine Moreno

Associated Students Senator Jorge Santos’s life took a turn when his older sister and guardian of 14 years, Clara “Lery” Juarez, was diagnosed with stage 3 gastric cancer.

February 8, 2018

UC Title IX Student Advisory Board Selected, Members Attend First Meeting

By Stephany Rubio

Jennifer Selvidge and Mariah Tanaka were selected as the UC Santa Barbara campus liaisons for the UC Title IX Student Advisory Board to advise the system-wide office on Title IX policies and procedures.

February 8, 2018

Student Activist Network To Host Second Sexual Assault Town Hall To Discuss List of Demands

By Simren Verma, Evelyn Spence

A second sexual assault town hall will take place on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to discuss the university’s progress in preventing sexual assault and providing resources to survivors.

February 8, 2018

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-On in Isla Vista

By Staff Report

On Tuesday, Feb. 13, The Women’s Center is hosting a guided art class and an evening of self-care from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the UCSB SRB Multipurpose Room.

February 6, 2018

Gauchothon to Raise Money for Local Hospital and “Miracle Childs”

By Jaret LaRocco

Various UCSB groups are brought in to perform, play games and do other activities to entertain participants throughout the twelve-hour event.

February 6, 2018

New Report Calls 2014 I.V. Mass Murderer An “Alt-Right Killer”

By Shomik Mukherjee

Investigations into Rodger’s internet posting history, along with his manifesto and the videos he uploaded to YouTube, led the SPLC to designate Rodger as a member of the alternative right.

February 6, 2018

Womxn of Color Conference Explores Intersectional Feminism and Political Resistance

By Jasmine Moreno

This year’s theme, “From Ashes to Activism: Rise through Resistance,” was reflected in the speakers, workshops and caucus spaces held throughout the day.

February 6, 2018

Santa Barbara County Continues to Experience ‘Severe’ Drought

By Tess Kenny

With below average rainfall expected for the next three months, Santa Barbara County remains in a severe drought, the Santa Barbara City Council announced during its Water Supply Management Report meeting on Jan. 30.

February 5, 2018

Student Health Diagnoses 28 Cases of Influenza Since Fall Quarter

By Rachael Grand

UC Santa Barbara Student Health diagnosed 28 students with the flu and 84 with an influenza-like illness between Oct. 1, 2017 and Feb. 1, 2018.

February 4, 2018

Abortion Pills May Be Available to California College Students with Passage of Bill

By Anyi Cheng

If the bill is approved by the Assembly and signed by Governor Jerry Brown, all University of California and California State University campuses — including UC Santa Barbara — will offer the pills by Jan. 1, 2022.