News

A.S. Presidential Debate: Le vs. Nemeh

April 18, 2017 by

Candidates for Associated Students (A.S.) president faced off Monday over college affordability, campus climate and representation of marginalized communities.
read more

Pedestrian Robbed on Del Playa Drive

April 17, 2017 by

A pedestrian was threatened with a gun during a robbery Sunday night on the 66 block of Del Playa Drive, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO) said.
read more

Campus United Candidate Out of Race for A.S. Senate

April 15, 2017 by

Kevin Sabellico, a first-year physics major, said he is suspending his campaign for on-campus senator to “focus on [his] academics and [his] application for UC Student Regent, among other things.”
read more

LGBTQ Male Victim to Alleged Hate Crime at Estero Park

April 14, 2017 by

Police said the suspect then allegedly punched the victim in the face, causing extensive injuries that required surgery at the hospital.
read more

‘Just Because You Suck Black D*ck Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Racist’ Hits Anti-Blackness Hard

April 14, 2017 by

UC Santa Barbara’s Pride Week hosted an event centered on combatting anti-blackness in the LGBTQ community this past Wednesday in the Student Resource Building.
read more

Hartmann and Staff Talk Parking, Shelter For Displaced Students at First UCSB Town Hall

April 14, 2017 by

Third District County Supervisor Joan Hartmann visited UC Santa Barbara Thursday evening for her first student-run Q&A session since being elected in November.
read more

Out-of-Towners Make Up 66 Percent of Deltopia Arrests

April 14, 2017 by

Out-of-towners composed almost two-thirds of the arrests made during Deltopia, according to arrest logs released on Tuesday by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO).
read more

Bill To Allow Priority Registration for ROTC Cadets

April 14, 2017 by

The Associated Students Senate passed a bill last week that could allow ROTC cadets to register for classes as early as student athletes.
read more

Senate Passes Resolution to Rename A.S. Publications in Memory of Employee

April 14, 2017 by

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday renaming A.S. Publications after David Miller, an A.S. print shop employee of five years who passed away last month.
read more

Campus Feels Strain of Increasing Enrollment

April 13, 2017 by

The Board of Regents approved UC President Janet Napolitano’s plan in November 2015 to enroll 10,000 more undergraduates across the UC system by the 2018-19 school year, and UCSB is feeling the crun...
read more

Considerable Changes en Route for Santa Barbara Bus System

April 13, 2017 by

The Santa Barbara bus system is adding 14 new electric shuttles and introducing new farebox and smartphone technology to modernize its system as well as rebranding its 30-year-old logo.
read more

Vista Point: This Week’s Goings-On

April 13, 2017 by

This week's Vista Point includes a silent film screening, live music at an Easter Eve show and a body-positive pool party.
read more

Wristbands, Booked Bands and Booze Stands: I.V. Stakeholders Push for a Sanctioned Deltopia

April 13, 2017 by

For the first time in the short history of Deltopia, a jazz band led an entourage of partygoers down Del Playa Drive — a sight perhaps more common for New Orleans Mardi Gras than for Isla Vista’s ...
read more

Admins Opt to Repair El Centro

April 13, 2017 by

UC Santa Barbara administrators are no longer calling for the demolition of the El Centro Annex building following a decision to repair the building’s structural problems instead and allow student...
read more

Father of 2014 I.V. Victim Reacts to Recent Shooting

April 13, 2017 by

The father of a victim of the 2014 Isla Vista shooting spoke out Tuesday in response to the Monday shooting at a San Bernardino elementary school.
read more