News

A.S. Senate Meeting Shut Down Due to Report of Gas Leak

The Associated Students Senate meeting came to an abrupt end Wednesday when the Santa Barbara County Fire Department evacuated the UCen due to a reported gas leak, which ended up being a false alarm.
read more

Jill Stein to Visit Santa Barbara

Stein, a Harvard graduate and physician, is the Green Party nominee in the 2016 election.
read more

Witnesses Testify in Campus Rape Case

Witnesses presented testimony Tuesday against Daniel J. Chen, a former UCSB student who was arrested for the rape of a female student in February 2016.
read more

8th Annual Pardall Carnival Showcases Campus Organizations, I.V. Community

Large crowds turned out to Pardall Road Saturday to experience Isla Vista’s eighth annual Pardall Carnival, courtesy of the Associated Students’ Isla Vista Community Relations Committee.
read more

Nexite Abroad Reports Spanish Compromise

In this third installment, Nexus writer Maura Fox shares her thoughts on the Spanish government while studying abroad in Madrid, Spain.
read more

Vista Point: The Goings On in I.V. This Week

A meeting to discuss the future of the Isla Vista Community Center will be held at 5 p.m. tonight at the I.V. Clinic building. Organizers are also planning to host a “brainstorming session” next w...
read more

Zakaria Talks Trump, Clinton, the Necessity of Humanities

Fareed Zakaria, host of the award-winning CNN show “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” spoke to a sold-out audience at Granada Theatre on Tuesday as part of the event Election 2016: A View from Home and Abroad.
read more

New Transfer Center Opens in the Library

UC Santa Barbara held a grand opening for the transfer student center in the UCSB Library on Wednesday, celebrating a work in progress since the library opened doors in January.
read more

Remaining Senators Sworn In at First Senate

Associated Students Senators began their time in office at the first Senate of the year on Wednesday after a delayed start for the new government in spring 2016.
read more

Homeless Students Get Access to Showers

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into motion Friday a bill to give homeless students access to shower facilities on community college campuses.
read more

Disabled Students To Receive A.S.-Funded Trial Transport

Applications open Monday for a pilot program that will give disabled students free car rides to and from campus.
read more

Black Lives Matter Rally Against Police Brutality Planned for Thursday

Students from Santa Barbara High School have organized a Black Lives Matter rally to take place Thursday at De La Guerra Plaza.
read more

Concert Seeks End to Gun Violence, Honors Shooting Victims

250 cities in 45 states hosted concerts Sunday to promote “common sense” gun legislation in the wake of shootings and other gun-related deaths.
read more

UCSB Student, Hermanas Unidas Member Passes Away at 21

Marissa Chavez, who had just turned 21, was going to begin her fourth year at UCSB on Thursday. She was originally from Hawaiian Gardens, and would have been the first person in her family to graduate...
read more

Community Center Meets Pitfalls, Success

Isla Vistans have sought a community center for nearly 50 years, but as the town shifts and reconfigures with each decade, the project has become a perpetual work in progress.
read more