News

February 5, 2017

UCSB Alumnus Dies After Falling From Isla Vista Balcony

By Josh Ortiz

The coroner’s office is conducting an investigation to determine the official cause and manner of Yun's death, police said.

February 2, 2017

Friday Surf Report: Feb. 3 – Feb. 5

By Rebekah Akiyoshi

Welcome to UCSB’s most credible source of surf this side of Sands.

February 2, 2017

Posters Announcing Ben Shapiro Visit Vandalized With Spraypaint

By Stephany Rubio

Shapiro is scheduled to visit the campus Feb. 21, but the event has faced opposition from many students and faculty.

February 2, 2017

IVRPD Raising Funds to Replace Vernal Pool Signs

By Alexis Glennie

The Isla Vista Recreation & Park District (IVRPD) is raising funds to replace the educational signs near the vernal pools of Isla Vista as well as other ecological preservations and historical sites in the community.

February 2, 2017

Vista Point: This Week’s Goings-on in Isla Vista

By Staff Report

This week's Vista Point events update includes free yoga, tweens playing classical music and allyship training.

February 2, 2017

Congressman Carbajal Resists Executive Ban

By Maura Fox

Congressman Salud Carbajal has co-sponsored a bill that would defund President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, adding his name to a list of California legislators taking action against the executive order.

February 2, 2017

Travel Ban Bars 3 Students From U.S. Return

By Josh Ortiz, Phi Do

In a press release Saturday, the UC Office of the President advised students from the seven countries listed in the executive order to not travel outside the United States. OISS recommends that all international students...

February 2, 2017

KCSB DJs Spin Music From Banned Countries

By Jose Ochoa

Third-year KCSB DJs Frank Horne and Elena Bernick played music from the seven Muslim-majority countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban on their radio show Tuesday.

January 30, 2017

Muslim Students Push Back Against Immigration Ban

By Supriya Yelimeli

An executive order barring travel from six countries prompted over 200 people to protest at UC Santa Barbara Monday, echoing voices that spoke out nationally against the new presidency.

January 28, 2017

Police Arrest Three People at Del Playa Party

By Supriya Yelimeli

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office and UC Police Department officers responded to a party at 6503 Del Playa Drive on Friday night and made three arrests.

January 26, 2017

UC Regents Approve Tution Hike for 2017

By Jose Ochoa

During a Regents meeting at UCSF, the board noted that one third of the new revenue from tuition would be used for financial aid and that the Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship awards would both increase.

January 26, 2017

Bluff Collapse Leaves 28 Residents Without Homes

By Supriya Yelimeli

A bluff collapse on Sunday evening that left 28 residents without a secure home has UC Santa Barbara students scrambling to find new housing by Thursday.

January 26, 2017

Regents Address Tuition

By Jose Ochoa

The UC Board of Regents met in San Francisco Wednesday to discuss a proposal to raise tuition for the first time since 2011.

January 26, 2017

UCSB Professor Gives Speech at Women’s March on Washington

By Stephany Rubio

UC Santa Barbara professor Aída Hurtado was set to speak among high profile guests like Scarlett Johansson and Angela Davis.

January 26, 2017

Solar Origami Takes First at Startup Competition

By Josh Ortiz

When Robert Salazar, an origami artist of 16 years, first pitched the idea of marketing an origami solar cooker named Orisun, not too many students could get behind it.