News

January 19, 2017

CCS Vetting Committee In Search of Faculty Member as New Dean

By Maura Fox

The College of Creative Studies (CCS) Vetting Committee is in the midst of searching for a new dean of the college, increasing transparency in the process by inviting students and faculty to participate in the vetting pr...

January 19, 2017

Library Website Gets First Facelift in 5 Years

By Allison Garfield

The UCSB Library website got a major remodel at the beginning of Winter Quarter, updating its outdated homepage with an accessible new look.

January 18, 2017

Dela Cruz, Soutar Reelected to Chair Positions

By Gerardo Banuelos

The Isla Vista Recreation & Park District (IVRPD) board of directors voted Thursday during their monthly meeting to reelect Pegeen Soutar as chair of the board and Paola Dela Cruz as vice chair.

January 17, 2017

UC President Janet Napolitano Undergoing Cancer Treatment

By Supriya Yelimeli

Napolitano has “consistently performed her wide range of duties” without interruption since the diagnosis, the press release said, but she was hospitalized on Monday due to side effects of the treatment.

January 16, 2017

UCSB Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. With Eternal Flame Ceremony

By Maura Fox

Over 50 community members, students and members of the UCSB Center for Black Studies Research gathered around the flame as presenters outlined the history of the civil rights movement and King’s lasting influence.

January 15, 2017

SpaceX Launch Commences Groundbreaking Satellite Program After Eight Years In Development

By Megan Mineiro

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc Saturday morning, carrying ten Iridium NEXT satellites into low-Earth orbit.

January 13, 2017

Students Told to Evacuate El Centro Annex Before Possible Demolition

By Supriya Yelimeli

The El Centro building’s Arnulfo Casillas’ Activity Room must be evacuated in 45 days because of dryrot, insect damage and seismic risk, UC Santa Barbara administrators notified students Thursday.

January 12, 2017

Student Walkout Planned for Trump Inauguration Day

By Persi Zamani

The Santa Barbara Student Activist Network is hosting the “National Student Walkout Against Bigotry & Hate,” and it is one of many college campus marches that will occur throughout the nation in one week.

January 12, 2017

Uncertainty for Undocumented as Inauguration Looms

By Supriya Yelimeli

With eight days until inauguration, undocumented students throughout the UC face an uncertain future.

January 12, 2017

Brown: More Funding, Less Aid in the UCs

By Josh Ortiz

Gov. Jerry Brown proposed higher funding for the University of California in his budget proposal released Tuesday, allocating $146.7 million more to the UC system.

January 12, 2017

Children’s Center Benefits From New Funds

By Jose Ochoa

Surrounded by foam letters, cubbies and a model igloo, kids at the Children’s Center in Goleta painted their names with colored ice cubes on Monday morning.

January 12, 2017

UCSB Freshmen Applicants Hit All-Time Record in 2017 for New Class

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

UCSB has set a record for the highest number of first-year applicants, up six percent from last year with a total of 81,782 applications.

January 12, 2017

Vista Point: I.V. Events to Check Out This Week

By Staff Report

The weekly goings-on in I.V.

January 12, 2017

UC Employees Protest Low Wages

By Maura Fox

The UC Teamsters Union demanded higher wages in protests on Tuesday.

January 12, 2017

Position Vacancies the Focus of Wednesday’s Senate Meeting

By Maura Fox, Victoria Gurrola

A.S. Senate is aiming to create a more organized process for filling vacancies.

January 12, 2017

ESTEEM Program to Guide Engineering Students

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering has introduced a new program to support engineering students, funded by a $4.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation.