News

July 14, 2016

UC Allocates $3.3 Million to Increase Student Access to Food

By Maura Fox

Juli Nguyen, who will begin her fourth year in the fall, has struggled with food insecurity since her first year at UC Santa Barbara.

July 12, 2016

A Pokémon Takeover in Isla Vista

By Megan Mineiro

Students have been biking, skating and running furiously through the streets of Isla Vista, channeling their 1990s nostalgia as they join the Pokémon GO craze sweeping the nation.

July 9, 2016

Regents’ Challenge to Campus Rape Case Fails

By Supriya Yelimeli

The UC Regents have failed to strike four sections of text from a civil lawsuit filed against them in January arguing that they were partially responsible for a woman’s rape.

July 7, 2016

Isla Vistans Raise Concerns Against UCSB Construction

By Supriya Yelimeli

UC Santa Barbara’s ongoing construction at the intersection of El Colegio and Storke Roads has sparked concern from many Isla Vistans who believe children will not be safe in the major traffic area.

July 7, 2016

UCSB Sees Increased Admissions, More In-State Students for 2016

By Supriya Yelimeli

The UC says it has admitted 3,000 more in-state students for the 2016-17 academic year, prompting revolutionary campus housing ideas and more.

July 6, 2016

Jackson’s Bill to Recognize Marriage Equality Signed Into Law

By Maura Fox

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a bill that will replace longstanding legal language in California with words that aim to properly recognize gender equality.

June 22, 2016

UCSB Sees Large Voter Turnout Despite Finals

By Maura Fox

Voter turnout from UC Santa Barbara and Isla Vista reached new heights this election year, with over 5,000 local residents casting votes in the June 7 California Primary.

June 22, 2016

UCSB Students Receive Fellowships for Service Program

By Sierra Deak

Three undergraduate students from UC Santa Barbara have received fellowships to participate in a new Presidential Public Service Fellowship Program beginning in the fall.

June 22, 2016

Refugees Sink or Swim in Controversial Game

By Vicky Munro

Nic Cann, a UCSB alumnus from Melbourne, has created a smartphone game to help alleviate an ongoing international refugee crisis.

June 5, 2016

UCSB Police Assist UCLA after Shooting, Boost Presence at Home

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Less than 24 hours after the shooting at UCLA, six members of the UCSB Police Department arrived in Los Angeles to aid local officers.

June 2, 2016

Interfraternity Council Did Not Bribe Voters, Committee Says

By Supriya Yelimeli

After investigating bribery allegations against the Interfraternity Council (IFC), a UC Santa Barbara committee says it has found no evidence of wrongdoing.

June 2, 2016

UCSB Class of 2016 Looks to Life After Graduation

By Supriya Yelimeli

As UC Santa Barbara’s graduating class prepares to walk the line next week, nearly 5,000 students are looking to the future for life after college.

June 2, 2016

Sorority and Isla Vista Pastor Honored by Red Cross

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Alpha Delta Pi earned the Lifesaving Blood Hero award for its biannual blood drives, and the Rev. Jon-Stephen Hedges won the Disaster Services Hero Award.

June 2, 2016

OSL Names Dhadkan UCSB Group of the Year

By Maura Fox

The Office of Student Life selected Dhadkan, a campus organization dedicated to bringing South Asian philanthropic events to campus, as the Group of the Year.

May 28, 2016

6,000 ‘Feel the Bern’ in Santa Barbara

By Supriya Yelimeli

Bernie Sanders stood before 6,000 people at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) on Saturday, calling for tuition reform, wage equality and grassroots support in the upcoming election.