News

May 26, 2016

Gambian UCSB Student Granted Political Asylum in the United States

By Megan Mineiro

Once living out of his car and contemplating suicide, student Alagie Jammeh now has a bright future in the U.S.

May 26, 2016

UCSB To Begin Using Students’ Preferred Names

By Supriya Yelimeli

UC Santa Barbara will begin using preferred names in all campus services on June 16, affecting access cards, class rosters and faculty interactions with students.

May 26, 2016

National News, International Spotlight

By Mohan Saxena

This week in news: Transgender rights, U.S. drone strike on Pakistan and more.

May 26, 2016

Bill to Ensure AP Credit at Community Colleges Passes Assembly

By Josh Ortiz

The State Assembly passed a bill to ensure that community colleges in California award class credit to students who pass Advanced Placement exams with a minimum score of three.

May 26, 2016

UCSB Writing Program Creates Science Minor

By Maura Fox

Starting next fall, UC Santa Barbara will offer a writing minor for science communication, teaching students to share scientific information with a diverse audience.

May 25, 2016

Bernie Sanders Adds Santa Barbara to California Tour

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a rally at Santa Barbara City College on Saturday morning.

May 24, 2016

‘Feminism Is Cancer’ Banner Leads to Heated Discussions

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A student group hoped the banner would lead to constructive conversations about feminism, but some students said the arguments were unproductive.

May 24, 2016

Second-Year Student Passes Away at 19

By Supriya Yelimeli

A second-year UCSB student passed away Friday in a hospital after attempting to take his own life the day before.

May 24, 2016

‘Blunite’ Commemorates Second Anniversary of May 23 Shooting

By Maura Fox

The residents of Isla Vista came together in Anisq‘Oyo’ Park on Monday evening, honoring the lives of those lost on May 23, 2014, through art, healing and solidarity.

May 23, 2016

Dancers Perform at Storke Plaza in Remembrance of May 23, To Celebrate Peace

By Sierra Deak

Seventy-five dancers dressed in white performed in Storke Plaza on Monday to mark the second anniversary of the May 23, 2014, shooting.

May 23, 2016

UCSB Open to Latino Students’ Demands

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

High-ranking university officials sat with students in El Centro for hours, going point-by-point through a list of demands made by Latino UC Santa Barbara students.

May 22, 2016

Family, Wellwishers Fund Student Funeral

By Sierra Deak

Alen Nazari, a fourth-year psychology major at UCSB, passed away on Friday, April 8 due to unknown causes.

May 20, 2016

UCSB Group Questions Validity of Campus Rape Statistics

By Hubert Zhang

A guest speaker for the UCSB Young Americans for Liberty on Wednesday spoke against commonly held beliefs regarding sexual assault on college campuses.