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April 22, 2016

UCSB Professor and Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn Passes Away at 93

By Stephanie Pernett

Walter Kohn, renowned Nobel Laureate and professor of physics, passed away at the age of 93 on Wednesday afternoon, leaving behind a legacy of excellence at UCSB.

April 22, 2016

Campus United Emerges Dominant in Associated Students Election

By Supriya Yelimeli, Sierra Deak, Megan Mineiro, Josh Ortiz

For the first time in over five years, UCSB students saw three new political parties emerge to compete for positions in the Associated Students election.

April 21, 2016

LIVE Election Results

By Staff Report

Full results for the 2016 Associated Students Elections.

April 21, 2016

Starbucks To Replace Nicoletti’s in UCen

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The first Starbucks at UC Santa Barbara will open in the University Center this fall, replacing Nicoletti’s, a café that has been on campus for more than 25 years.

April 21, 2016

Finding Permanence in Ink

By Effie Sklavenitis

Strength, recovery, liberation and ink: Students get ‘tatted’ to find stability as they navigate ever-changing college environments

April 21, 2016

Students Commemorate Armenian Genocide

By Jack Hu

The Armenian Student Association (ASA) held an event Wednesday called ‘Handprints Against Genocide’ in the hopes of spreading public awareness of the 1915 massacres

April 21, 2016

Teach-In To Address Global, Political Issues

By Maura Fox

A three-day Next System Teach-In will come to UCSB next week, inviting students, faculty and community members to join discussions on global relations, environmental issues and human rights.

April 19, 2016

Students Commemorate 101st Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

By Supriya Yelimeli

UCSB students are commemorating the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide this week to honor an estimated 1.5 million Armenians who were killed beginning in 1915.

April 19, 2016

Siavash Zohoori Recognized as Student Advocate of the Year

By Josh Ortiz

The University of California Student Association recognized a UCSB student and May 23 shooting survivor as Student Advocate of the Year on Sunday.

April 19, 2016

Local Group Registers More than 2,000 To Vote

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A collective of UCSB graduates and politically active locals has registered more than 2,000 Isla Vistans and UCSB students to vote in anticipation of the California primary elections.

April 18, 2016

Gauchos Celebrate Holi 2016

By Shakuntala Mitra

Over 1,200 students and Isla Vista residents gathered at the beach by the Anacapa and Santa Cruz dorms on Sunday to celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colors.

April 18, 2016

UCSB Staff Member Puts out Minor Blaze

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A staff member in UCSB's Chemistry Building put out a growing fire Monday afternoon by throwing a bucket of water on the wooden stairs of a faculty office building.

April 18, 2016

Ike’s Sandwich Shop Hopes To Avoid Fate of Other I.V. Restaurants

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new sandwich shop, Ike’s Love and Sandwiches — also known as Ike’s Place — opened in Isla Vista Saturday, hoping to capitalize on a location where other restaurants have failed.

April 17, 2016

Cutting Board Left in Oven Causes Fire on Camino Del Sur

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Inside a first-floor apartment, Santa Barbara County firefighters found that a cutting board had been left inside a cooking oven, producing smoke that drifted out of the building.

April 17, 2016

Isla Vista Homeless Population Down 44 Percent since 2013

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new count and survey shows a slight increase in the number of homeless in Isla Vista from last year but a decrease of nearly 50 percent since 2013.

April 16, 2016

Interactive Cigarette Bins May Be Coming to Isla Vista

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Annie Golay

A new proposal would bring interactive cigarette receptacles to Isla Vista that discourage littering by allowing smokers to vote on various questions with their cigarette butts.