News

April 7, 2016

New UCPD Substation To Open in Library

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Josh Ortiz

UCPD is preparing to open a new substation in the UCSB Library, hoping to establish informal interactions between officers and students.

April 7, 2016

Bill Passes for Staggered Minimum Wage Increase

By Hubert Zhang

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday that will raise the state minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour by 2022.

April 7, 2016

Art Exhibit at UCSB Explores Solitary Confinement

By Felix Thompson

Richard Ross, UCSB professor of art, created the simulation and invited students to enter what is essentially a windowless crate with a miniature bed.

April 7, 2016

State Assembly Blasts UC Admissions

By Supriya Yelimeli, Josh Ortiz

One lawmaker said he was “pissed” when he saw the state auditor’s claim that the UC relaxed its standards in admitting nonresident students.

April 6, 2016

UCSB Give Day Welcomes Digital Era of Fundraising

By Maura Fox

To access a digitally active alumni base, the university is hosting its first 24-hour online donation drive on Friday.

April 5, 2016

Isla Vista Crime Down 20% Over Two Years, DA Reports

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new report from the Isla Vista Safe Committee shows violent crime in I.V. decreased 25 percent and overall crime decreased 20 percent from 2013 to 2015.

April 3, 2016

Deltopia Crowds, Arrests, Citations Down for Second Straight Year

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Dahyana Barraza, Siboney Arias

Despite the ubiquitous parties and red cups in Isla Vista this Deltopia weekend, preliminary statistics show that crowd size, arrests and citations decreased for a second straight year.

April 3, 2016

Adopt-A-Block Volunteers Clean up I.V. After Deltopia

By Dahyana Barraza

A crowd of Adopt-A-Block volunteers faced a foggy afternoon on Sunday, gathering to clean up the remnants of a Deltopia much quieter than previous years.

April 3, 2016

Horses Kept on Sideline During Deltopia

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

In contrast to years past, police horses spent much of Deltopia in portable trailers on the edge of Isla Vista Saturday after some students criticized their use as "intimidating."

April 2, 2016

More Than 1000 Isla Vistans Without Power After Underground Fire

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The outage stretches from the edge of UCSB west to Camino Pescadero and from the bottom of the IV loop to El Colegio Road, leaving more than 1000 residents without power.

April 1, 2016

Controversial Trump Markings Surface Around Campus

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

UCSB maintenance staff washed much of the chalk away by Thursday afternoon, leaving only blurred marks and puddles, but many students remained troubled by the aggressive messages.

April 1, 2016

Setting the Stage for a Day of Rage

By Maura Fox

With Deltopia a day away, students should be aware of laws and regulations that will keep them safe and out of jail during the Isla Vista party weekend.

March 31, 2016

Capps’s H.O.P.E. Act Yields Two Successful Surgeries

By Supriya Yelimeli, Sierra Deak

Johns Hopkins University Medical Center announced the first successful HIV-positive organ donation on Wednesday, made possible by the HIV Organ Policy Equity (H.O.P.E.) Act, sponsored by Santa Barbara Congresswoman Lois ...

March 28, 2016

Billionaire Donates $200M To Fix ‘Gross’ Dorms

By Supriya Yelimeli

Billionaire Charles Munger donated a record-breaking $200 million to UCSB on Thursday, designating the funds for a state-of-the-art on campus residence hall.

March 27, 2016

New Committee To Review Sexual Harassment Sanctions Against UC Senior Leaders

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

UC President Janet Napolitano has selected 12 members to serve on a new committee tasked with reviewing sanctions imposed on UC “senior leaders” who violate the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment.

March 25, 2016

Suspect Arrested in ‘Diabolical’ Triple Homicide

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Pierre Haobsh, 27, at gunpoint shortly after midnight Friday at a Bonsall gas station in San Diego County.