News

March 3, 2016

Former Student Denied Bail, Held on Rape Charges

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The former UCSB student accused of raping and beating another former student with two men in 2014 was denied bail Wednesday.

March 3, 2016

Alumni Program Helps Students Land Jobs

By Sohila Sandher

The UCSB Alumni Mentorship Program (A.M.P.), powered by networking group Firsthand, is now on the UCSB campus to provide students with the opportunity to get jobs through alumni networking.

March 2, 2016

UC Launches New Presidential Public Service Fellowship

By Effie Sklavenitis

The University of California announced the new Presidential Public Service Fellowship on Feb. 18, encouraging undergraduate students to apply for public service internships through the UC Washington (UCDC) and the UC Cen...

March 2, 2016

Goleta City Council to Restrict Parking During Deltopia Weekend

By Peeka Zimmerman

Goleta City Council passed a resolution on Tuesday to implement a temporary on-street, residents-only parking restriction in Isla Vista for Deltopia weekend.

March 2, 2016

Stakeholders Discuss Assessment of I.V.’s Parking Needs

By Amanda Quick

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a meeting Tuesday evening in the Isla Vista Clinic building to discuss how best to implement a survey to assess parking needs in I.V.

March 1, 2016

Associated Students Finance and Business Committee Grants Over $12,000 in Funds

By Josephine Niu

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the State Street Room of the UCen to discuss funding requests from 11 campus organizations.

February 26, 2016

UCSA Leaders Host Forum to Discuss S.A.G.E. Proposal

By Peeka Zimmerman

UC Student Association (UCSA) President and UC Berkeley student Kevin Sabo held a forum to discuss the Student Advocacy, Governance, and Engagement (S.A.G.E.) proposal in the Santa Barbara Mission Room of the UCen on Thu...

February 26, 2016

A.S. Senators Explain New Voting System for Spring Senate Elections

By Chris Perez

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday to discuss the new Single Transferable Vote (STV) system that will be used in this spring’s senate elections in an effort to create more proportionate representation ...

February 25, 2016

National News, International Spotlight

By Mohan Saxena

National and international news for the week of Feb. 18-Feb. 25

February 25, 2016

Alumnus Fran Mancia Elected as Alumni Regent

By Josh Ortiz

The UCSB Alumni Association Board of Directors elected alumnus Fran Mancia this week to serve as one of four Alumni Regents.

February 25, 2016

International Experts Join To Discuss Palestine

By Sohila Sandher

David Makovsky, distinguished fellow and director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Ghaith al-Omari, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near ...

February 25, 2016

WOCC To Discuss Gender Issues, Empowerment

By Josh Ortiz

The A.S. Womxn’s Commission will be hosting its annual Womxn of Color Conference (WOCC) this weekend, where attendees will discuss topics ranging from gender violence to diversity.

February 25, 2016

Downtown Bike Plan Approved

By Zareena Zaidi

The Santa Barbara City Council approved the Bike Master Plan by a vote of 6-1 on Tuesday, moving forward a plan that will create more bike paths in downtown Santa Barbara. More than 300 community members attended the ...

February 25, 2016

UCSB Peace Corps Rank Rises

By Effie Sklavenitis

UC Santa Barbara’s rank among universities producing Peace Corps Volunteers rose from 18th to eighth place in 2015.

February 24, 2016

Israeli Soldiers Share Experiences During Open Discussion

By Sohila Sandher

Gauchos United for Israel and Santa Barbara Hillel hosted an open discussion with Israeli soldiers on Tuesday as part of a nationwide tour put on by the organization StandWithUs.