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October 8, 2015

Talk Highlights Military Transgender Advocacy

By Amy Koo

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) and Veteran Student Services co-hosted a talk Tuesday night in the Hub featuring Shane Ortega, the first openly transgender soldier in the U.S. Military, titl...

October 8, 2015

I.V. Self-Governance Bill Approved

By Josh Ortiz

Student leaders are confident that moves to establish a board of local representatives for I.V. will be successful   Governor Jerry Brown signed Assemblymember Das Williams’ Isla Vista self-governance bill, Assemb...

October 8, 2015

Finance Report Unveils Self-Governance Study

By Beth Lebens

The study investigates the financial feasibility of several options for the self-governance of Isla Vista, and will be used to inform residents and help with ongoing planning The Fund for Santa Barbara hosted the Isla ...

October 8, 2015

National Spotlight/International News

By Staff Report

  International News Russia Launches Missile Strike Against Syrian Rebels Russia’s Caspian Sea Fleet launched a missile strike against Syrian rebels from 1,000 miles away on Wednesday. The week-long Russian milita...

October 8, 2015

Admins Work to Revise Sexual Assault Policies

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Chancellor Yang and administrators work with student group #NowUCSB to discuss implementing new policies for survivor support and perpetrator punishment Five months after students gathered for a 13-hour sit-in at Chancel...

October 8, 2015

Weiss Calls For Stricter Gun Control Laws

By Josh Ortiz

Bob Weiss, father of May 23 shooting victim Veronika Weiss, spoke out for stricter gun control Wednesday in light of the recent school shooting in Roseburg, Oregon. A 26-year-old male perpetrated a mass shooting at Orego...

October 7, 2015

Stakeholders Revisit I.V. Self-Governance

By Juliet Bachtel

Isla Vista residents, students and county officials met for the weekly stakeholders’ meeting at the I.V. Clinic Tuesday night hosted by Assemblymember Das Williams’s office to discuss self-governance in I.V.

October 7, 2015

Monologues Shed Light on UCSB LGBTQ Community

By Vicky Munro

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) hosted “Coming Out Monologues” Monday evening in the Hub to celebrate LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Day, which takes place Oct. 11.

October 7, 2015

A.S. Finance Board Funds KCSB, Transfer Student Organization, More

By Beth Lebens, Peeka Zimmerman

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Oct. 5th in the UCen State Street room to consider 14 funding requests from 12 campus organizations.

October 7, 2015

SB Officials Discuss I.V. Parking

By Jen Redfern

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission held a meeting at Embarcadero Hall on Monday to discuss solutions to Isla Vista’s complicated on-street parking problem and to hear the viewpoints of local residents.

October 5, 2015

Pizza With Police Focuses on I.V. Halloween Plans

By Chris Perez

UC Santa Barbara Police Department (UCPD) and Associated Students co-hosted Pizza with Police Thursday night at Pizza My Heart.

October 4, 2015

UCSB Supporter Marilyn Gevirtz Passes Away

By William Leiva

Marilyn Gevirtz, long time UC Santa Barbara supporter, distinguished donor and namesake of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education passed away Sept. 27.

October 3, 2015

UCSB Hosts Vigil for Umpqua Shooting

By Juliet Bachtel

Graduate Student Association President Aaron Jones and Chicano/Chicana Studies Professor Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval hosted a candlelight vigil Thursday in front of the Student Resource Building (SRB) to honor the 10 victi...

October 2, 2015

Visiting Scholars Residence To Open Late 2016

By Selina Alvarez

The UCSB Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) is currently constructing a three-floor residence for visiting scholar physicists located adjacent to the San Clemente Villages, scheduled to open late next year.

October 1, 2015

A.S. Discusses Halloween, Party System, Bills

By Chris Perez, Neil Yanga

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night at the Flying A room in the UCen to discuss changes to the A.S. Legal Code regarding political party formation and election regulations.

October 1, 2015

Library Opening Postponed

By Staff Report

UCSB Library Senior Writer Karen Lindell said the expanded library will open on Jan. 4, 2016, rather than this November as was announced this summer. According to Lindell, the newly renovated library will span 150,000 sq...