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May 21, 2015

Scientists Debate Harms and Benefits of GMOs

By Kendra Witt

UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) co-hosted a debate titled “The 2015 Arthur N. Rupe Debate: The Use of Genetically Modified Organisms in Food” at Campbell Hall Wednesday night to...

May 21, 2015

Proposed Bill To Address Rising Tuition

By Beth Lebens

On Tuesday, Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders (D) unveiled his College for All Act, which would provide $47 billion per year to eliminate tuition and fees at public colleges and universities.

May 20, 2015

Event Discusses Combating I.V. Racism, Sexism

By Supriya Yelimeli

The MultiCultural Center (MCC) and English professor Felice Blake hosted a remembrance titled “Come Together/In Memory of the I.V. Tragedy: A Discussion with Felice Blake” on Tuesday in the MCC to create a healing sp...

May 20, 2015

Goleta Supports AB 3

By Peeka Zimmerman

Goleta City Council held a meeting Tuesday afternoon at Goleta City Hall to discuss establishing self-governance in Isla Vista through Assemblymember Das Williams’ Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3), ultimately voting 3-2 in suppo...

May 20, 2015

A.S. Senate Joint Committee Reviews Bills

By Beth Lebens

The Associated Students Senate Joint Committee on University Affairs and Constitution and By-Laws (CBL) met for the last time this quarter on Tuesday in the UCen’s Goleta Valley Room to discuss five Senate bills.

May 20, 2015

Pipe Spills 21,000 Gallons of Oil

By Cheryl Sun

On Tuesday, ruptured pipelines operated by Plains All American Pipeline leaked approximately 21,000 gallons of crude oil onto the Santa Barbara County shoreline near Refugio State Beach.

May 20, 2015

Record-Breaking Mountaineer Speaks at Campbell

By Carissa Quiambao

Austrian mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, the world’s first woman to climb all fourteen 8,000 meter mountain peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen, spoke at Campbell Hall Tuesday night about her 8,611 meter ...

May 20, 2015

Stakeholders Discuss Representation

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Isla Vista residents, students and government administrators met in the I.V. Clinic Building Tuesday night for the weekly stakeholders’ meeting hosted by the office of Assemblymember Das Williams.

May 19, 2015

Fathers Speak on Gun Safety, Control

By Cheryl Sun

Fathers of two victims of the events of May 23 last year spoke at an event titled “Turning Tragedy into Activism: Why We Got Involved in the Gun Safety Movement – A Conversation with Richard Martinez and Bob Weiss" a...

May 19, 2015

Psychologist To Discuss Healing

By Supriya Yelimeli, Juliet Bachtel

UC Santa Barbara Academic & Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) Senior Consultant and Psychologist Beth Cohen will hold a discussion on psychological healing titled “The Impact of the Isla Vista Tragedy: One Year Later” ...

May 19, 2015

A.S. Meeting Reallocates Funds

By Supriya Yelimeli

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee held its last meeting of the quarter on Monday in the State Street room of the UCen to discuss reallocation requests from four campus organizations.

May 18, 2015

‘We’re fUCked’ Campaign Ends With Rally

By William Leiva

The Associated Students Office of the External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) held a rally in front of Storke Tower on Friday to conclude the week-long “We’re fUCked” campaign to protest the proposed U...

May 18, 2015

Supervisors Debate New Energy Program

By William Leiva

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is currently considering adopting the Community Choice Energy program, which would allow the County to buy electricity wholesale and thereby potentially provide residents wit...

May 18, 2015

Groups Dedicate Memorial Garden

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

On Saturday, the Isla Vista Recreation & Park District and Project I.V. Love held the I.V. Love and Remembrance Garden dedication ceremony for the six victims of the events of May 23 last year at a ceremony in the newly ...

May 15, 2015

Azeem Ward: Overnight Flute Sensation

By Emile Nelson

Over the past couple days, fourth-year music major Azeem Ward has gone from graduating senior to Facebook and Buzzfeed celebrity, following the enormous following his senior flute recital has gathered.

May 14, 2015

EVPSA Office Congregates in Support of ‘We’re fUCked’

By Alyssa Schmidt

The UCSB External Vice President for Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) office held a panel discussion and question and answer session in the MultiCultural Center on Thursday as part of the week-long “We’re fUCked” campaign...