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May 27, 2015

Weekend Wrapup May 21-25

By Patrick Guardian

This weekend, law enforcement responded to two incidents, a break-in and a robbery, in Isla Vista.

May 26, 2015

Somalian Activist Talks Islamic Extremism

By Beth Lebens

Human rights activist, author, scholar and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali spoke on May 23 at the Granada Theatre on Islamic extremism and human rights abuses concentrated in the Middle East and West Africa.

May 26, 2015

New Storage Service To Assist On-Campus Residents

By Max Fernbacher

The student-run storage service company known as BoxCamp will offer summer storage and delivery for UC Santa Barbara students moving out of on-campus residence halls during the last two weeks of Spring Quarter.

May 25, 2015

I.D.E.A.S. Conference Promotes Education For Undocumented Students

By William Leiva

UC Santa Barbara Improving Dreams, Equality, Access & Success (I.D.E.A.S.) hosted the “Undocu-generations” conference at the Student Resource Building Saturday to engage students, parents and community members in a d...

May 24, 2015

One Year Later: Candlelit Vigil and March Remembers Students Lost

By Staff Report

Storke Tower rang out six times Saturday evening to begin a moment of silence as part of the Candlelit Vigil and March held to commemorate the students lost in the events of May 23 last year. UC Santa Barbara students, f...

May 22, 2015

Final Regents Meeting Addresses Tuition Hikes, Divestment, Food Security

By David Jackson, Megan Mineiro

The UC Board of Regents met Thursday at UC San Francisco Mission Bay for their final meeting of the 2014-2015 academic year to discuss planned tuition increases, the current status of the UC Global Food Initiative and th...

May 22, 2015

Talk Examines Military, University Sexual Assault

By Peter Mounteer

The Campus Advocacy Resources & Education office hosted a lecture on military sexual trauma (MST) by assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work Kristen Zalesky in the Flying A room Thursday morning.

May 22, 2015

Students, Environmental Groups Protest Fracking

By Cheryl Sun

Local grassroots climate justice organization, 350 Santa Barbara, hosted a demonstration and press conference at Santa Barbara County Courthouse Thursday to protest against hydraulic fracturing and other “extreme” fo...

May 22, 2015

Students Win New Venture Competition With BAC Monitor Startup

By Carissa Quiambao

This year’s New Venture Competition (NVC) Finals awarded its annual $10,000 grand prize to student tech start up Milo, a business projected to create a device that proactively monitors the blood alcohol content (BAC) o...

May 22, 2015

State of Emergency Allows Joint Cleanup Effort

By Juliet Bachtel, Beth Lebens

The City of Goleta, County of Santa Barbara and the State of California each declared a state of emergency Wednesday regarding the Refugio Beach oil spill, allowing local, state and federal entities to contribute resourc...

May 21, 2015

Isla Vista Remembers May 23rd

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) will host the Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Walk this Saturday in Storke Plaza as part of a series of events in remembrance of the events of May 23 last year.

May 21, 2015

SB County Board of Supervisors Support I.V. AB 3

By Staff Report

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday morning at the County Administration Building and voted 3-2 to support Assemblymember Das Williams’ Isla Vista Self Governance Bill, Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3), on ...

May 21, 2015

Last A.S. Senate Meeting Discusses Rollover Funds

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in the UCen’s Flying A Room to discuss legislation in the last meeting of the current Senate’s term.

May 21, 2015

UCSB Professors Discuss Historical View on ISIL

By Christopher Chen

International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS) and UCSB History club co-hosted a talk titled “ISIS: A Historical Perspective” at Buchanan Hall Wednesday night during which UCSB history professors di...

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.