News

April 6, 2015

Deltopia Calmer Than Last Year’s

By Alyssa Schmidt

This past weekend’s Deltopia street party did not repeat last year’s violent riots and drew only half the crowd, with approximately 10,000 people on the streets of Isla Vista by midday and only roughly 500 people by ...

April 6, 2015

Former Navy SEAL Speaks On New Book

By Alyssa Schmidt

Former Navy Sea, Air, Land Teams (SEAL) soldier and best-selling author Eric Greitens spoke at Campbell Hall on Thursday night on his recently released book Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life, a compila...

April 6, 2015

Adopt-A-Block Holds Isla Vista Clean-up Following Deltopia

By Shelly Lu

Volunteer organization Adopt-A-Block held an Isla Vista clean-up following a full day of Deltopia festivities on Saturday, drawing over 300 students participants on Sunday.

April 6, 2015

Lecture Talks About Reintroducing Extinct Animals

By Juliet Bachtel

The UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) hosted a talk on the possibilities of resurrecting extinct life by Oliver A. Ryder titled “Conservation, De-Extinction, and the Future of Life” in the HSSB McCune Co...

April 2, 2015

A.S. Senate Committee Tables Divestment Talks

By Peter Mounteer, David Jackson

The Associated Students Senate External Affairs Committee tabled a resolution to urge divestment from companies profiting from human rights violations in “Palestine/Israel” for one week at a meeting of the committee ...

April 2, 2015

Shooting Victim Files Complaint Against County, Sheriff, Regents

By Erin Gurewitz

Former student Antoine Cherchian, a victim of the May 23 Isla Vista shooting last spring who survived multiple gunshot wounds, filed a complaint for damages against the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, the Co...

April 2, 2015

A.S. Senate Meeting Discusses UC Divestment, Anti-Semitism

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum, Alyssa Schmidt

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in Corwin Pavilion where it discussed bills calling for University of California (UC) divestment from companies allegedly committing human rights violations in the West ...

April 2, 2015

National News/International Spotlight

By Staff Report

A wrap-up of this week's national and international happenings.

April 2, 2015

VC Firm Chooses Alumnus as Fellow

By Christopher Chen

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers (KPCB) recently selected alumnus Kevin Gibbons as a 2015 fellow in their KPCB Fellows Program.

April 2, 2015

Drought Prompts Mandatory Water Restrictions

By Kelly Lin

California Governor Jerry Brown issued mandatory water restrictions across the state for the first time in California history to combat the ongoing drought.

April 2, 2015

Evicted Abrego Villas Apartment Households Reach Settlement

By Peeka Zimmerman

Six households at 6754 and 6764 Abrego Road, which received eviction notices last October and planned to sue Abrego Villas property owner Majestic Asset Management, Inc., for violation of County Ordinance 4444, came to a...

April 2, 2015

SB Leader in Saving Water, AP Study Finds

By Juliet Bachtel

In a study done by the Associated Press of data published by the State Water Resources Control Board this month, Santa Barbara was found to be a leader in water conservation among cities in Southern California.

April 2, 2015

Student Coalition Seeks To Reduce I.V. Police Pressure

By Josh Ortiz

In preparation for Deltopia, Associated Students worked alongside police officers to initiate a collaborative effort called UCIV Safety Coalition to help students mitigate tension with law enforcement.

April 2, 2015

Deltopia 2015: Boots on the Ground, But It’s Still Going Down

By Teddy Krolczyk

As Deltopia weekend approaches, local law enforcement, university administration and campus organizations will take different approaches to monitoring the weekend-long street party, including stricter restrictions on mus...

April 2, 2015

Students Protest ‘Keep Isla Vista Safe’ Campaign

By Danny Kolosta

The UCSB Task Force Against Police Brutality and Black Student Union (BSU) held a silent demonstration at the Arbor on Wednesday to protest the Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department’s “Keep Isla Vista Safe” campa...

April 1, 2015

Pizza with Police, Safety Coalition Respond to Deltopia Concerns

By Beth Lebens

The UCSB Police Department (UCPD) in conjunction with Associated Students hosted Pizza with Police last night at Pizza My Heart in effort to address students’ concerns about law enforcement and community safety for thi...