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December 17, 2014

CONCERT REVIEW: Velvet Jones Stage Couldn’t Contain L.A. Rapper Murs

By Elena Bernick

The Murs and ¡MayDay! concert on Nov. 24 was the first time I attended a concert alone. This may not seem like anything of note, but this was a huge deal for me. In the summer of 2012, I skipped a Frank Ocean concert be...

December 6, 2014

Black Student Union Gathers Over Grand Jury Decisions

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Black Student Union (BSU) held a community gathering in front of the Associated Students Pardall Center Thursday night to address recent grand jury refusals to indict police officers for killings of unarmed black men...

December 5, 2014

Physics Professor Delivers Annual Faculty Research Lecture

By Lannhu Khuat

Professor of Physics and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics member Joe Polchinksi gave the annual Faculty Research Lecture Thursday night after being selected as the Faculty Research Lecturer in May, an honor that r...

December 5, 2014

Local Committee Meets Over I.V. CSD

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Committee (LAFCO) met at the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at the Santa Barbara County Administration in Santa Barbara to review a report on the proposed formation of a Commun...

December 5, 2014

Student Worker’s Union To Issue Divestment Vote Result

By William Leiva

The UC Student Worker’s Union, part of United Auto Workers local 2865 (UAW 2865), held a membership-wide vote yesterday on an item concerning a boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) resolution and academic boycott on...

December 5, 2014

Community Meets for Latest on Isla Vista Self-Governance

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Approximately 30 students, homeowners, administrative officials and members of local government gathered at the Isla Vista Clinic yesterday evening to discuss the future of I.V. and the options available for I.V. self-go...

December 5, 2014

Volunteers Bring Showers to Homeless

By Danny Kolosta

Volunteers from several Goleta and Isla Vista churches and the Interfaith Initiative of Santa Barbara County offered free showers and fresh clothes to homeless locals at the Christ Lutheran Church in Goleta yesterday.

December 4, 2014

Undocumented, Unafraid

By Josh Ortiz

President Barack Obama announced an executive order on Nov. 20 to defer deportation for up to five million undocumented immigrants in the United States, allowing more undocumented students to apply for Deferred Action fo...

December 4, 2014

Geography Professor Named AAAS Fellow

By Rishika Kenkre

Director of Latin American and Iberian Studies and geography professor David López-Carr was named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science last week for his contributions to research on Latin ...

December 4, 2014

Methamphetamine Users High in Santa Barbara

By Josh Ortiz

The Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) reported that methamphetamine has become more prevalent on the streets of Santa Barbara as compared to other illegal drugs abused in the region such as marijuana, heroin and coc...

December 4, 2014

Beta Theta Pi Suspended After Alcohol Incident

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Beta Theta Pi General Fraternity closed the Beta Theta Pi UCSB chapter earlier this week after the chapter incurred a disciplinary action in the context of several incidents in recent years, particularly for alleged ...

December 4, 2014

UCOP Appoints New Special Advisor

By Lisa Maillard

Director of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) Regis Kelly was appointed as special advisor on innovation and entrepreneurship for the UC Office of the President (UCOP) by UC President Janet Napo...

December 4, 2014

Senate Bill Proposes $75m in State Funding to UC System

By William Leiva

California State Senate Democrats introduced a bill that proposes $75 million in state funding and to repeal the proposed five percent annual UC tuition hike and provide further state funding for both the UC and CSU syst...

December 4, 2014

UCSB Associated Students Holds Final Quarter Meeting; Discusses Legal Code, Program Board Concerts, Bikes

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A room in the UCen for their final meeting of the quarter. Senators discussed a bill limiting the amount of funding certain student groups could receive, l...

December 3, 2014

Community Colleges Plan Bachelor Programs Under New Law

By Supriya Yelimeli

Fifteen community colleges in California have begun work on establishing baccalaureate degree programs, which would allow prospective students to receive Bachelor’s Degrees, since Governor Jerry Brown approved SN 850 t...

December 3, 2014

I.V. Stays Relatively Quiet Over Thanksgiving Weekend

By Staff Report

This past weekend, there were nine arrests in Isla Vista, including three for public intoxication, two for felony warrants and four for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.