News

April 30, 2025

UC Regent, former NASA astronaut José Hernández visits UCSB, student activists express dissent

By Iris Guo

Former astronaut José Hernández delivered a lecture in a packed Campbell Hall on April 29, sharing his journey from working as a migrant farmworker to becoming a NASA astronaut.

April 30, 2025

Family of UCSB balcony fall victim seeks answers from community regarding her death

By Jack Dindia

The family of Liz Hamel held a press conference requesting assistance of community members in obtaining information of the incident that resulted in her death.

April 30, 2025

11 international student visas reinstated at UCSB

By Michelle Cisneros

In the last several days, 11 international students and graduates from UC Santa Barbara had their visas reinstated after sudden federal revocations.

April 29, 2025

A.S. election ballot undecided, elections interference case adjudicated

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The IVP and legislative branch of A.S. were found to have engaged in interference with the spring quarter general election on April 29, per an A.S. Judicial Council ruling.

April 28, 2025

A week in UC student news

By Lizzy Rager

The UC may decrease its in-state admissions according to state lawmakers, and UC Berkeley opened a $110 million engineering center

April 28, 2025

Student-run ‘Tinder for housing’ app targets Isla Vista housing challenges

By Iris Guo

Housing Helper is an app designed to help students find housing and match with roommates.

April 28, 2025

UCSB organizations help students make Earth Day every day

By Maggie Burt

UC Santa Barbara organizations are hosting Earth Day events throughout this week, showing how individual sustainability efforts can help protect the environment and the planet.

April 28, 2025

UCSB’s five decade old environmental studies program is rooted in the environmental movement

By Iris Guo

In 1969, Santa Barbara faced one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. An oil well thousands of feet deep blew out, resulting in 4.2 million gallons of oil spilling.

April 28, 2025

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Health & Wellness is hosting a bagel comfort food workshop on Thursday, April 24, from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Student Resource Building (SRB) Multipurpose Room (MPR).

April 25, 2025

Emergency town hall shares plans to save I.V. Food Co-op

By Wynne Bendell

The Isla Vista Food Cooperative is at-risk of closing by the end of this year due to a staggering decline in sales said at an emergency town hall on April 19.