News

April 18, 2014

A.S. Presidential Candidates Debate in Final Forum

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night at the Hub, Associated Students Internal Vice President candidate Angela Lau and Presidential candidates Navkiran "Navi" Kaur and Ali Guthy discussed their qualifications, plans and values in the last night of...

April 18, 2014

Students Divided Over UC Divestment Issue

By Lannhu Khuat

Students for Justice in Palestine and American Students for Israel have set up signs opposite each other in the Arbor in preparation for a resolution regarding UC divestment from Israel, which will be a topic of discussi...

April 18, 2014

A.S. Senate Discuss Involvement in USSA, Divestment, Deltopia

By David Jackson

Wednesday night’s Associated Student Senate meeting focused on the controversial bill to withdraw funding from the United States Students Association, the upcoming divestment debate and the future of Deltopia, amongst ...

April 18, 2014

A.S. Ballot to Determine Fate of Goleta Sobering Center

By Leon Freyermuth

During this year’s Associated Students elections, students will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot initiative to fund a sobering center in Goleta for first-time drunk-in-public offenders, avoiding the costs of a ...

April 17, 2014

A.S. Bikes To Retract Lock-in Fee Initiative

By Loree Lewis

The Associated Students Bike Committee is in the process of retracting its fee initiative from the Spring 2014 ballot after the UC Office of the President suggested withholding the initiative and having the University pr...

April 17, 2014

Queer Commission Fees To Appear on Upcoming A.S. Ballot

By Dustin Chan

The upcoming Associated Students election ballot will include a new lock-in fee initiative of $2.12 per quarter for undergraduate students to support the Associated Students Queer Commission, an educational and advocacy ...

April 17, 2014

The Catalyst Requests Lock-in for Print Costs

By Max Fernbacher

The students behind The Catalyst, a new student-run literary arts magazine, have requested a lock-in fee in the upcoming Associated Students election in an effort to ensure continued quarterly publications.

April 17, 2014

Prospective A.S. Senators Debate in the Hub

By Daniella Chung

During the Associated Students On-Campus and University-Owned Housing Senator debates, senatorial candidates for the 2014-15 academic school year congregated in the Hub yesterday to discuss their views on specific campus...

April 16, 2014

A.S. Candidates Debate Goals, Plans

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night, prospective candidates for Associated Students External Vice President of Local Affairs, External Vice President of Statewide Affairs, and Student Advocate General gathered in the Hub to debate their plans an...

April 16, 2014

Poet and Singer Collaborate In Campbell Hall

By Elliott Wright

Arts & Lectures will present an acoustic music and poetry event at Campbell Hall titled “Words and Music: An Evening with Billy Collins and Aimee Mann” tomorrow night, featuring former U.S. Poet Laureate and best-sel...

April 16, 2014

Weeklong Event Brings Philippines To UCSB

By Heeba Kaleem

Every day this week, students will have the opportunity to get a taste of traditions and culture from the Philippines by participating in Pilipin@ Visibility Week, sponsored by UCSB’s Kapatirang Pilipino organization.

April 16, 2014

A.S. Ballots Present Initiative for UCen Renevations, With a Cost

By Brittany Tholan

During next week’s Associated Students Elections, students will decide whether or not to implement a $20 quarterly student fee for a multi-million dollar renovation of the University Center.

April 16, 2014

Hurt Covers Race, Media at MCC

By Aditya Tadanki

Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and activist Byron Hurt presented a talk called “Deconstructing Images of African Americans in the Media,” in which he analyzed and critiqued common media representations of A...

April 15, 2014

A.S. Senate Forms Committee to Revise Isla Vista Master Plan

By Brittany Tholan

The A.S. Senate recently passed a resolution for revisions to the Isla Vista Master Plan, a 104-page guide to local development that was denied approval in 2007 and has since been gathering dust.

April 15, 2014

UCSB Professor Explores Effects of Hidden Shame

By Dustin Chan

UCSB Sociology professor Thomas Scheff published an examination on the topic of hidden shame in an article released in a February issue of the peer-reviewed academic journal, Cultural Sociology.

April 15, 2014

Pardall Center Welcomes Students to Open House

By Kelly Lin

Associated Students will be hosting an open house of the A.S. Pardall Center this Thursday to showcase its newly renovated details and services, which are open to all students.