News

April 16, 2025

Senate mediates backlash over proposed BCU recruitment changes

By Michelle Cisneros, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Several Associated Students entities expressed frustration with a proposal to change their recruitment processes at an April 9 Senate meeting. The Senate also heard reports about Deltopia.

April 16, 2025

Graduate students rally against potential funding cuts

By Lizzy Rager

Hundreds of graduate students rallied on April 8 over funding cuts as the world's largest biomedical research funder, the NIH, looks to cut millions in grants

April 14, 2025

Deltopia fosters community, threatens public safety, student leaders weigh in

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Students shared their opinions of the 2025 Deltopia festival. They called for increased medical services and recalled uncomfortable experiences with police.

April 14, 2025

How did we get to Deltopia, the UCSB spring street festival?

By Lizzy Rager

Deltopia is more than 20 years old. How did the annual unsanctioned street festival get here, and where is the UCSB tradition heading now?

April 10, 2025

Local businesses meet partygoer demands during Deltopia

By Michelle Cisneros

During their busiest time of the year, I.V. businesses stood ready to sustain Deltopia's activities. Over the weekend, businesses served hundreds of bagels, pizza slices and sandwiches.

April 10, 2025

Volunteers clean up 800 pounds of trash after Deltopia

By Levi Kauffman

Volunteers clad in neon safety vests and equipped with trash grabbers picked up waste from the streets of Isla Vista on Apr. 6, following Deltopia, the annual unsanctioned street festival.

April 10, 2025

Isla Vista Jewish Community celebrates annual Mega Shabbat

By Conor Kelly

Chabad at UC Santa Barbara hosted its biggest event of the year, with a $97,000 budget. Part of the budget went toward security staff at the event.

April 10, 2025

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

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

El Centro and the Education Abroad Program (EAP) are hosting “Maletas y Paletas” on Thursday, April 10, from 4-5 p.m. at El Centro.

April 10, 2025

IVCSD Spring Festival promotes safety with performances and free food, away from Deltopia action

By Dylan Vo

IVCSD hosted its Spring Festival on April 5 in an attempt to draw Deltopia attendees away from Del Playa Drive and mitigate crowds.

April 10, 2025

A week in UC News

By Michelle Cisneros

The State Department terminated several visa records of international students across the UC and stopped requiring diversity statements in faculty hiring.

April 9, 2025

Senate discusses BCU appointment vote, passes bill to obtain economics tools

By Conor Kelly, Jack Dindia

The Senate heard grievances from Kamaya Jackson on the vote to deny her from a co-chair position and passed a bill obtaining tools for economics students.

April 9, 2025

Ten student and graduate visas revoked at UC Santa Barbara

By Lizzy Rager

Seven current students and three graduates visas were terminated, leaving them vulnerable to detention or deportation. Roughly 50 visas were terminated UC-wide

April 9, 2025

Deltopia sees increased citations, medical emergencies, arrests amidst larger police presence

By Jack Dindia

With an estimated 25,000 attendees, this year's Deltopia saw a record number of citations and arrests amidst a larger police presence.

April 7, 2025

IVCSD discusses potential shuttle service and other parking solutions

By Iris Guo

As new housing developments prop up around Isla Vista, the IVCSD discussed potential parking mitigation efforts including a shuttle service

April 2, 2025

Campus and community organizations promote resources ahead of Deltopia

By Jack Dindia

Community entities have begun preparing for Deltopia, where the Restorative Justice Program will be suspended like last year, alongside a larger police presence.

April 2, 2025

Unions embark on second joint strike asking UC for ‘fair’ contracts

By Michelle Cisneros, Katie Poon

Following their first joint strike in late February, two unions, including service workers, health care employees and other University of California employees, went on strike again on April 1.