News

April 4, 2014

Journalist Sasha Abramsky Lectures on Poverty, Inequality, Government

By Dustin Chan

Acclaimed journalist Sasha Abramsky gave a talk titled “The American Way of Poverty” at the McCune Conference Room Tuesday afternoon, with his presentation honing in on the epidemic of poverty in present-day America.

April 4, 2014

Associated Students Senate Discusses Deltopia and Installation of Security Cameras

By David Jackson

The first Associated Student Senate meeting of the quarter focused on a debate over the planned security measures for upcoming Deltopia festivities, particularly surrounding the controversy over recently installed public...

April 3, 2014

TAs Strike in Response to Unfair Labor Practices

By Carissa Quiambao

The Union for Teaching Assistants, Tutors, and Readers at UCSB — or UAW Local 2865 at Santa Barbara — will strike today in front of Davidson Library in protest of alleged unfair labor practices, such as worker intimi...

April 3, 2014

An Open Letter in Defense of Deltopia

By Anonymous

An anonymous author explains why Deltopia represents more than just a party for the community.

April 3, 2014

Employee Union, UC Work Together for Contract Reform

By Carissa Quiambao

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — or AFSCME 3299 — voted to ratify a contract agreement with the University of California this past Friday, concluding a two-year dispute between AFSCM...

April 3, 2014

New Program Welcomes Professional Writers to UCSB

By Brittany Tholan

UCSB students have the chance to meet and interact with real-life filmmakers, journalists, creative writers and other professional writers and scholars through a new program called the Diana and Simon Raab Writer-in-Resi...

April 3, 2014

Survey Reveals Campus Comfort Level

By Elliott Wright

UCSB received the highest ratings for overall comfort levels in the 2012-2013 University of California Campus Climate Survey, which had its results released late last month, revealing how students, faculty and other memb...

April 2, 2014

Deltopia Faces Stricter Enforcement

By Jimmy Chang

Thousands of partygoers are expected to descend on the streets of Isla Vista for Deltopia this Saturday, and now local law enforcement officials are saying that Santa Barbara County Outdoor Festival Ordinance Section Six...

April 2, 2014

The Arbor ‘Springs into A.S.’ This Week

By Michael Coronado

Associated Students has launched a five day-long campaign this week called “Spring into A.S.,” with A.S. representatives stationed at the Arbor from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. all this week to encourage students to learn more...

April 2, 2014

Suspected Arson Under Inspection

By Staff Report

A suspected arson occurred near the Life Sciences Building on Monday at 11:20 p.m.

April 2, 2014

Professor Receives Fellowship

By Heeba Kaleem

Mechanical engineering professor Kimberly Turner was recently elected a Fellow of the prestigious American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), becoming the sixth professor from UCSB to receive the title.

April 2, 2014

SCA 5 Fails To Move Forward In California Senate

By Kelly Lin

A California State Senate initiative that would allow considering factors such as race, sex, color, ethnicity and national origin in California state universities’ admissions processes has failed to move forward, makin...

April 2, 2014

Spring Break Crime Wrap-Up

By Jimmy Chang

Last week, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of incidents including several assaults, one of which involved assault by use of machete, and alcohol-related crimes.

April 2, 2014

Professor Wins Psychology Fellowship For Brain Analysis

By Emani Oakley

Psychology professor Michael Gazzaniga was recently named a 2015 William James Fellow by the Association for Psychological Science for his contributions to cognitive neuroscience.

April 2, 2014

UCSB Water Polo Player’s Death Ruled as ‘Accidental Drowning’

By Staff Report

The Santa Barbara Coroner’s Office ruled the death of UCSB student and water polo player Nicholas Johnson an “accidental drowning” on Thursday, after he was found unconscious at the bottom of Santa Barbara High Sch...

April 2, 2014

Major Weed Bust Follows Arrest

By Jackson Kerr

After initially facing charges for only public intoxication, a 22-year-old man arrested Sunday night is now being charged with possession of marijuana for sale and transporting marijuana for sale after police found 14 po...