News

December 9, 2024

AFSCME 3299 workers go on 2-day strike for better contracts, protest ‘bad-faith bargaining’

By Jack Dindia

The University of California service workers and patient care workers union went on a systemwide strike from Nov. 20-21.

December 3, 2024

Freedom 4 Youth panel discusses restorative justice, Santa Barbara youth incarceration

By Wynne Bendell, Iris Guo

Freedom 4 Youth, a nonprofit that advocates for incarcerated youth, discussed restorative justice and the Santa Barbara County youth incarceration system in a panel on Nov. 13.

December 3, 2024

Plan B: MCC hosts post-election processing space

By Allie Panetta

Following the presidential election and the community response, the MultiCultural Center hosted “PLAN B: An ethnic & feminist studies, post-election processing space” on Nov. 12.

December 3, 2024

Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary incorporates Indigenous, community voices

By Katie Poon, Sophia Evans

The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary became the first officially designated marine sanctuary to be co-managed by an Indigenous group on Oct. 15, six years after its nomination was submitted.

November 22, 2024

UCSB Indus and Dhadkan co-host Diwali celebration

By Sophia Benito

UC Santa Barbara South Asian cultural organization Indus and student nonprofit Dhadkan co-hosted a Diwali celebration with nearly 500 attendees on Nov. 15 featuring catering and Garba dances.

November 22, 2024

Angel Lopez: bringing “Rock Latino” to UCSB for nearly 30 years

By Michelle Cisneros

Whenever there’s Spanish rock on KCSB-FM, there’s a good chance radio host Angel Lopez’s show “Rock Latino” is on. The show has been on the airwaves for 28 years.

November 22, 2024

El Congreso remembers Chicano student activist Oscar “El Bandido” Gomez

By Salma Maytorena

El Congreso hosted a vigil on Nov. 16 in remembrance of Oscar Gomez, also known as “El Bandido” or “The Bandit." Gomez was a a student and Chicano activist at UC Davis.

November 21, 2024

Regents approve additional $12.9 million in preliminary plans funding for San Benito Housing

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The University of California Board of Regents approved $12.9 million in funding for the San Benito Housing project.

November 21, 2024

Highlights of the Regents’ November 2024 Meeting

By Lizzy Rager, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Michelle Cisneros, Jack Dindia, Conor Kelly

The Regents discussed UC Health community benefits, increases in out-of-state tuition, a diversity report, debt-free UC, campus climate and COVID-19.

November 21, 2024

UCPD issues search warrant for UCSB Liberated Zone encampment Instagram

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The University of California Police Department issued a search warrant on Sept. 24 for the Instagram account of UC Santa Barbara Liberated Zone.

November 21, 2024

UC News

By Michelle Cisneros

AFSCME 3299 union workers go on strike and four people were arrested at a UCLA pro-Palestine protest.

November 21, 2024

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

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

November 21, 2024

UC Santa Barbara to construct East Campus Housing project

By Lizzy Rager

Along with San Benito Housing, the housing projects will add 3,500 new student beds through on-campus facilities.

November 18, 2024

Sable Offshore to control pipeline that caused Refugio oil spill, EDC appeals decision

By Michelle Cisneros

Sable Offshore gained approval from the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission to restart the same pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio oil spill. 

November 18, 2024

Edible Campus Program teaches gardening in unconventional spaces

By Sophia Evans

Those living at UC Santa Barbara or in the broader Isla Vista community may not see those spaces as ideal for gardening.

November 18, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

On Nov. 8, 5,000 University of California workers filed for a new union. The Union is composed of student services and advising workers