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April 18, 2024

A.S. Elections Board announces 2024 election ballot

By Alex Levin

The Associated Students Elections Board announced its candidate slate on April 15 one week ahead of the 2024 Spring Quarter General Election. UC Santa Barbara students can cast their ballots starting April 22, with polls...

April 18, 2024

UCSB S.E.A.L. Memorial Scholarships open until April 21

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The scholarships will apply for the next academic year.

April 18, 2024

UCSB students accuse A.S. Senator of harassment, met with delays from University

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

A UC Santa Barbara student filed multiple complaints to university administration against an Associated Students Off-Campus Senator and first president pro-tempore for threatening abuse of power and harassment. First p...

April 18, 2024

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

April 17, 2024

Recall petition garners 844 signatures, A.S. Senate votes no on holding recall election for A.S. President

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Alex Levin

The UC Santa Barbara Associated Students Senate voted against holding a special recall election for Associated Students President Tessa Veksler following hours of discussion at the Senate’s April 10 meeting. The Senate...

April 12, 2024

UCOP announces financial aid alternative for students unable to complete FAFSA

By Alex Levin

The University of California Office of the President introduced the California Dream Act Application in an April 9 statement — an alternative financial aid application option for California students from mixed-status...

April 12, 2024

Chabad at UCSB’s annual Mega Shabbat breaks attendance record

By Josh Rhodes

April 12, 2024

6641 Del Playa Drive property’s backyard fence collapses into ocean

By Asumi Shuda

The property owner, St. George & Associates, replaced the fence and inspected the cliff later that same day, determining that the dwelling “is not in any danger.”

April 12, 2024

SocialEats closes after five months of business

By Josh Rhodes

The eatery shut down due to financial difficulties that resulted in staff not being paid and neglect by ownership, according to staff.

April 11, 2024

Deltopia cleanup yields over 800 pounds worth of litter

By Yaati Sureka

The cleanup took place the day after Deltopia, an annual unsanctioned street festival. Volunteers retrieved 207 buckets worth of trash and contributed over 100 volunteer hours altogether.

April 11, 2024

IVCSD hosts Spring Festival during Deltopia

By Michelle Cisneros

The event aimed to keep festival-goers away from parties as an alternative to Deltopia, attracting roughly 1,000 attendees with free food trucks and performances from local Isla Vista musicians.

April 11, 2024

MCC Lounge reopened to public, office still locked

By Asumi Shuda

Though the MultiCultural Center (MCC) Lounge opened to campus, the doors of its office and theater — which can only be accessed through the office — are still locked.

April 11, 2024

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

April 10, 2024

Deltopia in full-throttle with record-level citations, massive crowds

By Lizzy Rager

The 13th annual unsanctioned street festival saw over 20,000 attendees, record-level citations and overwhelmed medical emergency services by early Saturday morning.