News

March 23, 2024

Santa Barbara County, UCSB reach settlement on student housing lawsuit

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The settlement releases all claims by the County under the 2010 Long Range Development Plan and dismisses the 2022 lawsuit. 

March 23, 2024

Petition to recall A.S. President Tessa Veksler released

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The petition requires 10% of the previous year’s election voters to sign to be presented to the A.S. Senate for ratification

March 20, 2024

UCSB plans to resume MCC operations on first day of Spring Quarter

By Asumi Shuda

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Margaret Klawunn, Dean of Student Life Katya Armistead and Interim Associate Dean of Student Life Joaquin Becerra jointly signed the email statement.

March 19, 2024

Dank Bowl Kitchen closes, Yetz’s Bagels pop-up to take over

By Lizzy Rager

Dank Bowl Kitchen will officially close on Thursday, March 21, and will be replaced by Yetz’s Bagels, under the same owner. The closure marks an end to 14 years of Dank Bowl Kitchen bread bowls.

March 18, 2024

UCSB Divest denounces university investment decisions in public teach-in

By Grace Medecki, Josh Rhodes

The UC Santa Barbara chapter of the UC Divest Coalition held a divestment teach-in at the UCSB Library steps on March 13. 

March 17, 2024

EVPLA, community members question Restorative Justice Program suspension at Deltopia Town Hall

By Lizzy Rager

A.S. EVPLA hosted the first-ever Deltopia Town Hall with panelists from IVFP, UCPD and more. Attendees questioned the RJ suspension and how the county and University is preparing for Deltopia.

March 14, 2024

SJP, Black Studies hold ‘Day of Interruption’ rally, teach-in to end UC repression

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Lizzy Rager

Students for Justice in Palestine, the Department of Black Studies and several campus organizations united for a “Day of Interruption” on March 7.

March 14, 2024

A.S. members allege Senate pro-tempores of misconduct and harassment

By Sindhu Ananthavel

A statement alleged behavior violating the UCSB Student Code of Conduct, including harassment, intimidation and suppression of the voices of Senators and Associated Students (A.S.) members

March 12, 2024

UC launches Climate Resilience course

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The course will be taught at UCSB by environmental humanities professor Ken Hiltner and environmental studies assistant professor Summer Gray. 

March 12, 2024

UC News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.

March 12, 2024

UCSB cuts down 50-year-old tree at campus bus loop due to falling branches

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Campus will replant another new tree at an unspecified date.

March 11, 2024

Student Ethics Bowl team places second at national competition

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The UC Santa Barbara Ethics Bowl student team competed in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition in Cincinnati from Feb. 24-25, taking home the second place prize af...

March 11, 2024

UCSB doctoral student announces seven-day hunger strike

By Asumi Shuda

Department of Education doctoral student Charlene Macharia listed several demands to administration on March 9 in the wake of the suspension of the MultiCultural Center.

March 10, 2024

SBC Supervisor Capps hosts community safety meeting about bluff safety, seeks public suggestions

By Grace Medecki

Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD), Santa Barbara County Parks Department staff and other community leaders joined Capps to speak on the progress and completed improvements to ensure bluff safety.

March 10, 2024

Alumnus publishes I.V. nature photography book as “tribute to Isla Vista”

By Melody Xu

The 300-page book, “Isla Vista Seasons,” is filled with photos from Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve to Campus Point Beach “and everything in between.”

March 8, 2024

CalFresh finds grocery waiver underutilized by county post-storm

By Devin Gowdy

The Food and Nutrition Service approved a request on Feb. 9 for an extension on the CalFresh benefits affected by last month’s storm to recover food loss until March 4 — but the waiver was underutilized, according to...