News

May 18, 2022

Planned Parenthood Central Coast Holds March for Abortion Rights

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The protest was one of three organized by Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast with two others occurring in San Luis Obispo and Ventura on the same day.

May 18, 2022

A.S. Senate Discusses Bill Calling for Reparations for Black Students

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch

The bill — titled a Resolution in Support of Reparations for Black and African Identified Students — was authored by third-year global studies major and Letters and Sciences Senator Love Maia

May 18, 2022

Regents Committee Approves Ocean Road Housing Project: Recap of May 2022 UC Regents Meeting

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda, Mark Alfred

Several facets of the long-awaited UC Santa Barbara Ocean Road housing project were approved by the University of California Board of Regents Finance and Capital Strategies Committee on May 18.

May 18, 2022

Isla Vista Recreation and Park District Reflects on Projects, Celebrates its Many Parks

By Melea Maglalang

In addition to park improvement projects, IVRPD also worked to organize more recreational events to build a sense of community as students returned for the in-person school year.

May 18, 2022

Two UCSB Professors Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

By Asumi Shuda

Fellows chosen from the application process are given a significant fiscal grant to support their research and projects for a year.

May 18, 2022

UCPD Issues Timely Warning for Burglary Committed by Unknown Suspect

By Nisha Malley

UCPD is currently investigating the crime.

May 14, 2022

UCSB Students Call for Expansion on Resources for Asexual and Aromantic Community

By Asumi Shuda

Both asexuality and aromanticism can be experienced within a variety of spectrums and LGBTQIA+ intersections.

May 14, 2022

oSTEM at UCSB Creates Space for LGBTQIA+ Students in S.T.E.M. Fields

By Melea Maglalang, Kyra Schimpf

Blaes said the existence of oSTEM can help establish a space for LGBTQIA+ students in S.T.E.M. fields by affirming their presence.

May 13, 2022

UCSB Discontinues COVID-19 Screening Survey

By Asumi Shuda

The campus is providing an On Demand Screening Survey for departments that wish to continue utilizing the screening survey.

May 13, 2022

UC Santa Barbara Health and Wellness Hosts “Let’s Talk: Male Body Image @ UCSB”

By Melea Maglalang

Attendees shared their thoughts about the difficulties in talking about body image and their experiences.

May 13, 2022

Isla Vista Youth Projects Seeks Funding for Family Advocate Position

By Nisha Malley

The family advocate would connect Isla Vista families to financial, social and parenting resources.

May 12, 2022

UC Student News

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC News.

May 12, 2022

Upcoming 2022-23 A.S. Budget Faces $2-Million Reduction

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel

The Senate ultimately voted to extend the rollover funding request deadline to accommodate entities who were not made aware of the upcoming budget cuts.

May 12, 2022

Students for Justice in Palestine Demonstration Prompts Conversation About Israel-Palestine Conflict

By Holly Rusch, Atmika Iyer

Discourse on the Israel-Palestine conflict has historically been controversial at UCSB

May 12, 2022

Trans and Queer Commission Holds Town Hall on LGBTQIA+ Advocacy

By Kyra Schimpf

UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Trans & Queer Commission held a Spring Town Hall in the MultiCultural Center lounge on May 9 at 6 p.m. to discuss local LGBTQIA+ advocacy and receive community feedback regard...