News

February 19, 2022

Man Seriously Injured From Del Playa Shooting, Suspect Remains Outstanding

By Nisha Malley

The investigation of the shooting is ongoing. The status of the victim remains unclear, and the shooter remains outstanding.

February 19, 2022

Hosford Clinic’s Healing Space Provides Therapy Services to Black-Identifying Patients

By Asumi Shuda, Nisha Malley

A year into its creation, the Healing Space connects Black-identifying clients with Black therapists to offer therapy and psychological services.

February 18, 2022

University Works To Fulfill 2019 Black Student Union Demands

By Holly Rusch

In 2019, Chancellor Henry T. Yang promised the creation of an OBSD, funding for eight paid positions — totaling to about $900,000 — and $55,000 annually for Black Student Union programming.

February 17, 2022

UCSB Tennis Shows Their Quality on the Court

By Garret Harcourt

The Gauchos’ following match was against Pacific in which they had one of their most complete performances en route to a 7-0 victory. In this series, the Gauchos managed to win every single one of their matches with on...

February 17, 2022

BGSA Provides Community and Healing for UCSB’s Black Graduate Students

By Asumi Shuda

Going forward, BGSA wants to prioritize the mental health of its members.

February 17, 2022

Sonya Renee Taylor Speaks to Radical Self Love at MCC

By Nisha Malley

Taylor uses her platform to explore the intersection of bodies, identities and social justice through the lens of “radical self-love,” a phrase she helped pioneer.

February 16, 2022

UCSB Student, A.S. Member Arrested for Hiding Cameras in I.V. Bathroom

By Holly Rusch, Atmika Iyer

No information is available yet on the days and times when the recording devices were in use.

February 16, 2022

Individual Dies After Lagoon Car Accident

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The cause of the accident is currently unknown.

February 14, 2022

Mask Policy Will Continue Through the End of Winter Quarter

By Asumi Shuda

The current masking policy at UCSB mandates all faculty, staff members, students and visitors to wear face masks in all shared indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status.

February 13, 2022

Sharing Love and Dance at SBKlub’s Valentine’s Day Prom

By Devanshi Tomar

McHugh said that the moment she shared with Parekh on the dance floor was reminiscent of the first time they met. 

February 13, 2022

ASL 4 All Relaunches In-Person

By Asumi Shuda, Sindhu Ananthavel

American Sign Language (ASL) 4 All was founded in 2021 by current president and fourth-year acting and music double major Violet Joy Hansen.

February 11, 2022

Academic Senate Provides Flexibility for Some Instructors

By Holly Rusch

All authorizations are currently available for Winter Quarter 2022 only.

February 11, 2022

Beer Bottles, Cigarette Butts and Whip-It! Canisters: EAB Cleans 50 Pounds of Trash From Del Playa Drive

By Yiu-On Li

The group collected 50.2 pounds of beer bottles, bottle caps, egg cartons and other pieces of garbage.

February 11, 2022

Three Professors Selected to Contribute to the National Climate Assessment

By Nisha Malley

The document includes over 30 chapters and solicits the contributions of hundreds of climate, economic and energy experts across the country. 

February 10, 2022

Shooting Occurs at Pacifica Suites

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

The shooters fled the scene before law enforcement arrived.

February 10, 2022

Students Frustrated by Modified Unit Cap for Class Registration

By Nisha Malley, Alex Rudolph

The policy also prevented all students from achieving full-time status — which requires a minimum enrollment of 12 units — until their second registration period.