In the aftermath of Deltopia 2025, two UC Santa Barbara students conducted a survey on interactions with law enforcement during the weekend-long event.
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Alongside nationwide May Day protests, roughly 75 people gathered around the eternal flame to call on UC Santa Barbara to support campus workers on May 1.
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The UC Santa Barbara chapter of Take Back the Night held its annual rally and march against sexual violence on April 30.
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The Catalyst is a contemporary literary arts magazine that is produced top-to-bottom by students in a UC Santa Barbara English class each quarter. The 36th issue of the Catalyst was themed around mo...
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International Rescue Committee CEO David Miliband talks humanitarian relief at Campbell Hall
IRC President David Miliband discussed the importance of humanitarian relief & refugee aid in the face of major global conflicts & widespread need on April 22.
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Roger’s Tacos rents food truck, resumes service in I.V.
After being prohibited from holding public fundraisers earlier this year, Roger’s Tacos is continuing service in Isla Vista through a newly rented food truck.
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Term in Review: A.S. IVP Enri Lala
A.S. IVP Enri Lala reflected on his term chairing the 76th Senate, as well as facilitating campus-wide infrastructure and student safety projects.
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Curiosity is the contemporary revolution
Ethan Griffin hopes that this article won’t put him on the most-wanted list if AI takes over.
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CTRL ALT DELETE Your Privacy
Lucy Miller fears declining cookies and wearing a tinfoil hat isn’t enough anymore.
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I walk through Isla Vista
Lucy Dixon loves these roads where the houses don’t change.
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Gauchos emerge victorious, bring home Big West championship title
After winning the Big West regular-season championship earlier this month, the UC Santa Barbara women’s tennis team headed into the Big West tournament as the No. 1 seed. UCSB beat both California S...
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Colin Beazizo’s steady rise within UCSB baseball
For UC Santa Barbara third-year sociology major and outfielder Colin Beazizo, baseball has been a constant in his life long before the intensity of college baseball. Beazizo was first introduce...
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Gauchos eliminated by Tritons in Big West Championship opener
During their final tournament of the season, No. 4 seed UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball headed to UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center on Thursday, April 23, to face No. 5 seed UC San Diego in the fir...
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Lil Yachty drives UCSB crazy at The Warm Up
The April 4 concert, organized by UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board, brought in a record-breaking crowd of over 3,000 attendees, making it one of the biggest evenings in the conce...
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“Wuthering Heights” Replaces Feeling with Lust
There’s no burning and longing; it’s all physical lust. It lacks the emotional weight that an adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” should possess.
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The results are in: Artsweek’s official 2026 Academy Award predictions
As the ultra-competitive 2026 Academy Awards approach, here are Artsweek’s official predictions for who will take home the golden statuettes in the major categories.
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Opinion: How creatives bring light to environmental issues
Advocacy can come in so many different forms of expression, and filmmaking's blend of science and art has the ability to make an impact on the environment and our inner worlds — Surfrider Foundatio...
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(Back) to the moon and beyond: Artemis lifts off
As Disney’s Buzz Lightyear famously declared, the goal of space travel is “to infinity and beyond.” NASA’s Artemis program is a serious attempt to make this a reality.
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Carry-on, Carry-all: The psychology of overpacking, spring cleaning, & sentimental value
Advice for the overly-sentimental to embrace spring as a season of movement, reflection, and renewal — or just to practice packing light.
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The 5 Most Underrated UCSB Eats
Are you tired of eating food from the same restaurants over and over again in Isla Vista? Look no further! While I.V. has limited restaurant options, there still are hidden gems waiting to be discover...
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Spoiled! Sugar daddy buys me granola on EBT
I know you guys just read the headline and are jealous. It's okay, you can just live vicariously through me.
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A.S. election, California gubernatorial race compete for irrelevancy
The UC Santa Barbara spring election was supposed to close this past Thursday but was extended due to low voter turnout, with items on the ballot such as Associated Students offices and nothing else t...
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In Photos | Charlie Puth at Santa Barbara Bowl
Singer Charlie Puth brought his “Whatever’s Clever! World Tour” to a packed crowd at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, April 25, delivering a tightly produced set that balanced songs from his ...
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In Photos | Trekking through Tequepis Trail
KCSB-FM sends its broadcast signal to a transmitter on Broadcast Peak, where the station’s tower stands alongside other major broadcast signals serving the region.
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In Photos | Flowers of UCSB
The world is moving at a breakneck speed and so are many of us students, especially as we move into the second half of a less-than-forgiving winter quarter. It is with this fast pace that we often wal...
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American fast food and chains through the eyes of a Brit
We are back with our second iteration of this series! Last time, I looked at American supermarkets through a British lens and this time, we’re delving into American fast food. Though the United Stat...
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My first valentine
For as long as I can remember, my dad has given me and my sister each a rose (and my mother a bouquet, of course) every Valentine’s Day. The roses given each year are his way of trying to show us lo...
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A love letter to ‘Tiny’
Food has become the main way love moves through our small Isla Vista house. It lingers in the kitchen as a pot simmers on the stove or a cutting board dries by the sink. Food is simply our love langua...
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El poder económico del ‘Mencho’ y lo que su salida propicia
Dejando vilmente atrás al infamo ‘Culiacanazo’ de Sinaloa (aún potente y presente), México se encuentra una vez más enredado en las garras de un nuevo conflicto bélico. Sin embargo, en esta o...
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Ser inmigrante no es un crimen
Ser inmigrante no es un crimen. Lo repito con mucha fuerza porque, a veces, siento que el mundo intenta vernos como criminales, pero no lo somos. Somos personas que cada día luchamos por nuestro futu...
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¿Qué forma tiene el universo?
Según Albert Einstein, la relatividad general establece que la gravedad es la forma en que la masa distorsiona el espacio y el tiempo, lo que significa que el espacio mismo puede curvarse. Esto imp...
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Housing development drives planning permit activity in Isla Vista
A cluster of planning permit applications in Isla Vista, along with a recent shift toward multifamily housing projects, reflect continued housing pressure in the area.
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Inside Storke Tower: The story of a carillon
Explore the Storke Tower Carillon at UC Santa Barbara through an interactive look at its history.
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In Photos | Trekking through Tequepis Trail
KCSB-FM sends its broadcast signal to a transmitter on Broadcast Peak, where the station’s tower stands alongside other major broadcast signals serving the region.
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