Blum Center panel highlights student housing crisis, potential solutions

The Blum Center hosted a panel about the current housing crisis in Isla Vista and invited students to learn and share their housing experiences.

Campus resources for trans students

This past week, the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity held its sixth annual Trans Week of Visibility. The center offers resources year-round. 

IVCSD debriefs new bus fare changes, campaign with STESA

IVCSD heard a report from SBMTD about service changes going into effect in August, and partnered with STESA for their Raise the Bar Campaign.

Pete Buttigieg discusses Trump admin, youth engagement

Pete Buttigieg spoke at the Arlington Theatre where he spoke on his life in government and what he thinks needs to be done in the midst of Trump’s second term.

Students rally and hold vigil to remember lives lost in Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Student Association has called for UCSB to acknowledge April 24 as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day and establish April as Armenian Heritage Month

UC Regent, former NASA astronaut José Hernández visits UCSB, student activists express dissent

Former astronaut José Hernández delivered a lecture in a packed Campbell Hall on April 29, sharing his journey from working as a migrant farmworker to becoming a NASA astronaut.

Family of UCSB balcony fall victim seeks answers from community regarding her death

The family of Liz Hamel held a press conference requesting assistance of community members in obtaining information of the incident that resulted in her death.

11 international student visas reinstated at UCSB

In the last several days, 11 international students and graduates from UC Santa Barbara had their visas reinstated after sudden federal revocations.

A.S. election ballot undecided, elections interference case adjudicated

The IVP and legislative branch of A.S. were found to have engaged in interference with the spring quarter general election on April 29, per an A.S. Judicial Council ruling.

Student-run ‘Tinder for housing’ app targets Isla Vista housing challenges

Housing Helper is an app designed to help students find housing and match with roommates.