Women’s Basketball Takes a Knee for Social Justice
More than half of the players on the UCSB women’s basketball team have taken to kneeling during the national anthem procession beginning at the team’s exhibition game versus Cal State Los Angeles on Nov. 6.
Students, Local Chumash Continue Protests Against Dakota Access Pipeline
Chants of “You can’t drink oil, keep it in the soil” filled the air Wednesday as approximately 100 students joined members of the local Chumash tribe in protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Foot Patrol Arrests Isla Vista Burglary Suspect
Officers made the arrest at approximately 11 a.m., shortly after receiving report of a suspicious male subject seen walking into a backyard and jumping over fences in the 66 block of Del Playa Drive.
‘Beasts’ is Not So Fantastic
‘Beasts’ is brave enough to detach just enough from its enormously successful predecessor, however, the film relies too much on its pre-established and well-realized setting and lore.
Inspiring Photonics for the Future
UCSB’s Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) makes it a mission to introduce middle school students, especially young women, to the developing field of photonics.
Fantasy Sports Island: NFL Week 12
Our fantasy football aficionado, Richard Benites informs us about the latest emerging players that we should all have on our radars heading into Week 11 of the NFL season.
Cal-exit and Why it Just Won’t Work
Dylan Parisi takes a closer look at the many problems with Cal-exit that are too big to ignore.
Student Protesters Force Regents to Table Tuition Hike
Approximately 150 students from several UC campuses gathered outside the UC Regents meeting Thursday in protest of a proposed tuition hike, forcing the Regents to table its approval until January.
Walkout To Defy Possible UC Tuition Hikes
Student activists plan to simultaneously leave their classes Monday in protest of a proposed tuition increase for all University of California students.
UC Regent Sexual Harassment Accusation Leads to New Training Policy
Pattiz, who was appointed to the Board in 2001, was accused of sexual harassment earlier this month when a recording surfaced of him asking if he could hold a female colleague’s breasts.