UCSB Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. With Eternal Flame Ceremony
Over 50 community members, students and members of the UCSB Center for Black Studies Research gathered around the flame as presenters outlined the history of the civil rights movement and King’s lasting influence.
Brown: More Funding, Less Aid in the UCs
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed higher funding for the University of California in his budget proposal released Tuesday, allocating $146.7 million more to the UC system.
Children’s Center Benefits From New Funds
Surrounded by foam letters, cubbies and a model igloo, kids at the Children’s Center in Goleta painted their names with colored ice cubes on Monday morning.
Technology Management Program Unveils Ph.D. Program
In an effort to further assist the growing need of knowledge in both technological and organizational fields, the Technology Management Program at UCSB will have a Ph.D. program, debuting in Fall 2017.
Suspect Arrested in Hit-and-Run of SBCC Student
A suspect was arrested Wednesday for a hit-and-run incident Dec. 2. that left a Santa Barbara City College student in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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.