Student Residence Groups To Merge With Approval
The Resident Halls Association (RHA) hopes to merge with the Student Apartments Community Council (SACC) to form one housing student government titled the “UCSB Housing Association.” RHA aims to better connect students living on and off campus through collaborative events. If approved by students, the UCSB Housing Association will begin functioning in about five […]
UC Regents Discuss, Define Anti-Semitism
Amid concerns of anti-Semitic threats on UC campuses, the Board of Regents held an open forum Monday to discuss revisions to the definition of anti-Semitism The UC Board of Regents held a public forum on Monday at UC Los Angeles to discuss revisions to the definition of anti-Semitism in the Statement of Principles Against Intolerance […]
Students Advocate for End of Rape Culture
With the Halloween weekend coming up, C.A.R.E. and Fuck Your Standards held the event #PledgeforConsent to condemn rape culture and prevent sexual assault UCSB Campus Advocacy Resources and Education (C.A.R.E.) and members from the Facebook group “Fuck Your Standards” co-hosted an event titled “#PledgeforConsent” at Storke Tower Wednesday, during which guest speakers spoke on bringing […]
I.V. Stakeholders Talk Framework, Options for Self Governance
The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday evening at the I.V. Clinic building for residents to discuss community planning and development. I.V. residents will vote in November 2016 to approve the formation of a Community Services District (CSD) funded by a Utility Users Tax. A board of local representatives would govern […]
Workshop Aims To Educate on Cultural Appropriation
The Student Commission on Racial Equality (S.C.O.R.E.) and the American Indian Student Association held a workshop on cultural appropriation Tuesday evening in the MultiCultural Center (MCC). Cultural appropriation is generally defined as members of one culture adopting an element from another without permission or understanding of its meaning. Approximately 30 students attended the presentation, which […]
Wrap-Up Oct. 19-26
Last week (Oct. 19-26), law enforcement officials responded to reports of a residential explosion, multiple residential burglaries and a fight. On Monday, Oct. 19, an oxygen tank exploded on the ground level of Friendship Manor’s D Building on El Colegio Road. The first floor was filled with smoke and several subjects evacuated the building. The […]
Talk To Contrast Civil Rights, Religious Leaders
Wake Forest University Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion Dr. Ronald B. Neal will discuss how religion has influenced perspectives on Civil Rights Movement leaders in a lecture titled “Beyond the Black Messiah: Black Lives & the Limits of Heroism,” hosted by the MultiCultural Center (MCC) and the UCSB Department of Religious Studies Thursday […]
Chican@ Studies To Hold Yearly Altares Workshop To Celebrate Dia de los Muertos
The Chican@ Studies department will be hosting their annual Altares workshop on Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Multicultural Center (MCC) to contribute to the third annual Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Oct. 30. Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” is a Mexican […]
National Geographic Explorer Lectures on 2012 Expedition
UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures hosted “Untamed Antarctica” Sunday with renowned climber and National Geographic explorer Mike Lebecki speaking at Campbell Hall about his 2012 expedition to Bertha’s Tower. Lebecki was the first person to climb Bertha’s Tower, naming the 2,000-foot granite spire after his grandmother who passed away before the expedition began. During […]
Yoga Studio Opens in Isla Vista
Yoga Isla Vista opened Saturday above Silvergreens at 900 Embarcadero del Mar, with a studio opening and blessing ceremony hosted by cofounders John Smart, a UCSB alum, and Julie Smart. Yoga Isla Vista offers classes in Vinyasa, Sivananda, Kundalini, Yin and several other yoga styles. The grand opening included a demonstration of a Kundalini yoga […]