‘Lament’ Art Installation Serves as Tribute
The new art installation titled “Lament” is the first artwork to be featured in the UCSB Library for a year from January 2016 until January 2017, composed of over 2,000 book covers to serve as a tribute to the declining use of physical books.
EVPSA ‘Principles’ Draft Calls for Student Input
The Office of the A.S. External Vice President of Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) is now asking for feedback from UCSB students on the content of UC Board of Regents’ first “Principles Against Intolerance,” which is currently being developed by a working group within the Board.
Startup Weekend Attendees Connect, Compete
Eager entrepreneurs networked, pitched ideas and presented prototypes to a panel of experts at UCSB’s Startup Weekend Friday through Sunday at Corwin Pavilion.
Is Sweet Alley For Sale?
An advertisement on Craigslist has generated questions about whether Isla Vista’s popular frozen yogurt shop, Sweet Alley, is for sale.
A.S. Senate Passes Resolution To Support Undocumented Community Members, Amends Legal Code Bill
The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday to discuss a bill amending the legal code of an Office of Student Advocacy bill and a resolution asking for “immediate” action in support of those who immigrated to the country illegally.
Gio’s Pizza To Close After 34 Years In Business
Giovanni’s Pizza Restaurant, locally known as Gio’s, will be permanently closed on Thursday, Jan. 14 after seven years under current owner Matt Metzka’s management.
Ceremony Held for Opening of New Library
Hundreds of students, faculty, community members and dignitaries attended the grand opening ceremony for the newly renovated UCSB Library Wednesday afternoon.
Students Demand Private Prison Divestment
Black student leaders across the University of California (UC) increased pressure on Wells Fargo this week to divest from private prisons.
Professor Megan Carney Lectures on Migration, Food Insecurity
UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center hosted Professor Megan Carney from the University of Washington, Seattle to give a lecture titled “Back There We Had Nothing to Eat: Food Insecurity and Women’s Migration at the Intersections.”
Woman Killed by Train Identified as UCSB Student
The woman who died after being struck by a train in Goleta on Sunday has been identified as Lillian Feng, a 19-year-old UCSB student who lived in Isla Vista. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Jan. 10, Feng was struck by an Amtrak passenger train headed southbound under the Glen Annie / Storke Road overpass, according to […]