Munger Hall’s Architectural Consultant Resigns in Protest of Its Construction

The letter was published on Reddit on Oct. 26 following the Oct. 5 Design Review Committee (DRC) meeting.

Costumed UCSB Students and Santa Barbara Residents March for Environmentally Favorable Policies

Protesters marching down State Street expressed dismay toward the U.S. Senate’s inability to pass environmental portions of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan.

Structure Fire on Abrego Burns Down House

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. 

Isla Vista “Mirror Bus” Driver Sentenced to Over 100 Years in Prison

Von T. Nguyen Deroian, the presiding Santa Barbara Superior Court judge, sided with the prosecution and sentenced Coughlin to 20 determinate years and 125 years to life indeterminately in prison.

UC-AFT Lecturers Holds Informational Pickets Across UC Campuses for Better Job Security and Pay

The union has been trying to renegotiate lecturer contracts for over three and a half years, arguing that the lack of job security and low salaries are unfair.

UCPD Issues Two Timely Warnings Back-to-Back

Neither one of the survivors currently wishes to press charges, however, UCPD will keep the investigations open in the case that a survivor decides to press charges. 

Editorial: Why Was UCSB Severely Ill-Equipped for its Return to In-Person Instruction?

Issues from the housing shortage to the current lack of courses show that UCSB is not meeting the basic needs of its students. 

Students and County Residents March Against ExxonMobil’s New Oil Trucking Plan

The protestors marched through downtown Santa Barbara chanting, “No more Exxon, no more oil. Keep the carbon in the soil.”

National Hispanic Heritage Month: A Celebration With La Santa Cecilia

The band is composed of Miguel “Oso” Ramirez on percussion, Jose “Pepe” Carlos on the guitar and accordion, Alex Bendaña on bass guitar and vocalist “La Marisoul.”

Isla Vista 2014 Tragedy Influences Carbajal’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021

U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal and Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 — legislation offering federal funding to states that adopt red flag laws.