In Photos: Black Student Union Protests To ‘Drop the Charges’ Against Merced Students
Approximately 50 students rallied to gain support for the students, who they say were unjustly arrested at a peaceful, drug-free event.
UCSB BSU Organizes ‘Drop the Charges’ Protest in Response to Arrest of 5 Black Students
Viranda Woodard, programming director for UCSB BSU, said several BSU executives across the UC collaborated to organize the protest, with other campuses standing in solidarity with UC Merced.
Male Victim Dies After Self-Inflicted Gunshot on UCSB Campus
Police responded to a gunshot on the UC Santa Barbara campus at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Joe Biden Set To Speak in Santa Barbara in October
Joseph Biden, whom former President Barack Obama called “the best vice president America has ever had,” is coming to Santa Barbara on Oct. 21.
McNair Program May Be Cut if President Trump’s Federal Budget is Approved
The McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement is a federal scholarship offered to first-generation, low-income students or those who belong to underrepresented minorities in the United States.
Senate To Vote on Boycotting Gio’s Pizza
Associated Students (A.S.) will be voting Wednesday on a resolution to boycott Giovanni’s Pizza in Isla Vista.
Vignettes: 3 Perspectives of Grief, Change and Progress After May 23
On the night of May 23, once the majority of us had become aware something very bad had happened, I called my parents and told them I was safe. May 24 was a gloomy day, no sun in Santa Barbara’s typically blue sky, and a shaken community matched the weather.
Legacies Not Lost: Memorial Scholarships Carry on Dreams of I.V. Shooting Victims
As the tragedy of May 23, 2014 reminds the UC Santa Barbara community and families of those lost, the memorial scholarships designed to commemorate the six victims allow the students’ legacies to carry on through fellow students.
Then and Now: Change in Isla Vista After May 23
Distraught I.V. residents protest outside IV Deli, urging news crews to leave their community.