Body Cam Program Progresses
Eight Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies have been testing body-worn video cameras for about a year, and all 16 may be wearing the cameras in the spring according to Sol Linver, commander of the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office.
A.S. Funds Alternative Graduation, Culture Clubs, More
The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street Room to discuss funding requests from 11 campus organizations.
Emergency Training Program To Prepare Students for Disasters
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold a free Emergency Training program on disaster preparedness and medical operations throughout January and February.
Vigil Held To Honor Professors Otis Madison and Horacio Roque-Ramirez
UCSB Professors Otis Madison and Horacio Roque-Ramirez were honored in a small candlelight vigil on Thursday, hosted at the Associated Students Pardall Center by students in association with Black Student Union.
Brainstorm for the Rainstorm
As UCSB students walked to class this morning clad in rubber boots and rain jackets and carrying umbrellas for extra measure, they took a look around at their fellow Gauchos. The look on everyone’s face read one word: misery. The bikers were wiping rain (or were they tears?) off their faces; the walkers were trying to keep their umbrellas intact against the ferocious wind. Everyone was asking one big question: “How do I become more waterproof?”
Renovated Library Opens for Winter Quarter
After two and a half years and more than $80 million, the new and renovated portions of the UCSB Library — totaling 150,000 square feet — opened on Monday.
Students Hold Vigil for Planned Parenthood Shooting Victims
A small group of students gathered Tuesday at the Associated Students Pardall Center in Isla Vista at a candlelight vigil to commemorate the lives of the three people killed by a gunman at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on Friday.
Stakeholders Meet to Allocate Potential CSD Funding
The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday in the Isla Vista Clinic building to discuss which services should be the first to receive funding if I.V. becomes a Community Service District (CSD) in the Nov. 2016 county elections.
UCSB Minority Associations Host Discussion on Nationwide Racial Tensions
The Latino/a UCSB Network Association and the Asian Pacific Islander Alliance hosted “Calling In: Cultivating Racial Consciousness & Inclusivity” on Thursday, where panelists discussed racial tensions on university campuses across the country.
A.S. Senate Concludes Reforms on Elections Code, Reports End of Quarter Progress
The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen to finalize reforms to the Elections Code and wrap up the first quarter of the 2015-2016 school year. Members from several A.S. boards and commissions reported their end of quarter progress for the 2015-2016 school year. On-campus senator and […]