The Principles Against Intolerance: Attempts to Redefine Anti-Semitism and the Potential Threat to Free Speech
In order to protect Jewish students, the UC community has been pushing for a system-wide definition of anti-Semitism The Free Speech Movement began on the steps of UC Berkeley’s Sproul Hall in 1964 when thousands of student activists insisted the University of California lift its ban on campus political activities and acknowledge students’ First Amendment […]
St. Michael’s Hosts Dinner In Response to Alleged Anti-Black Lives Matter Movement Vandalism
Responding to a string of vandalism and theft at St. Michael’s University Church, allegedly due to its backing of the Black Lives Matter movement, nearly 100 students, professors and Isla Vista residents attended a free dinner Tuesday at the church to show their support. An unknown vandal shattered the church’s glass front door in September […]
Million Student March Movement To Demand Tuition-Free Public College, No Student Debt, $15 Minimum Wage
Accessible, Attainable, Affordable Coalition UCSB (AAAC) will host #MillionStudentMarch Thursday beginning at Storke Tower to demand tuition-free public colleges, the cancellation of all student debt and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers. The march, which will begin at noon, is part of a nationwide movement including all UC campuses and over 90 other […]
Actress Fatima Performs One-Woman Show at MCC
Playwright and actress Azziah Fatima performed her one-woman show, “Dirty Paki Lingerie,” to a full theater at the MultiCultural Center (MCC) on Saturday. The theater performance showcased the life and thoughts of six Muslim women, each telling a different story. Among the six characters was a young girl wondering why she was called a terrorist […]
UC Merced Update: Sheriff Confirms Perpetrator’s Motives
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday that Faisal Mohammad stabbed four victims on UC Merced’s campus Wednesday morning after being kicked out of a study group. Mohammad, an 18-year-old freshman computer science and engineering major from Santa Clara, stabbed four people and was shot and killed by campus police while fleeing the scene. Authorities […]
Award-Winning Writer Graces Campbell Hall to Speak on Chilean Mining Accident
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Héctor Tobar lectured on his recent book, Deep Down Dark, Monday night at Campbell Hall in an event hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures. In Deep Down Dark, Tobar recounts the experiences of the 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days by the 2010 cave-in of a copper-gold mine in […]
Halloween Events, Police Presence Draw Crowds Away from DP
Del Playa Drive was surprisingly quiet this Halloween weekend, with festivities drawing significantly smaller crowds and resulting in fewer misdemeanor arrests and medical evacuations compared to previous years. According to a press release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO), crowds on the streets in I.V. numbered approximately 500 people, largely UCSB students and […]
Pizza with Police Addresses Halloween Expectations
Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and UCSB Police Department (UCPD) hosted the second Pizza with Police event of the year Thursday which allowed I.V. residents and UCSB students to speak directly with local police about ordinances for Halloween. Pizza with Police provides an opportunity for students and residents to meet officers and deputies from both […]
UCSB Officials, A. S. to Begin Preparations for Approaching El Niño
University officials and the Associated Students (A.S.) Public Safety Commission have been coordinating with emergency response teams and local public health organizations to prepare for the upcoming El Niño, expected to hit Southern California this winter. El Niño is a weather anomaly characterized by higher-than-average ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, causing an increase in […]
Frats Address Sexual Assault, Masculinity Issues
The Inter Fraternity Council (IFC) hosted a forum on masculinity and sexual assault for Greek fraternity members in Campbell Hall Monday evening. IFC Vice President of Communications and third-year political science major Austin Hechler and Liaison to the Public Safety Commission and third-year history of public policy major Ashcon Minoiefar organized the “accreditation” meeting. Greek […]