Students Express Solidarity with Mizzou Protests
In a dimly-lit Isla Vista garage, about 45 students, local residents and UC Santa Barbara staff members convened on Wednesday to support University of Missouri protesters, share their difficulties as people of color and discuss the most effective means of overcoming these trials. The garage is part of the Biko House, a 12-bedroom co-op specifically […]
Former World Chess Champion, Russian Political Activist Speaks on ‘Enemies of the Free World’
Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov discussed his experience leading the pro-democracy movement against Russian president Vladimir Putin in a lecture titled “Winter is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped” in Campbell Hall Tuesday evening.
Local Residents and Students Meet To Discuss a Parking Permit Program in I.V.
Long-term residents Maia, Jay Freeman and Bob Sumner hosted a meeting to discuss the possibility of a future parking permit program in Isla Vista at the I.V. Clinic Sunday evening. Attendees discussed the parking permit program, funded by the county or potential Community Services District, and voiced concerns and requests regarding its implementation. A record […]
International Students Host Vigil for France
International student from France Candice Farel hosted a vigil Saturday night to mourn the lives of the approximately 129 people killed in Paris on Friday in terrorist attacks by the Islamic State also known as ISIL or ISIS. The event was held at fourth-year political science major Farel’s home on Del Playa Drive where approximately […]
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 […]