News in Brief: Jan. 31 to Feb. 6
CAMPUS
Chancellor Henry Yang announced that professor emeritus Joseph Polchinski passed away on Feb. 2. Polchinski taught in the physics department, joining the faculty in...
Local Health Warning to Avoid Raw Fish May Not Be a Threat in I.V.
Nicholas Torrano
In response to mudslide debris being dumped into local oceans, Santa Barbara County has announced a public health warning advising residents to avoid...
News in Brief: Jan. 24 to Jan. 30
CAMPUS
UCSB's sports teams shined over the weekend, picking up wins in away games. Women's tennis shut out Tulane 4-0 on Sunday. Women's water polo...
Locals Criticize Carbajal for Government Shutdown Vote
Arturo Samaniego
National Beat Reporter
Congressman Salud Carbajal, who represents Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, came under fire for voting for a spending bill...
Trains, Planes, but Not Cars
Dylan Goldman
Staff Writer
Severe mudslides devastated the Montecito area earlier this month, leaving at least 21 dead and more missing. The destruction of the area...
Community Members Support Montecito Mudslide Victims
Lauren Marnel Shores
Campus Beat Reporter
In the two weeks following the California mudslides, the Santa Barbara community has pulled together to provide relief to thousands...
News in Brief: Jan. 10 to Jan. 23
CAMPUS
The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity, Undocumented Student Services, MultiCultural Center, and UC Immigrant Legal Services Center are kicking off the 2018...
Chancellor Announces Emergency Fund for Travel Costs
Gwendolyn Wu
Editor-in-Chief
As public safety officers work to clean up debris following the Montecito mudslides, which killed 20 and left many more homeless, many UCSB...
UCSB Classes Canceled Amid ‘Very Unhealthy’ Air Quality
Gwendolyn Wu and Shomik Mukherjee
Editor-in-Chief and News Editor
UPDATE Dec. 7, 7:10 p.m.: Chancellor Henry T. Yang has announced all Friday classes at UCSB are canceled,...
Thomas Fire Evacuation Shelter Set Up at UCSB Rec Center
Shomik Mukherjee
News Editor
The multi-activity court (MAC) at the UCSB Recreation Center will serve as an evacuation shelter for those displaced from their homes by...
