Candlelight Vigil Commemorates Fifth Anniversary of the Isla Vista Tragedy
Alondra Sierra
Incoming Features Editor
With blue-lit candles and white roses in hand, students, families, and community members walked together from Storke Plaza towards Anis’q’Oyo Park...
UC Academic Lecturers Seek Improved Working Conditions
Jacob Wong
National Beat Reporter
Academic lecturers play a key role in faculties across the UC system, can be found in any academic department, and teach...
Engaging Humanities Program Launches, Aiming to Increase Student Success in the Humanities
Annie Huang
Staff Writer
With majors in humanities on a nationwide decline, the Engaging Humanities program aims to inform incoming UCSB freshman and transfer students about...
Lean on Me: New Hotline Gives Struggling Students Someone to Talk to
Annie Huang
Staff Writer
Last Monday, April 29, UCSB opened its own chapter of Lean On Me, a national nonprofit organization that provides anonymous student-to-student text-based...
May Day Celebration is a Reminder of Isla Vista’s Radical History
Kyle Dent
The 2019 May Day festival in People’s Park celebrated Isla Vista’s history of radicalism and revolt with performances, art, and talks from organizations...
UCSB Reads 2019: “The Best We Could Do,” an Illustrated Memoir by Thi Bui
Minh Hua
Campus Beat Reporter
Thi Bui, author of the 2019 UCSB Reads book "The Best We Could Do," visited Campbell Hall last Thursday, April 25,...
The Masculinities Project Mobilizes to Promote Healthy Masculinity
Kyle Dent
Last Thursday at noon, the Masculinities Project, an organization that seeks to educate people on and bring awareness to interpersonal violence, led a...
UC-HBCU Initiative Aims to Increase African American Representation in UC Graduate Programs
Jacob Wong
National Beat Reporter
This summer, a cohort of 26 students from across the country will come to UCSB as participants in the UC-HBCU Initiative,...
IVCSD Launches App To Jump-Start Isla Vista Beautification Project
Carmiya Baskin
Staff Writer
The Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) has introduced its new beautification program to address quality-of-life concerns in Isla Vista. Since its...
Cool Campus Challenge Nears End, but UCOP’s Climate Change Goal Remains
Jacob Wong
National Beat Reporter
Over the past month, UCSB has been a participant in the Cool Campus Challenge, a UC-wide contest aimed at educating students...
