Open Access Publishing is the Future
Xander Apicella
Staff Writer
On Feb. 28, the UCs canceled their subscription with the world’s largest scientific publisher, Elsevier, to pursue Open Access (OA) for all...
Earth Day is More Important Now than Ever
Madison Kirkpatrick
Staff Writer
Earth Day was Monday, April 22. Previously a very celebrated holiday (at least for me and my friends), it seems to have...
Meet Your Neighbor: Being Arab-American at UCSB
Hana Churay
The international community comprises 12 percent of the undergraduate population at UCSB, with a vast array of ethnicities and international students coming from...
Missing the “Target”: New State Street Location is Welcome but Flawed
Madison Kirkpatrick and Jade Martinez-Pogue
Staff Writers
Growing up in Northern California, my daily commute consisted of passing parks with green grass, huge trees, and a...
An Environmental Science Minor Would be Major
Noe Padilla
Staff Writer
When I was first applying to universities, the only school I wanted to go to was UCSB, and it was because of...
The Truth About Being a Chinese International Student
Daniel Gao
According to the 2018–2019 UCSB Campus Profile, within the international student population of the whole campus, 73 percent of international students have come...
UCSB Isn’t Exempt from Unfair Admissions Policies
Alexander Ortiz
Last week UCSB released acceptance letters to future Gauchos, capping off a tumultuous admissions season that has been rocked by accusations that a...
Deltopia, Ten Years Later
Jonathon Lebo
Laws both influence and are influenced by society. 2019 marks the tenth year since the Santa Barbara county ban on Floatopia, the annual...
The Problem with Disarming Campus Police
Madison Kirkpatrick
A.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution calling for the complete disarmament of campus police, on the grounds that students should no longer fear...
Straight to the League: NBA Proposes Allowing 18-Year-Olds to Enter the Draft
Spencer Wu
Senior Copy Editor
Ever since 2005, high school basketball players have been required to attend at least one year of university before being eligible...
