The Channels

Students leave school, forced to pay rent for empty apartments

May 6, 2020

Due to the pandemic, some college students have had to face the harsh reality of suddenly becoming unemployed and forced to move back home—having to say goodbye to their apartment, but not to their lease. Mass amounts of...

Coronavirus continues to spread in prisons, Lompoc expands testing

Michaela Vehslage, Staff Writer

May 6, 2020

As millions of Californians continue to shelter in place to stop the spread of COVID-19, the virus has ravaged several prisons including the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex, which has seen cases rise from 70 to 83 in the span ...

Sheltering-in-place has helped me confront, face body image issues

Alloy Zarate, Staff Writer

May 1, 2020

Having the privilege to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic has given me the space to be confronted with all my body image insecurities and find a path towards healing. I’ve never seriously struggled with acne aside f...

Terese Brunner cuts Mitch Schrage’s hair at home while barber shops remain closed in the area on April 15, at their home in New Holstein, Wis. Schrage occasionally gets his haircut at a barbershop and usually has Brunner trim his hair in-between visits.

Channels’ photographer shows life under quarantine in Wisconsin

May 1, 2020

Owner of Blue Ridge Honey Greg Mitchell has seen sales go up as the local farmers market has remained open throughout the state-wide business closures on Tuesday April 21, 2020 in Downtown Santa Barbara, Calif.

Farmers market still bustling, lively despite new COVID-19 guidelines

April 27, 2020

Peter and Naomi Pavia in homemade masks stitched by Naomi on Tuesday, April 21 in Downtown Santa Barbara, Calif. Naomi Stitches masks to donate to friends, neighbors and nursing homes while Peter thinks the virus is exaggerated, but wears a mask to be courteous to others.

Masked: The rise of custom masks and the Santa Barbara residents using them

April 27, 2020

COVID-19 leaves millions jobless, unemployment benefits increase

April 27, 2020

Cross Currents: Should COVID-19 orders be lifted to ‘reopen’ US?

April 26, 2020

COVID-19 update: Santa Barbara County reports seventh death

Trevor West Morgan, Staff Writer

April 26, 2020

The number of coronavirus related deaths has reached 205,398 worldwide with the total in the U.S. reaching 54,964 as of Sunday, April 26. In California, there have been 1,705 deaths from the virus and over 43,056 cases as o...

California’s response to COVID-19 is extreme, but crucial to save lives

Max Mullins, Sports Editor

April 25, 2020

Responding quickly to the coronavirus pandemic has helped save numerous lives, and it's important that we maintain precautions to continue to flatten the curve. Although I initially thought California’s response to the coro...

SBCC to hold virtual graduation, leaving some disappointed

Madeleine Sydkvist, Staff Writer

April 25, 2020

When the novel coronavirus spread across the world, schools have been forced to create new ways for students to have class, work, and now as the end of the school year is approaching — how students are celebrating their graduatio...

Triage tents stand outside the entrance to the Marian Regional Medical Center emergency department on Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Santa Maria, Calif. The tents are vacant but are available for a potential influx of patients at the hospital.

Santa Maria hospital adapts as coronavirus cases rise in county

April 25, 2020