Explained: UC Santa Barbara Ombuds

The Ombuds office at the University of California, Santa Barbara was the subject of a recurring column in the local paper: Weird SB. Aside from this unwanted label, the article is positive and offers this description:

Anyone who has ever longed for a real person to speak to, instead of an automated system or a faceless bureaucracy, has actually been wishing for the services of an ombud — whether they knew it or not.

(Santa Barbara Independent.)

Priscilla Mori responds: "Thanks for the attention." (SB Ind.)