Tiana Miller-Leonard

May 22, 2014

Senators Amend Student Lobby, Swear in Execs

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night, students identifying as members of Coalition for Survivors silently protested the last Associated Students Senate meeting for the 2013-2014 academic school year, during which senators passed a controversial r...

May 9, 2014

Why I Check My Privilege, and Why You Need to Check Yours: A Response to Tal Fortgang

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Tiana Miller-Leonard voices her opinion regarding Tal Fortgang and the concept of White Privilege.

May 8, 2014

Organizations Lose Funds to Pardall Center in New Budget

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Despite opposition from campus groups, the Associated Students Senate decided to pass the budget for the 2014-2015 school year, as proposed by A.S. President Jonathan Abboud, which increased a “recharge” fee on lock-...

April 28, 2014

SB Hosts Earth Day Festivities

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Downtown Santa Barbara hosted the annual Earth Day festival this past weekend, featuring a number of environmental groups, organic food and drink, a green car show and local music talent.

April 18, 2014

A.S. Presidential Candidates Debate in Final Forum

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night at the Hub, Associated Students Internal Vice President candidate Angela Lau and Presidential candidates Navkiran "Navi" Kaur and Ali Guthy discussed their qualifications, plans and values in the last night of...

April 16, 2014

A.S. Candidates Debate Goals, Plans

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night, prospective candidates for Associated Students External Vice President of Local Affairs, External Vice President of Statewide Affairs, and Student Advocate General gathered in the Hub to debate their plans an...

April 11, 2014

A.S. Senators Discuss Deltopia, Misallocated Funding

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

At Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, senators and executive officers first discussed continuing efforts to deal with the ramifications of Deltopia and then voted to correct a mistake made in a previ...

March 7, 2014

A.S. Senate Debates Isla Vista Housing, A.S. Restructuring, Sexual Assault

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Senators at Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting engaged in discussion with the architect of a potential new housing development in Isla Vista, spoke with a representative from the UC Police Department ...

February 27, 2014

A.S. Senate Passes Proposal to Label Trauma-Provoking Academic Content

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

At Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, senators passed a resolution to begin the process of instituting mandatory “trigger warnings” on class syllabi at UCSB and Chancellor Henry T. Yang made a su...

February 18, 2014

Feminist Political Activist Gloria Steinem Gives Talk in SB

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Renowned feminist leader Gloria Steinem gave a lecture discussing the accomplishments of modern-day feminism and the road that lies ahead in the ongoing fight for gender equality at Arlington Theater last night.

February 6, 2014

New A.S. Logo is a No-Go: A.S. President Rejects Design

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Associated Students President Jonathan Abboud vetoed an official A.S. logo passed by the A.S. Senate last week, claiming that the process of establishing the logo was not “inclusive” enough of the student body.

February 3, 2014

A.S. Debates Possible Internal Restructuring

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Leaders of various campus groups under Associated Students convened with A.S. executive officers at a forum called “BC4” on Friday to discuss upcoming projects within Associated Students, particularly a controversial...

January 31, 2014

Recent Food Bill Dominates A.S. Senate Public Forum

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

During Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, students came to public forum to voice opposition against a bill that would restrict food budgets, while senators unanimously passed an update to the A.S. el...

January 15, 2014

Master Plan Changes To Be Discussed at Regents Meeting

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

University officials for the UC system, California State University system and California Community Colleges will discuss the California Master Plan of Higher Education — which first outlined the roles of these college...

January 10, 2014

Mary Lambert Moves Audience Through Tears, Laughter in the Hub

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night, singer-songwriter Mary Lambert performed at the Hub in a free concert for students, sponsored by Associated Students, UCSB Women, Gender and Sexual Equity, Queer Commission and the Hub.

December 5, 2013

Napolitano Selects Former Associate as New Chief of Staff

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

UC President Janet Napolitano has appointed Seth Grossman, former Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to be her Chief of Staff — a decision that has sparked concern from several student...