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January 22, 2020

“In the service of equity and justice”: UCSB Community Comes Together To Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Holly Rusch

Speakers gave speeches on their personal experiences with racism and institutionalized oppression.

January 21, 2020

Graduate Students to Call in Sick on Wednesday in Support of UCSC Strike for Cost of Living Adjustment

By Jackson Guilfoil, Sanya Kamidi

UCSB graduate students, on average, would need an additional $1133.57 for their rent to equal 30% of their income, according to an informal UCSB GSA survey.

January 21, 2020

UC Regents Postpone Tuition Vote After Students Raise Concerns

By Evelyn Spence

The UC Regents will discuss two different potential models of tuition hikes at its Wednesday meeting.

January 20, 2020

UCSB’s Mental Health Task Force Launches New Website for Student Well-Being

By Amelia Buckley

UC Santa Barbara’s Mental Health Task Force launched its new Student Wellbeing Website — a place for students to access resources and support for their mental health and well-being.

January 18, 2020

C.A.B. Gives Students Opportunity to Volunteer Countrywide

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

C.A.B.’s free week-long volunteer trips are held during winter and spring break, and the group also holds a weekend trip during spring quarter.

January 17, 2020

UCSB Community Holds Vigil To Mourn Lives Lost in Ukranian Plane Crash

By Katherine Swartz, Max Abrams

Attendees gathered under the A.S. Annex on Thursday afternoon, using poetry and candles to mourn the 176 lives lost when a Ukranian passenger jet was shot down in Iran on Jan. 8.

January 16, 2020

In Photos | UCSB Students Mourn Victims of Iran Plane Crash

By Daily Nexus Photography

UCSB students came together on Thursday to mourn the 176 lives lost in the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 plane crash.

January 16, 2020

C.A.P.S. First Annual Report Shows 57% Increase in Total Visits Over Five Years

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

UC Santa Barbara’s Counseling & Psychological Services compiled its first ever annual report containing details regarding clinical and student statistics.

January 16, 2020

Downvote the Old, Upvote the New: r/UCSantaBarbara Grows in Community Members

By KJ Clay

In the last eight years, the number of submissions to the page has grown by nearly 500%.

January 16, 2020

A.S. Senate Proposes New International Senator Seat

By Max Abrams

The A.S. Senate introduced a new bill that would add an international student senator seat, the first of its kind within Associated Students.

January 14, 2020

Intersectional Feminists Releases Demands to University, Local Fraternities

By Sanya Kamidi

The demands were put together from over 1,000 survey responses from a Google form the organization first released during the demonstration.

January 9, 2020

First Female Chancellor of UCSB and Within the UC System, Barbara Uehling Charlton, Passes Away at 87

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

She passed away at the age of 87 on Jan. 2 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, her obituary read.

January 9, 2020

A Blacksmith of Education: UCSB Professor Talks Forging the Tools for Success

By Max Abrams

With his own life experiences in mind, Rios said he is dedicated to helping others go about their lives in a way that makes them feel supported — and never alone.

January 9, 2020

UCSB Undergrad Seat on Systemwide Title IX Student Advisory Board Filled

By Katherine Swartz

Reynolds noted that the timing of her appointment is particularly important in light of recent sexual assault allegations against fraternity members during Fall Quarter of 2019.