Chancellor Henry T. Yang will step down from his role at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Yang served as chancellor for 30 years, and plans to return to teaching and researching at UCSB.
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The Senate passed a bill on June 5 prohibiting its funds from being used to purchase from companies on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions list which went into effect on July 1.
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UC Santa Barbara is launching a pilot meal swipes rollover, donation and sharing program in the fall quarter. A random sample of 10% of meal swipe holders will be able to opt into the program.
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On July 18, the UC Regents passed a policy banning academic departments from posting political statements on their website landing page.
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A summer in UC News
University of California President Michael V. Drake to step down from his role, UC bans encampments this fall and the state withholds $25 million for UC to implement protest policy.
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IVCSD aims to implement parking enforcement pilot program
The Isla Vista Community Services District Board of Directors is recommending a parking pilot program which would enforce stricter rules for parking in Isla Vista.
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Senate explores modernizing A.S. bank, financial systems
The UC Santa Barbara Associated Students 75th Senate made plans to explore alternatives to Montecito Bank & Trust and adopt a new financial system software at their Aug. 20 meeting.
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U-Mail: A bit of guilt, a lot of sunshine
Nina Rossi reflects on growing up in the summer sun.
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Subject: Redoing small talk (or, what’s your favorite color?)
Elizabeth Lee answers small talk questions, without all the small talk.
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Asian American baby girl: On being late to the party – and partying anyway
Emily Yoon reflects on growing up in California and discovering culture then, now, and in the future.
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UCSB baseball sweeps CSUN on the road
The UC Santa Barbara baseball team continued its dominance over the Big West Conference this past weekend as they swept the California State University, Northridge Matadors. With the sweep, the Gaucho...
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UCSB softball ends season with a win against CSUN
The UC Santa Barbara Softball team has caught fire toward the back end of its season, winning seven of its last 10 games. Two of these wins came from big conference games against California State Univ...
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Men’s Basketball Falls to UC Riverside at Home in Final Regular Season Contest
UC Santa Barbara fell to the UC Riverside Highlanders in disappointing fashion Saturday night, losing to their conference rival 81-64 at the Thunderdome. From the opening minutes of the first period, ...
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Binge vs. week-by-week: How streaming release models can influence success
As the streaming war rages on, platforms have been grappling with the decision of release format — a decision that is inconsistent across providers.
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Artsweek’s 2024 mid-year report
The best movies, shows and albums from 2024 (so far).
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“Mustard Man”: The “post coming-of-age-story” of music, mayhem and maturing
The independent, student-created film tells a story of rock ‘n’ roll, lifelong family friendships and the kind of chaos that can only happen in your 20s.
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Simply Stated: What are the effects of performance-enhancing drugs on an athlete’s body?
Like virtually all of its kind that precede it, the 2024 Summer Olympics has been rife with doping scandals. Chinese Olympic swimmer Pan Zhanle was the subject of doping accusations after he secured h...
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Simply Stated: What’s the science behind the mental strength of Olympic athletes?
The mind of an Olympic athlete is a finely tuned instrument where focus, resilience and neurological efficiency converge to produce peak performance. While Olympians’ physical prowess is the result ...
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UCSB’s MCDB department introduces new major
Embracing the dynamic landscape of biology, UC Santa Barbara introduces a new major, molecular and cellular biology (MCB), offering students the flexibility to forge their own learning path. As the ex...
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Music Library closing makes students ask: We had a Music Library?
The five music students at UC Santa Barbara and a couple other socially anxious students are devastated after the Music Library officially shut their doors this past Friday. However, pretty much every...
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Trump announces departure from supervillainhood after losing arch nemesis
“It’s not the same without him,” said Donald “Joker” Trump, following the loss of his rival, Joe Batman.
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Help! The girls on the high school tours scare me
It was a classic spring quarter Sunday: I woke up in a random bed on ‘66 block with nothing but my socks, a raging migraine, and a “man”. Our collective stench was comprised of Marlboro Reds, B....
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In Photos | Isla Vista and UCSB remember the 2014 Isla Vista Tragedy
In Photos | Pardall Carnival
On Sunday April 28, the Associated Students organization held the annual Pardall Carnival, marking the beginning of sunnier, warmer spring weather. The carnival featured the recognizable Ferris wheel ...
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In Photos | Encampment
Getting your greens in: Brat x Kamala cookies at I.V. Drip
If you just took a two-month social media cleanse, you are probably quite confused at the “Kamala Brat Summer” videos flooding your TikTok “For You” page. On June 7, 2024, British pop singer C...
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Your Next Best Meal is at Poke Theory
In Isla Vista, the most popular restaurants include Woodstock’s, Freebirds, Wingstop and more, which are located in prime, eye-catching spots. Perhaps you’re familiar with these spots already, or ...
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Sunshine, summer and smoothies
It’s sweltering outside and you’re in need of something that will cool you, not only from the outside but the inside as well. There is one solution that remains not only manageable but actually im...
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