Amy Koo

February 25, 2016

Asian Americans: The Precarious Position of the ‘Model Minority’

By Amy Koo

This past weekend, thousands of protestors swarmed the streets of L.A. to show support for NYPD officer Peter Liang, who was recently charged with second-degree manslaughter in the November 2014 murder of Akai Gurney, an...

February 18, 2016

Overview of New A.S. Parties

By Amy Koo

In the upcoming spring elections, four new Associated Students (A.S.) parties will be participating: Campus United, Peer Action Coalition (PAC), The Response and QutSB (Queer and Trans Student Body). Open People’s Part...

February 12, 2016

A.S. Senate Discusses Free Speech Issues, Creation of New Offices

By Amy Koo

The Associate Students Senate met in the Flying A Room of the UCen Wednesday evening to discuss the creation of new offices, organization funding, free speech issues and a threat of a letter of no confidence from S.C.O.R...

February 4, 2016

Dance Marathon To Raise Money for CMN

By Amy Koo

Dance Marathon will host UCSB’s third annual Dance Marathon from Feb. 20 to 21 to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

January 28, 2016

Senate Bill Calls for Capping of Coastal Oil Wells

By Amy Koo

California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) recently introduced Senate Bill 900 (SB 900), known as the Coastal Oil Well Cleanup Act.

January 13, 2016

Professor Megan Carney Lectures on Migration, Food Insecurity

By Amy Koo

UCSB Interdisciplinary Humanities Center hosted Professor Megan Carney from the University of Washington, Seattle to give a lecture titled “Back There We Had Nothing to Eat: Food Insecurity and Women’s Migration at t...

November 24, 2015

A.S. Finance and Business Committee Fully Grant Eight Requests, Partially Grant Five, Table One

By Amy Koo

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the Flying A Room of the UCen to consider 14 funding requests. A.S. F&B began the meeting with $13,500 in Office of Student Life (OS...

November 17, 2015

Associated Students Finance and Business Committee Fully Grants Six Requests, Partially Grants Three and Declines Two

By Amy Koo

 The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street room to consider 12 campus funding requests. A.S. F&B began the meeting with $18,065 in Office of Student Li...

November 10, 2015

A.S. Finance and Business Committee Fully Fund Three Requests, Partially Fund Three Others

By Amy Koo

  The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (F&B) allocated $12,565 to campus organizations on Monday, partially funding three requests and fully funding three others. A.S. F&B met in the State ...

November 3, 2015

A.S. Finance and Business Committee Fully Funds 10 Requests, Partially Funds Three, Tables One

By Amy Koo

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street room to consider 14 funding requests from various campus organizations. The committee began its meeting with $26,1...

November 2, 2015

Halloween Events, Police Presence Draw Crowds Away from DP

By Amy Koo

Del Playa Drive was surprisingly quiet this Halloween weekend, with festivities drawing significantly smaller crowds and resulting in fewer misdemeanor arrests and medical evacuations compared to previous years. Accordin...

October 28, 2015

Student Group to ‘Chalk the Block’ for Bernie Sanders

By Amy Koo

Members of UCSB-4-Bernie, a student group supporting Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination, is hosting “Chalk-the-Block” Thursday at 4 p.m. to imprint Isla Vista with image...

October 27, 2015

A.S. Finance Board Fully Grants Seven Requests and Tables Seven Requests

By Amy Koo

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street room to consider fourteen funding requests from 13 campus organizations. The committee began its meeting with $31,...

October 20, 2015

A.S. Financial and Business Committee Allocates Funds to Six Student Groups This Week

By Amy Koo

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street room to consider 10 funding requests from nine campus organizations. The committee began its meeting with $34,000 ...

October 8, 2015

Talk Highlights Military Transgender Advocacy

By Amy Koo

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity (RCSGD) and Veteran Student Services co-hosted a talk Tuesday night in the Hub featuring Shane Ortega, the first openly transgender soldier in the U.S. Military, titl...