UC Regents March 15-16 meeting highlights
The Regents convened at UC San Francisco Mission Bay on March 15 and 16.
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El Congreso organizes die-in, protesting Munger Hall project
The group gathered in opposition to Munger Hall: a proposed nine story dormitory set to house 3,500 students in individual bedrooms that largely lack real windows.
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UCSB reports damage to on-campus communication cables from storms in mass email
The email was sent by Information Technology and Design, Facilities & Safety Services.
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Santa Barbara local surfer dies near UCSB campus following water rescue
The incident took place by the bluffs near UC Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Research Building.
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Food Security & Basic Needs Taskforce, Asian American studies professors launch research of basic needs insecurity in AAPI communities
The research will be based on surveys sent to AANHPI students at UCSB, which will survey food, housing, mental health and other relevant topics.
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UCSB alumni, staff establish fellowship for female Iranian graduate students
The fellowship is currently in its initial stages, and its proprietors are working to establish requirements and other details of the opportunity.
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Office of International Students & Scholars, F-1 visa students reflect on employment options for international students
International students are required to obtain an F-1 visa to study in a university or college in the United States, as per the United States Department of State.
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IVRPD hosts second ‘Forward Ever Backward Never’ celebration with Black organizations at UCSB
The celebration was held in the I.V. Community Center on Feb. 28
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Former SBCC student driver collides with UCSB student bicyclist, charged with 2 DUI felony counts
The accident occurred at the intersection of Los Carneros Road and El Colegio Road on Monday.
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OBSD reflects on second year of Vision Fellowship program
The Vision Fellowship is an OBSD scholarship that funds UCSB undergraduate students’ passion projects
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UCSB Black Student Union celebrates Black faculty, staff
UC Santa Barbara’s Black Student Union celebrated Black faculty and staff during an appreciation ceremony on Feb. 10 at Corwin Pavilion, honoring community members for their work and commitment to s...
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Aries
March 21 - April 19
Forgetting to take off the ratty AF1’s at the potluck (most Asian households don’t take kindly to shoes in the house!)
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Wearing your only red t-shirt to every final (Red is a lucky color in many cultures, especially Chinese cultures)
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Putting spiders in your friend’s wedding dress for good luck (Has its origins in old english folklore, and represents abundance for the couple)
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Accidentally summoned a ghost by leaving their chopsticks straight up (A superstition that has Chinese origins because the chopsticks are reminiscent of funeral incense)
Leo
July 23 - August 22
Didn’t like your friends significant other so they gifted them an umbrella (The word for umbrella ‘san’ sounds like the word for divorce in Chinese)
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Believing in horoscopes (The modern western zodiac actually came from Babylonian astrology)
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Walked backwards in Portugal to live out the Faust fantasy (In Portugal, walking backwards allows the devil to know exactly where you are)
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
Stole a raven from the tower of london as reparations (According to UK superstition, if there aren’t 6 ravens in the tower, the kingdom will fall)
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
Breaks a knuckle knocking on wood for good scores on finals (Knocking on wood may have originated from the Celts and their love for tree spirits)
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Drunkenly rearranging their apartment for the feng shui at 3 AM (A Chinese cultural practice that harmonizes a person with the energies of the environment around them)
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Left out their middle name on their taxes because the Fae run the IRS (Giving the Fae your full name gives them power over you, and the IRS has too much)
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Hit by a car but the license plate had an angel number (Beyond just blowing up on TikTok, angel numbers were invented by... Pythagoras)
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