Conor Kelly

January 29, 2025

Senate requests housing transparency from UCSB administration

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Conor Kelly

The Associated Students 75th Senate discussed holding the University accountable for building new housing, restructuring senate positions and dissolving the Public Safety Commission.

January 23, 2025

A.S. executive officers mid-year check-in

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Michelle Cisneros, Conor Kelly, Jack Dindia

A.S. president Nayali Broadway spent fall quarter training her staff, relaying student concerns to administration and working towards long-term projects.

January 17, 2025

UCSB wins 2024 “Ballot Bowl”

By Conor Kelly

UCSB won the 2024 California Ballot Bowl, a competition organized by the California Secretary of State and measuring voter registration and civic engagement efforts across California universities.

January 17, 2025

UCSB Basic Needs launches Childcare Grant

By Conor Kelly

UC Santa Barbara students with children are eligible to receive up to $1,000 to help cover childcare expenses due to a new grant by the UCSB Basic Needs Pilot Program launched in the fall.

December 12, 2024

Student and graduate groups rally for ‘Palestine Week of Life’

By Michelle Cisneros, Conor Kelly, Katie Poon

Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Academics for Justice in Palestine and UCSB Divest held a series of teach-ins and a rally for their "Palestine Week of Life" from Nov. 18-21.

November 21, 2024

Highlights of the Regents’ November 2024 Meeting

By Lizzy Rager, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Michelle Cisneros, Jack Dindia, Conor Kelly

The Regents discussed UC Health community benefits, increases in out-of-state tuition, a diversity report, debt-free UC, campus climate and COVID-19.

November 18, 2024

Democratic incumbents win general election seats, local races decided by few voters

By Lizzy Rager, Conor Kelly

The Nov. 5 general elections were a success for Democrats and incumbents seeking reelection for Santa Barbara County and Isla Vista races.

November 8, 2024

MCC hosts film screening on voter suppression to educate community on importance of voting

By Conor Kelly

The UC Santa Barbara MultiCultural Center hosted a screening of “All In: The Fight for Democracy” on Oct. 30, just under a week before Election Day on Nov. 5.

October 24, 2024

EVPLA registers 30 new voters at registration drive

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Conor Kelly

Roughly 30 people registered to vote at the Oct. 18 voter registration drive hosted by the External Vice President for Local Affairs and Gauchos Vote Coalition.

October 18, 2024

Supervisor Capps details progress of eight-step I.V. Bluff Safety Plan

By Conor Kelly

Updates include a policy requiring owners to submit measurements of distance between the bluff’s edge twice a year.

October 11, 2024

Lebanese Social Club hosts fundraisers for humanitarian aid in Lebanon, Gaza

By Conor Kelly

One fundraiser sells t-shirts for aid in Gaza, and the other will award the highest donor for aid in Lebanon with a retreat to Big Bear.

October 4, 2024

CALPIRG celebrates California ban on plastic bags in grocery stores after a year of advocacy

By Conor Kelly

California banned single-use plastic bags on Sept. 22, correcting a loophole in the original law. CALPIRG engaged in grassroots organizing on the matter for the year prior.

September 27, 2024

IVCSD rolls out new fees for community spaces reservations

By Conor Kelly

The IVCSD has started charging a fee for community space rentals, a service that had otherwise been free up until Sept. 1. The board said the new charges will help balance its budget and cover janitorial services.