Prop 16 Failed to Pass. What’s Next for the UC System?

November 15, 2020 by and

For student leaders on the “front lines” of campaigning, the decision came as a blow for those hoping to bring greater racial diversity to the UC system.
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Sarah Danielzadeh Voted in as New A.S. Student Advocate General In Special Election

October 30, 2020 by

Sarah Danielzadeh, a fourth-year English major and former Letters and Sciences senator, beat 11 other candidates in a special election for Associated Students Student Advocate General.
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“If I get COVID now, I don’t really care”: Interviewing Passersby and Partiers in I.V. During the Pandemic

October 29, 2020 by , and

On June 22, the first day of summer sessions, there were 7 confirmed COVID-19 cases in I.V. By Oct. 1, the first day of fall quarter, there were 239. Now, there are nearly 400.
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Santa Barbara County To Host Free COVID-19 Testing at I.V. Theater

October 8, 2020 by

Although all online appointments for Oct. 9 have already been filled, walk-ins are still accepted.
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UCSB Hires Inaugural Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

October 8, 2020 by

Robnett comes to UCSB from a position at UC Irvine as the Inaugural Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity in the School of Social Sciences.
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Authorities Remove Plane Wreckage, Remains of Missing Pilot Who Crashed Off I.V. Coast

October 5, 2020 by

The body of the pilot has been taken to the Channel Islands Harbor, and the Santa Barbara County Coroner's Bureau will be investigating the death.
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Community Members Gather by Candlelight at Devereux Beach to Mourn Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 5, 2020 by

The event, attended by nine people, was hosted by the local chapter of the national environmental justice group Sunrise Movement.
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Cops Off Campus ‘Day of Action’ Rally Draws Over 100 to the Streets in Isla Vista

October 3, 2020 by and

Thursday’s Cops Off Campus Rally drew a crowd of over 100 students, instructors and community members who assembled at I.V. Theater around noon before marching through I.V.
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SBSO Continues Search for Missing Pilot Who Crashed Off the Coast of I.V.

September 28, 2020 by

The search for Deborah Nicholson — the plane’s pilot and sole passenger — was originally handled as a search and rescue but is now being handled as a missing person investigation.
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UCPD Issues Timely Warning for Multiple Burglaries and Break-Ins on Campus Property

September 23, 2020 by

UCPD is currently investigating these crimes. Anyone with more information can contact the department at (805) 893-3446.
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Fall Undergraduate Housing Limited To Those With “Special Circumstances”

August 29, 2020 by

The university will offer full refunds for fall quarter housing contracts.
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The “Uphill Fight that the Black Community in America has Constantly Been Fighting Towards”: UCSB and IV Community Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement

August 22, 2020 by , , , and

As protest headlines disappear from mainstream news, it remains unclear how the Black Lives Matter movement has changed, or will change, the community of Isla Vista and UCSB.
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SB County Reports First COVID-19 Death in Isla Vista

August 20, 2020 by

The I.V. resident was one of two deaths announced by the county on Thursday, bringing the county’s total death count to 84. 
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Amidst Partying in Isla Vista, UCSB Continues To Warn Students About Coronavirus Risks

August 2, 2020 by

I.V.’s cramped living conditions, infamous for housing 10 or more people under the same roof, can make tracking the spread of coronavirus increasingly difficult. 
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Majority of Fall Quarter Classes To Be Held Remotely, Tuition and Student Fees Will Not Change

June 19, 2020 by

Any student who wishes to continue learning entirely remotely will be given the option to do so.
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