COVID-19 Surge Reported in I.V. Over Holiday Weekend as SB County Tops Highest Spread in California

January 17, 2021 by

Fifty-one new COVID-19 cases were reported in I.V. on Saturday through UC Santa Barbara Student Health alone
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Lea Toubian Elected Next Associated Students President in Special Election

January 14, 2021 by

2,045 students voted, or 9.02% of undergraduates. 
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Associated Students Presidential Election To Be Held in Week Two

January 4, 2021 by

The election will have a 4% voting threshold, which means that approximately 930 undergraduate students must vote in order for the results to be valid.
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Academic Senate Extends Pass/No Pass Option Through End of Week 10, but Associated Students Pushes for Greater Action

December 15, 2020 by and

The extension, however, didn’t allow departments to enable pass/no pass options for pre-major or major courses, unlike during Spring Quarter 2020.
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Santa Barbara County Moves Back to Most Restrictive COVID-19 Reopening Tier

November 16, 2020 by

This is the first time Santa Barbara County has entered the purple tier since Sept. 30. 
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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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Victim in ‘Suspicious Death’ at Campus Point was a UCSB Community Member

November 12, 2020 by and

As of Saturday at 3:45 p.m., no one is in custody, according to Barbara Ross, executive assistant to Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley.
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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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White Sworn in as New A.S. President, Flaherty Succeeds Her as Internal Vice President

October 29, 2020 by

White, a fourth-year political science major and current internal vice president, was sworn in by Beasley during the Associated Students Senate meeting on Wednesday evening.
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A Guide to the Student Advocate General Special Election

October 26, 2020 by

The special election for the Student Advocate General (S.A.G.) position will be held from Oct. 26 at 8 a.m. to Oct. 29 at 4 p.m.
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A.S. President Daevionne Beasley Announces Resignation

October 26, 2020 by

According to A.S. Legal Code, the Internal Vice President (IVP) — fourth-year Tianna White — will succeed the office of the president until a special election can be held in winter quarter.
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A.S. Special Election Resumes Following Last-Minute Delay

October 26, 2020 by

The recall efforts come five months after a UCSB student alleged that Beasley sexually assaulted him in 2018, which Beasley denies.
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Status of A.S. Presidential Recall Remains Up in the Air after Seven-Hour Senate Discussion

October 23, 2020 by

The recall efforts come five months after a UCSB student alleged that Beasley sexually assaulted him in 2018, which Beasley denies.
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Petition to Recall A.S. President Reaches Voting Threshold, Moves to Senate Vote

October 21, 2020 by

Now that the petition signatures have been verified, A.S. Senate will vote on the petition at Wednesday’s meeting.
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Special Election To Begin Following Student Advocate General Resignation

October 16, 2020 by

At least 4% of undergraduate students will have to vote for the results to be valid, which amounts to approximately 930 students.
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