Lizzy Rager

November 21, 2024

UC Santa Barbara to construct East Campus Housing project

By Lizzy Rager

Along with San Benito Housing, the housing projects will add 3,500 new student beds through on-campus facilities.

November 18, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

On Nov. 8, 5,000 University of California workers filed for a new union. The Union is composed of student services and advising workers

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 13, 2024

SBC remains on air quality watch for Ventura County Mountain Fire smoke

By Lizzy Rager

The Mountain Fire in Ventura County began on Nov. 6 and has burned 20,630 acres after being active for six days. As of Nov. 12, the county remains on watch.

November 13, 2024

Voters face ballot shortages, equipment issues, long lines on Election Day

By Lizzy Rager

Several polling places ran out of provisional English-language ballots and faced equipment issues, according to several voters and poll workers.

November 11, 2024

‘Visionary’ Elroy Pinks’ legacy lives on at UC Santa Barbara

By Lizzy Rager

Elroy Pinks, the executive director of the OBSD, passed away on July 9 last summer at age 52. His impacts not only reach campus but across California.

November 8, 2024

Halloween crimes decline in 2024

By Lizzy Rager

Oct. 25, the day before the ordinances went into effect, saw the most crimes for October with 12 arrests and over 100 citations.

November 8, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

The University of California-wide service workers and patient care union announced on Oct. 31 that its members voted to authorize a strike.

November 4, 2024

IVCSD finalizes draft for parking, mobility reforms, open to public comment until Nov. 1

By Lizzy Rager

The IVCSD has released a final draft of parking and mobility plans for I.V., including an enforcement parking compliance program. Residents can leave comments about the reforms via a Google form.

November 4, 2024

Restorative justice suspension, UC mask-policy concerns voiced at Halloween town hall

By Lizzy Rager, Jack Dindia

The A.S. EVPLA hosted a Halloween town hall on Oct. 28 to discuss how Halloween county ordinances — including strict curfews on the weekends before and after the holiday — affect I.V.

November 4, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

UC Davis is now eligible to become a HSI after fall enrollment numbers crossed the threshold for the first time.

October 29, 2024

¿Qué significa que UCSB sea una institución que sirve a Hispanos?

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Lizzy Rager, Michelle Cisneros, Erick Ruvalcaba

Si en ingles Este año,  UC Santa Barbara se acerca a su décimo aniversario como una institución designada por el gobierno federal como “Hispanic-Serving Institution”. En ese tiempo, la universidad ha reev...

October 28, 2024

What does it mean for UCSB to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution?

By Lizzy Rager, Michelle Cisneros, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

UC Santa Barbara approaches its 10th anniversary as a federally-designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. In that time, the university has changed what it means to serve its Hispanic student population.

October 24, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

A pro-Palestine protestor was arrested at UCLA, and protestors at the UCLA encampment last year are suing for temporary campus bans.

October 17, 2024

Halloween programming for 2024

By Lizzy Rager

In celebration of Halloween, I.V. and campus entities have organized programming throughout October. This includes the Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3, during which an ordinance will be enforced by the IVFP.

October 17, 2024

AFSCME 3299 announces strike vote from Oct. 28-30, says University engaged in ‘bad-faith bargaining’

By Lizzy Rager

A UC-wide union representing 37,000 service and patient care workers announced on Oct. 10 that a strike vote will be held from Oct. 28-30 which may authorize an Unfair Labor Practice Strike.