Lizzy Rager

October 17, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

UCSC seizes phone of student arrested at encampment, university accused of retaliation for lawsuit and UCLA alum arrested for illegal possession of arms near Trump rally.

October 12, 2024

IVCSD tightens budget for first time after revenue drop-offs

By Lizzy Rager

The IVCSD tightened its budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year after falling short of projected revenue by $100,000 in the last fiscal year.

October 11, 2024

Overnight burglaries reported near Storke Family Housing and Santa Ynez Apartments

By Lizzy Rager

Two burglaries occurred overnight from Oct. 10-11 near campus housing. Tools, home improvement fixtures, and other items were stolen.

October 10, 2024

The search for a new chancellor begins

By Lizzy Rager

A.S. Senator Dan Siddiqui was chosen to represent the undergraduate student body on a consulting committee to pick UCSB’s new chancellor after Yang steps down at the end of this year. 

October 3, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

The names and images of students arrested at UC Irvine’s pro-Palestine encampment last year were projected on a billboard truck driving through Irvine on Sept. 26.

October 2, 2024

A.S. IVP Summer update

By Lizzy Rager

Associated Students Internal Vice President Açúcar Pinto has spent the summer reimagining the structure of Senate meetings and overseeing that the budget goes toward equitable causes.

October 2, 2024

A.S. EVPLA Summer Update

By Lizzy Rager

External Vice President for Local Affairs Owen Meyers hopes to expand his work with UCIV and the Pardall Center while carrying on some of the work of his predecessor. 

October 1, 2024

Trump supporters galvanize community, honk through I.V.

By Lizzy Rager

According to source estimates, about 40-50 vehicles donning pro-Trump flags drove down El Colegio Road, the Pardall loop and throughout Isla Vista for half an hour, honking as they passed through.

September 27, 2024

Students organize over UC mask policy in first Pro-Palestine rally of academic year

By Michelle Cisneros, Lizzy Rager

Students and members of pro-Palestine activist groups gathered at the library steps on Sept. 27 to call for an end to a new UC-wide policy that bans the use of face masks to conceal identity.

September 5, 2024

Meal swipe rollovers, donations, sharing are coming to campus this fall

By Lizzy Rager

UC Santa Barbara is launching a pilot meal swipes rollover, donation and sharing program in the fall quarter. A random sample of 10% of meal swipe holders will be able to opt into the program.

September 5, 2024

A summer in UC News

By Lizzy Rager

University of California President Michael V. Drake to step down from his role, UC bans encampments this fall and the state withholds $25 million for UC to implement protest policy.

June 23, 2024

Police disband UCSB Liberated Zone Encampment, five arrested

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Lizzy Rager

Over 75 sheriff deputies swept the UCSB Liberated Zone encampment on June 23, arresting five individuals, according to encampment reports and police radio correspondence.

June 12, 2024

Pro-Palestine student protestors occupying Girvetz Hall met with police presence

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Lizzy Rager

Pro-Palestine protestors occupying Girvetz Hall were met with a heavy police presence from multiple local law enforcement agencies. No students were arrested.

June 6, 2024

UCSB reverses decision to move commencement ceremonies to RecCen fields after student movement

By Lizzy Rager

Several students expressed disdain with the University’s original decision to shift ceremony locations, which propelled the decision’s reversal.

June 5, 2024

UCSB UAW Local 4811 workers join rolling strikes against UC 

By Lizzy Rager, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

UC Santa Barbara joined the UAW Local 4811 strikes on June 3. Over 100 students, faculty and community members showed support for the Monday rally.

June 1, 2024

UAW Local 4811 academic workers to go on strike Monday

By Lizzy Rager

Academic workers at UC Santa Barbara are being called to walk off the job and strike on June 3. Alongside four other UCs, the strikes would comprise 31,500 academic workers.