Highlights of Regents’ May 2024 Meeting

May 24, 2024 by , and

At the May 14-16 UC Regents meeting, the Regents discussed San Benito Housing funding, student-athlete initiatives, peer mentorship programs, student degree programs tuition and more.
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UAW holds walkout in solidarity with UCSC worker’s strike

May 22, 2024 by

The UAW 4811 UCSB chapter held a walkout at the Chem Lawn on May 20 in solidarity with striking academic workers at UCSC. The walkout began at 11:30 a.m. with roughly 100 attendees.
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EVPLA, UCSB Blum Center host I.V. renter’s housing crisis forum

May 17, 2024 by

The EVPLA Office and UC Santa Barbara's Blum Center Student Leader Team co-sponsored a Renters’ Crisis Housing Forum on May 14 to discuss Isla Vista housing.
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UCSB Liberated Zone holds die-in for Palestine outside library entrance

May 15, 2024 by and

Students from the UC Santa Barbara Liberated Zone encampment physically blocked the Paseo West entrance to the library in a die-in for Palestine on May 13.
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Inside the UCSB Skate Club

May 13, 2024 by

Once a week, members of the UC Santa Barbara Skate Club perform kickflips, ollies and 180s in the strip between the Interactive Learning Pavillion and the library late at night as other members cheer.
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“UCSB Workers for Palestine” lead campus walkout; strike vote to be held “as early as next week”

May 10, 2024 by

UC Santa Barbara academic workers and researchers led a campus walkout in solidarity with Palestinian liberation on May 1. The march was held concurrently with International Workers’ Day.
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RCSGD hosts Gender Product Library Showcase

May 6, 2024 by

This year marks the fifth year of the annual week of events, which was spurred by the center’s desire to expand resources for trans people on campus. 
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IVCRC holds annual Pardall Carnival

May 6, 2024 by

Roughly 800 community members attended to experience live music, free food catering, games, a 30-foot Ferris wheel, a mechanical bull and live music.
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UCSB Divest takes over SRB in solidarity with nationwide campus protests

May 1, 2024 by and

Over 150 students attended the Student Resource Building (SRB) takeover throughout the day. No counter-protesters or law enforcement officers were present, and according to event organizers, SRB staff...
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IVCSD hosts Spring Festival during Deltopia

April 11, 2024 by

The event aimed to keep festival-goers away from parties as an alternative to Deltopia, attracting roughly 1,000 attendees with free food trucks and performances from local Isla Vista musicians. 
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IVRPD celebrates Black History Month with third annual “Forward Ever, Backward Never” event

March 1, 2024 by and

The Isla Vista Recreation & Park District held its third annual “Forward Ever, Backward Never” event to commemorate Black History Month on Feb. 27. The event featured art, music, food and poet...
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UCSB MCC presents Indo-Persian performance Chahar Bagh: “Fourfold Garden”

February 2, 2024 by

Chahar Bagh is a multicultural musical project that fuses Indo-Persian style santoor and sitar instrumentals and percussion, according to the show’s description.
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