Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

April 30, 2019

UCSB Pan Asian Network and Indus Hold Vigil for Sri Lanka Victims

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Eight speakers took the stage that night, which included a handful of UCSB students as well as a high school student from the Santa Barbara area.

April 29, 2019

Sacramento Man Falls From Cliff on 6700 Block of Del Playa Drive

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The man was attending a party in Isla Vista when he lost his balance on the cliff and initially slid down the cliff and then fell onto the beach.

April 25, 2019

New Proposed Cliff Policy Could Affect Homes on Del Playa Drive

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The county’s new proposed policy would move the minimum distance to 15 feet.

April 24, 2019

Pan Asian Network Rallies for Demands

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Several speakers talked about the lack of resources allocated for Asian and Asian American students on campus.

April 11, 2019

I.V. and SB Groups Address Sexual Violence in Video Series

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The videos are part of a push from the IV. Safe Committee.

April 1, 2019

Union Alleges Harassment in Unfair Practice Charge Against UC

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The University of California’s largest employee union filed charges against the UC system last week for allegedly intimidating and harassing its workers during strikes over the last six months, according to the charge ...

March 7, 2019

Chancellor Yang Promises Fulfillment of Multiple BSU Demands

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

These proposals were part of the most recent set of demands BSU released to the university in February, but built upon over 50 years of efforts from previous generations of BSU students.

March 7, 2019

UC Walks Aways from Elsevier Negotiations

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

UC’s past contract with Elsevier set them back $11 million per year.

February 28, 2019

Black History Month Book Pop-ups Come to UCSB

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

For Solomon, the idea behind the pop-up goes back to one of the fundamental underpinnings of the university: the value of diversity.

February 27, 2019

CSD Elects New Board Director to Fill Vacant Seat

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Nguyen is the first woman of color to serve on the I.V. CSD.

February 21, 2019

Judicial Council Hears Salari Trial

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Salari said she based her decision to live off campus on her financial aid reward.

February 14, 2019

BSU Releases Demands to Address Black Student Resources and Success

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

BSU released a set of demands on Feb. 8 for the university to fulfill.

January 31, 2019

50th Anniversary of the Santa Barbara Oil Spill: A Catalyst of the Modern Environmental Movement

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe, Katie Wolf

Now, the Union Oil catastrophe is known widely as a catalyst of the modern environmental movement.

January 24, 2019

El Elotero Rolls into I.V. with Food Truck

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The popular vendor went viral on Twitter in early January after a student posted about his return, this time from a food truck.

January 17, 2019

Newsom Allocates $400 Million to UC System, Aiming To Increase Student Success

By Evelyn Spence, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Newly-elected Governor Gavin Newsom released his budget plan for California on Thursday, with approximately a $400 million augmentation for the University of California system.

January 10, 2019

Term in Review: I.V. CSD Vice President Natalie Jordan

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

I.V. CSD Vice President Natalie Jordan resigned from her position on the Board effective early January.