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December 9, 2024

AFSCME 3299 workers go on 2-day strike for better contracts, protest ‘bad-faith bargaining’

By Jack Dindia

The University of California service workers and patient care workers union went on a systemwide strike from Nov. 20-21.

December 3, 2024

Plan B: MCC hosts post-election processing space

By Allie Panetta

Following the presidential election and the community response, the MultiCultural Center hosted “PLAN B: An ethnic & feminist studies, post-election processing space” on Nov. 12.

November 21, 2024

Regents approve additional $12.9 million in preliminary plans funding for San Benito Housing

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The University of California Board of Regents approved $12.9 million in funding for the San Benito Housing project.

November 21, 2024

UCPD issues search warrant for UCSB Liberated Zone encampment Instagram

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The University of California Police Department issued a search warrant on Sept. 24 for the Instagram account of UC Santa Barbara Liberated Zone.

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

Edible Campus Program teaches gardening in unconventional spaces

By Sophia Evans

Those living at UC Santa Barbara or in the broader Isla Vista community may not see those spaces as ideal for gardening.

November 18, 2024

BWHC’s Black Beauty Expo provides Black students with accessible hair products

By Jack Dindia

The UC Santa Barbara Associated Students Black Women’s Health Collaborative hosted the third Black Beauty Expo at the Student Resource Building on Nov. 8.

November 18, 2024

Gaucho Gaming is a ‘critical hit’ with local gamers

By Dylan Vo

Gaucho Gaming is the primary recreational and competitive video game club at UC Santa Barbara. Founded in 2015, the club hosts game nights and events

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 11, 2024

Former UC union organizer Wendy Santamaria runs for Santa Barbara City Council

By Salma Maytorena

UCSB alum and former AFSCME Union Representative Wendy Santamaria is running for Santa Barbara City Council representing District 1.

November 4, 2024

Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna delivers lecture on new CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology

By Sara Sims

Nobel Prize winner and UC Berkeley professor Jennifer Doudna presented developments on her gene research at a UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures event on Oct. 22.

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 28, 2024

Newly-appointed HSI director holds first HSI forum

By Alyssa Dabney

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and introduce its new Hispanic Serving Institution director, UCSB held its first “HSI Forum: Promoting Latine Excellence and Servingness.”