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March 11, 2021

Newly Admitted UCSB Honors Students To Lose Priority Registration This Fall

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

About one-fifth of UCSB’s student body currently benefits from priority registration, according to Monday’s announcement.

March 10, 2021

With Lessons From Remote Instruction, UCSB Professors Consider the Future of In-Person Learning

By Micah Meghreblian, Sindhu Ananthavel

Contrasting opinions about asynchronous teaching styles have led professors to question whether or not they should continue this method of teaching when classes resume in person. 

March 6, 2021

Andrew Jolivétte Discusses Black and Indigenous Cultural Convergences at MCC Event

By Max Abrams

To finish the event on a note of empowerment, hope and optimism for the future, Jolivétte called on attendees to continue standing up for cultural and racial injustice. 

March 4, 2021

Students and Faculty React to the Announcement of an In-Person Fall Quarter 2021

By Sindhu Ananthavel

While some are eagerly awaiting the return of in-person learning, others feel that expecting a return to business as usual is premature.

February 28, 2021

Eyes on Your Own Tabs: How Academic Dishonesty Has Evolved in Remote Learning

By Katherine Swartz

Students collaborating during exams and accessing “study websites” like Chegg are the most common occurrences of academic misconduct. 

February 23, 2021

Most Classes To Be Held Remotely, RecCen and University Library Hopeful For Limited Reopening in Spring Quarter

By Asumi Shuda

For the upcoming summer quarter, Yang said UCSB is working on a plan to offer an “enhanced summer quarter” with both remote and residential opportunities.

February 16, 2021

Limited Winter Quarter Housing Allows Few RAs To Return to Campus

By Regan Wheatley

Given the uncertainty surrounding the job and housing security during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of RAs who had their offers rescinded signed leases for off-campus housing instead.

February 12, 2021

A.S. Human Rights Board Hosts Book Drive for Individuals in Prison, Receives Over 300 Books

By Ellah Foster

Volunteers organized no-contact pickup or drop-off time slots with each donor to mitigate COVID-19 transmission.

February 9, 2021

Women’s Network Opens UCSB Chapter

By Shruthi Vasudevan

The Women’s Network is an organization that connects collegiate women around the country and facilitates professional growth through workshops, networking events and speakers.

February 8, 2021

Econ Assistant Professor and Grad Students Publish Report on Campus Police Department Calling for Greater Transparency

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The report was authored by three department members following the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, and later circulated internally among UCSB faculty in the social sciences division. 

February 2, 2021

Second Victim From January Goleta Shooting Dies, Identified as First-Year UCSB Student

By Max Abrams

No arrests have been made and a suspect is still at large.

January 31, 2021

Religious Studies Department Creates Chair of Jain Studies Following $1 Million Donation

By Sindhu Ananthavel

UCSB now joins UC Davis, UC Riverside and UC Irvine in having a Jain Studies chair within their respective religious studies departments.

January 14, 2021

Lea Toubian Elected Next Associated Students President in Special Election

By Katherine Swartz

2,045 students voted, or 9.02% of undergraduates. 

January 14, 2021

UCSB Geology Ph.D. Student Remembered as Loving Friend and Altruistic Mentor

By Max Abrams

The university awarded Alex Johnson a posthumous Ph.D. just 48 hours after his passing — a process that usually takes several months. 

January 4, 2021

Associated Students Presidential Election To Be Held in Week Two

By Katherine Swartz

The election will have a 4% voting threshold, which means that approximately 930 undergraduate students must vote in order for the results to be valid.

January 3, 2021

$10,000 and Six Months Later: How the Physics Department Automated Lab Courses for Remote Learning

By Caroline He

The automization of the physics labs allows for students in the Physics 5L class to interact remotely with equipment using an online portal connected to the apparati set up in the lab.