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February 20, 2020

Promise Scholars Program Installs Healthy Snacks, Menstrual Product Stations Around Campus

By Celeste Chavez Hernandez

The snacks and menstrual products are available to all students on campus, regardless of income. 

February 14, 2020

UCSB Students for Justice in Palestine Calls for Boycott of SB Hillel Trip To Israel and Palestine

By Sanya Kamidi

The executive director of the Santa Barbara Hillel, Rabbi Evan Goodman, has organized and led the trip for the past five years.

February 13, 2020

Interactive Campus Map Will Relaunch After University Receives Additional Funding

By Madeline Myers

The map began as a joint academic project between the geography department and other data providers on campus.

February 13, 2020

Adventure for All: UCSB Club MAPAS Provides Opportunities for all Students To Experience the Outdoors

By Nadia Abushanab

MAPAS, established in November 2017, is a club dedicated to diversifying the outdoors and fostering stewardship for the environment.

February 13, 2020

Across UC System, Graduate Students Unite for COLA Movement

By Evelyn Spence

At the root of the UC COLA movements is the concept of rent burden; students’ rent burdens vary, but across the UC, organizers have been using it to calculate COLAs specific to their universities. 

February 13, 2020

$2.7 Million New Router Installation To Improve Data Capacity and Internet Speed Making Way at UCSB

By Jackson Guilfoil

The upgrade from 10 to 100 gigabit links is set to be completed in April, but buildings such as the University Library could see immediate improvements in data transmission speed

February 13, 2020

Hopping Off: HOPR Bike Program Decides to Leave Campus

By Chloe Kimmel

The bike share service arrived in the area a little over a year ago in early September, after partnering with UCSB for a three-year contract.

February 13, 2020

Soc 152A Professors Reminisce Over More than Four Decades of Teaching Sex-Ed

By Sean Crommelin

Janice and John Baldwin have been teaching the current iteration of Soc 152A for over 40 years.

February 11, 2020

UCSB Graduate Students Present Demands for Cost-of-Living Adjustment

By Katherine Swartz

UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles and UC Davis graduate students also held rallies yesterday in support of a COLA at their respective universities. 

February 11, 2020

Timely Warning Issued for Multiple Burglaries at Anacapa Residence Hall

By Max Abrams

The UCSB Police Department is currently searching for the suspect, and did not provide a description of the suspect.

February 11, 2020

In Photos | UCSB Graduate Students Present COLA Demands Amidst UC-Wide Rallies

By Daily Nexus Photography

The actions at UCSB are also  part of a greater UC-wide cost of living adjustment movement.

February 6, 2020

UCSB’s First Mental Town Hall Focuses on Accessibility, Community Engagement

By Chloe Kimmel, Henna Ahmed

The town hall was organized by the A.S. Office of the President and UCSB’s Mental Health Task Force.

February 6, 2020

A Joint Effort: Cannabis Club Hopes To Build a Community, Educate Students

By Max Abrams

Cannaclub covers a broad spectrum of the cannabis world and opens the door for students interested in an industry that is oftentimes tricky to access while in college. 

February 5, 2020

UC-AFT Holds Rally for Improved Pay and Job Security for Lecturers

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The rally at UCSB was part of a UC-wide movement at each of the campuses in protest of the negotiations.

February 5, 2020

Coronavirus 101 Teach-In Aims To Educate Campus Community

By Holly Rusch

The event featured three UCSB faculty and staff members who presented about the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus.

February 5, 2020

Unknown Suspect or Suspects Cause “Significant Damage” to Women’s Restroom in Buchanan Hall

By Evelyn Spence

None of the students saw anyone leaving the area, according to the police report.