Community Outreach

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

November 4, 2024 by

The UC Santa Barbara Women's Center is hosting a Witches & Feminism event on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 1-2 p.m. at the Women's Center Lounge in the SRB. 
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What does it mean for UCSB to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution?

October 28, 2024 by , and

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...
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S.E.A.L. hosts fifth annual Cultural Identities Fair

October 17, 2024 by

S.E.A.L. hosted its fifth annual Cultural Identities Fair on Oct. 9, with cultural clubs, career-oriented organizations and Greek life, tabling and fundraising for their organizations.
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Lebanese Social Club hosts fundraisers for humanitarian aid in Lebanon, Gaza

October 11, 2024 by

One fundraiser sells t-shirts for aid in Gaza, and the other will award the highest donor for aid in Lebanon with a retreat to Big Bear.
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Indus hosts mock wedding, night of South Asian performances

June 6, 2024 by

The wedding simulation headlined a night of South Asian cultural performances organized by the UCSB Indus Club as part of its annual end-of-year banquet.
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Community celebrates pride month with second annual Queer Fest

June 5, 2024 by

To kick off the beginning of Pride Month, the A.S. TQC in collaboration with IVRPD held their second annual Queer Fest on June 1 at Little Acorn Park.
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Five weeks into encampment, Liberated Zone has established an autonomous society

May 30, 2024 by

Going into its fifth week, the Liberated Zone encampment, erected May 1 has become a place of community, solace and growth for participating students and community members.
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MSA organizes fundraiser for aid in Palestine

May 24, 2024 by

The UCSB Muslim Student Association has organized a sweatshirt fundraiser in collaboration with “Islamic inspired” clothing brand Iradah to support humanitarian aid in Palestine.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

May 23, 2024 by

EOP and the MENASARC are hosting “MENASARC Meals” on Thursday, May 23, from 5-7 p.m. at the MENASARC in the Student Resource Building (SRB).
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Student mother at UCSB proves you can do it all

May 20, 2024 by

Fourth-year Chicana/o studies major Nallely Leyva-Diaz is a single mother of three at UC Santa Barbara, balancing work and school while taking care of her children — Ava, Mateo and Adan.
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UCSB students respond to pro-Palestine encampment

May 10, 2024 by and

Students observing the encampment had different perspectives about how it has affected the campus climate.
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UCSB American Indian and Indigenous Student Association reignites organization’s community, advocates for new initiatives

May 10, 2024 by

AIISA tabled at the Arbor on May 5, also known as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Remembrance (MMIWR) day to bring awareness to a major problem plaguing Indigenous communities within the United...
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Vista point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

May 9, 2024 by

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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Survivor of attempted abduction tells her story

May 3, 2024 by

Esther Hernandez walked the Lagoon trail at night to destress. But a man, hidden on the unlit path, attempted to drug and abduct her. This how she used her wits and survived.
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Center for Feminist Futures to host first event since March opening

April 19, 2024 by

the Center for Feminist Futures is a place of “research, teaching, creative work, and public engagement in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies from intersectional, interdisciplinary, and global ...
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