Campus

January 26, 2024

UC Palestine Collective calls for UC Regents Chair’s resignation

By Asumi Shuda

Over 120 student, faculty and community organizations signed the open letter on Dec. 12.

January 25, 2024

A.S., EVPSA hold town hall on UC-wide undocumented hiring plan, call for community support at next UC Regents meeting

By Lizzy Rager, Devin Gowdy

The campaign advocates for the University of California (UC) to lift hiring restrictions on undocumented students.

January 25, 2024

Student dining hall workers form union, gain official union recognition from PERB

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

UC Santa Barbara student dining hall workers formed the first student dining hall union within the university system and gained official union recognition from the Public Employment Relations Board last month. Students u...

December 5, 2023

YDSA hosts rally, sit-in to call for divestment from weapons manufacturers

By Asumi Shuda

Demonstrators marched from the Arbor to Cheadle Hall.

December 3, 2023

SJP organizes die-in to commemorate lost lives in Gaza

By Asumi Shuda

A die-in is a form of protest where participants lie on the ground, posing as dead bodies.

December 3, 2023

RCSGD, Pacific Pride Foundation, Quilt Project Gold Coast host AIDS quilt memorial for World AIDS Day

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The UC Santa Barbara Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity held a quilt memorial for local AIDS victims on Nov. 28 in conjunction with Pacific Pride Foundation and Quilt Project Gold Coast. The memorial was in ...

November 30, 2023

Charles Munger dies three months after dissolution of Munger Hall plans

By Asumi Shuda

His passing follows the dissolution of the long-planned Munger Hall housing project this past summer.

November 29, 2023

A.S. Senate passes bill condemning Hamas, sparks dissent from student groups

By Alex Levin

The decision followed community reaction and discourse on the bill.  

November 23, 2023

UCSB MultiCultural Center hosts housing resources event

By Annmarie Fan, Haania Punjwani

The event highlighted resources toward hunger and homelessness, as well as a public forum for attendees.

November 17, 2023

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

November 17, 2023

SJP hosts vigil in honor of Palestine

By Asumi Shuda

Around 50 students, faculty and staff of the UCSB community gathered on campus at 5 p.m.

November 17, 2023

UCOP, UC chancellors issue statement on intolerance of campus bigotry

By Asumi Shuda

The statement follows UC-wide campus discourse and movements in response to the ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip.

November 17, 2023

“Moving intuitively:” Alumna paved path to Forbes 30 Under 30

By Melody Xu

Made in Color is a creative agency that aims to “[establish] the new standard for radical transformation within the creative industry."

November 10, 2023

UC-wide union protests for better contracts, renegotiations pending next year

By Lizzy Rager

The AFSCME 3299 organized this effort as the largest labor rights union, representing 30,000 workers at the University of California.

November 9, 2023

UCHS hosts Rental Housing Fair

By Melody Xu

University & Community Housing Services was ahead of the annual Parents & Family Weekend held on campus.

November 9, 2023

UCSB named Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution leader for third consecutive year

By Asumi Shuda

The university was among 46 recognized HSIs this year, awarded during the Hispanic Association of College and Universities Conference held in October.