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June 19, 2020

Majority of Fall Quarter Classes To Be Held Remotely, Tuition and Student Fees Will Not Change

By Holly Rusch

Any student who wishes to continue learning entirely remotely will be given the option to do so.

June 17, 2020

UCSB Confirms Two Additional Cases of Coronavirus Among Students

By Max Abrams

One of the two students worked for the Dining Services but had not been at work for more than a week and was not involved in food preparation.

June 15, 2020

UC Regents Endorse Repeal of Affirmative Action Ban

By Evelyn Spence

In order to appear on the California ballot in November, the amendment to repeal Proposition 209 must pass through the California State Senate with two-thirds approval.

June 8, 2020

Two UCSB Dining Services Staff Members Test Positive for Coronavirus

By Max Abrams

Dining services employees have been following sanitizing and cleaning protocols and wearing face coverings and gloves to reduce the chance of transmission.

June 7, 2020

UCSB Library Offers Community Perspectives in New COVID-19 Archives Project

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Through a google form on the University Library website, interested participants can answer questions about their coronavirus stories.

June 6, 2020

A.S. Senate Passes Two Resolutions Supporting Indigenous Nations

By Holly Rusch

During the public forum, students expressed the importance of representation for Indigenous students, who make up only 1% of the school’s population.

June 3, 2020

Editorial | Why Has UCSB Not Addressed Allegations of Severe UCPD Misconduct?

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

To this day, the student body knows very little about what is happening within the UCSB Police Department.

June 3, 2020

UCSB Grad Students Receive Extended Degree and Candidacy Timelines But Funding Remains Uncertain

By Madeline Thompson

Some graduate students are saying that it is unclear how many students — faced with the cost associated with an extra year of study — will utilize this offer.

June 3, 2020

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution Addressing On-Campus Housing Under a Fall Quarter Hybrid Scenario

By Max Abrams

The resolution, which is positional and only takes a stance on the issue, urges the university to “bear the increased financial consequences of a situation that is essentially out of their control."

June 1, 2020

Achievement Unlocked: UCSB’s Gaming Community Adapts to Remote Instruction

By Holly Rusch

While clubs have faced difficulties staying together as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Gaucho Gaming is uniquely positioned to make the leap from in-person to digital social events.

May 30, 2020

UCSB Student Organizes March Through I.V. To Call for Justice for George Floyd

By Max Abrams, Sanya Kamidi

Students plan to march from Storke Tower to Sands Beach via Del Playa Drive beginning at noon.

May 28, 2020

The Show Must Go On: How Zoom Became A.S. Program Board’s Newest Venue

By Yiu-On Li

For the Associated Students Program Board, shifting in-person performances to digital spaces to comply with the state’s stay-at-home orders did not come easily.

May 27, 2020