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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution in Support of COLA Movements and UCSC Strikers

February 27, 2020 by

The resolution's authors emphasized the need for undergraduate support.
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Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette Jr. Talks Civil Disobedience for the Modern Age

February 27, 2020 by

The discussion was organized by the Associated Students Program Board and marked Lafayette’s first visit to the university.
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UCSB Student Advocates For the Replacement of European Traditions Requirement

February 27, 2020 by

The European Traditions requirement has been part of UC Santa Barbara’s General Education Program in some form since the 80s.
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University, Organizations Discuss Voter Registration Efforts as California Primary Approaches

February 27, 2020 by and

In I.V., registration numbers have peaked at 13,000 registered voters during presidential election years.
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Breaking: UCSB Graduate Students Vote To Begin Full Strike on Thursday for Cost-of-Living Adjustment

February 24, 2020 by and

UCSB 4 COLA is calling for a monthly amount of $1,807.51.
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Graduate Students Occupy Cheadle Hall Until Midnight, Rally for COLA and University Support of UCSC Strikers

February 23, 2020 by and

Graduate students from advocacy group UCSB 4 COLA organized the sit-in in response to a call for solidarity from UCSC graduate students.
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In Photos | “UC, UC, you’re no good, pay your workers like you should”: UCSB Graduate Students Rally In Solidarity With UCSC

February 21, 2020 by

Live coverage of the Cheadle Hall occupation can be viewed on Twitter at @dailynexus.
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Graduate Students To Occupy Cheadle Hall All Day Friday For Cost-of-Living Adjustment

February 20, 2020 by

In addition to supporting the UCSC cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) movement, UCSB graduate students are fighting for their own COLA of $1,807.51 a month. 
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25 Years Later, Women’s Rights Icon Anita Hill Returns to UCSB

February 20, 2020 by and

Hill did not dwell on her own experiences in the Senate Judiciary Committee and instead focused her speech on the work that still remains after the launch of the #MeToo movement.
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University-Owned Housing To Be Offered to Non-UCSB Students With Local Summer Internships

February 20, 2020 by

The new initiative allows students from any college or university with a summer job or internship in the Santa Barbara area to stay in UCSB-owned housing for the summer.
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Promise Scholars Program Installs Healthy Snacks, Menstrual Product Stations Around Campus

February 20, 2020 by

The snacks and menstrual products are available to all students on campus, regardless of income. 
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UCSB Students for Justice in Palestine Calls for Boycott of SB Hillel Trip To Israel and Palestine

February 14, 2020 by

The executive director of the Santa Barbara Hillel, Rabbi Evan Goodman, has organized and led the trip for the past five years.
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Interactive Campus Map Will Relaunch After University Receives Additional Funding

February 13, 2020 by

The map began as a joint academic project between the geography department and other data providers on campus.
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Adventure for All: UCSB Club MAPAS Provides Opportunities for all Students To Experience the Outdoors

February 13, 2020 by

MAPAS, established in November 2017, is a club dedicated to diversifying the outdoors and fostering stewardship for the environment.
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Across UC System, Graduate Students Unite for COLA Movement

February 13, 2020 by

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. 
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