Community Outreach

May 14, 2022

oSTEM at UCSB Creates Space for LGBTQIA+ Students in S.T.E.M. Fields

By Melea Maglalang, Kyra Schimpf

Blaes said the existence of oSTEM can help establish a space for LGBTQIA+ students in S.T.E.M. fields by affirming their presence. 

May 11, 2022

Student Organizers Demonstrate Die-in in Honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People Awareness Day

By Asumi Shuda

The die-in began with a circle of intention amongst the event organizers to speak on why they chose to be present during the demonstration.

April 29, 2022

RCSGD Celebrates Transgender Visibility and Joy at Resource Fair

By Asumi Shuda

The fair wrapped up the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD)’s annual Trans+ Week of Visibility.

April 29, 2022

A.S. Commission on Student Well-Being Distributes Free Menstrual Products

By Asumi Shuda

This six-month pilot program will make thin and regular pads, as well as tampons, available in nine restrooms in the building.

April 22, 2022

Community, Reflection and a Shared Meal: UCSB’s Jewish Community on Celebrating Passover

By Asumi Shuda

Passover is a weeklong holiday beginning on April 15 and ending on April 23 that commemorates the exodus of Hebrews from slavery in Egypt in 13th century B.C.E.

April 21, 2022

El Congreso de UCSB Holds 29th Annual Latine College Day

By Asumi Shuda

El Congreso de UCSB is a student-led cultural, social and activist organization that works to provide an inclusive space for students of marginalized identities.

April 21, 2022

Lee Airton Lectures About Being Non-Binary in Gender-Binaric World

By Asumi Shuda

The event was co-hosted with the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD).

April 15, 2022

A.S. Trans & Queer Commission Hosts Tie-Dye Event for Pride Week

By Asumi Shuda

The event was a part of the commission’s “Queers Over the Years” series to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture throughout the last century in honor of Pride week.

April 15, 2022

UCSB Students Reflect on the Celebration of Ramadan

By Asumi Shuda

Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed through fasting, reflection, charity and prayer.

April 8, 2022

I.V. Compost Collective and St. Michael’s Church Collaborate on Mural Reflecting Chumash History

By Asumi Shuda

The village scene depicted in the mural represents an indigenous Chumash village that was situated near the Goleta slough watershed.

April 4, 2022

Trans Day of Visibility Community Panel Speak on Their Experiences

By Asumi Shuda

The event celebrated March 31’s Trans Day of Visibility, an annual holiday that celebrates transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming individuals.

February 19, 2022

Hosford Clinic’s Healing Space Provides Therapy Services to Black-Identifying Patients

By Asumi Shuda, Nisha Malley

A year into its creation, the Healing Space connects Black-identifying clients with Black therapists to offer therapy and psychological services.

February 17, 2022

BGSA Provides Community and Healing for UCSB’s Black Graduate Students

By Asumi Shuda

Going forward, BGSA wants to prioritize the mental health of its members.

February 4, 2022

UCSA Holds Annual Students of Color Conference

By Asumi Shuda

This year’s conference reflected UCSA’s aims to constantly learn and evolve, as well as offering an avenue for the organization to remedy its past actions with SoCC.

January 13, 2022

Tri-Alpha National Honor Society Honors First-Generation Community

By Asumi Shuda

Jenna Jorgenson highlighted the importance of having an honor society for first-generation students at UCSB. 

December 2, 2021

Nexus News Team Introduces Community Outreach Beat

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda

In an effort to expand our coverage and more accurately represent our community, we are creating a new community outreach beat within the news section beginning Winter Quarter 2022.