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From the Computer’s Glow, FSSP Offers a Remote Freshmen Experience

September 1, 2020 by

Health concerns have barred the program’s students from experiencing FSSP's usual format — in exchange for one behind a computer. 
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Students and Parents Adjust Expectations for the First Day of Online College

August 31, 2020 by

With online classes and residence hall limitations, the university will not be welcoming students to campus with the normal celebrations.
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UCSB Students Describe Their Path to Higher Education, Often Paved by Family’s Sacrifice

August 29, 2020 by and

Many students’ journeys to UCSB began not with themselves, but with their parents.  
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Fall Undergraduate Housing Limited To Those With “Special Circumstances”

August 29, 2020 by

The university will offer full refunds for fall quarter housing contracts.
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Student Health Ramps Up Flu Shot Efforts For New UC-Wide Vaccine Requirement

August 28, 2020 by

The new mandate anticipates additional spikes in COVID-19 cases in the community, come fall, and an increased strain on UCSB’s — and the rest of the UC campuses’ — medical systems.
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UCSB Library Prepares for Possible Fall 2020 Reopening

August 28, 2020 by

In addition to extensive cleaning and floor restrictions, library staff have implemented drastic changes in the structure and layout of the library to further ensure student health and safety.
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Here’s What You Need To Know About I.V. CSD Elections This November

August 27, 2020 by and

The openings for the 2020 ballot include two seats with a four-year term and one seat with a two-year term.
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Amid Backlash and Uncertainty, UC Regents Hold Heated Discussion on Future of TMT

August 25, 2020 by

Until July’s meeting, those for and against the Thirty Meter Telescope have rarely sat at the same table. 
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Current Honors Students Will Continue To Receive Priority Registration, But Policies May Change for Future Incoming Classes

August 24, 2020 by

During the 2020-2021 academic year, it is expected that the Academic Senate will likely re-evaluate priority registration for all eligible UCSB students who currently receive it.
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The “Uphill Fight that the Black Community in America has Constantly Been Fighting Towards”: UCSB and IV Community Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement

August 22, 2020 by , , , and

As protest headlines disappear from mainstream news, it remains unclear how the Black Lives Matter movement has changed, or will change, the community of Isla Vista and UCSB.
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SB County Reports First COVID-19 Death in Isla Vista

August 20, 2020 by

The I.V. resident was one of two deaths announced by the county on Thursday, bringing the county’s total death count to 84. 
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UC Santa Cruz Reinstates 41 Teaching Assistants Dismissed over COLA Strikes

August 17, 2020 by

Graduate students across the UC continue to advocate for a COLA, even as the pandemic brings challenges to in-person activism.
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I.V. CSD 2020-21 Budget Projects Increase in Revenue Despite Coronavirus

August 11, 2020 by

The Isla Vista Community Services District expects revenues of over $1.36 million and expenses of approximately $1.26 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
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Isla Vista Experiences Largest Single-Day Jump in COVID-19 Cases

August 8, 2020 by

Santa Barbara County confirmed an additional five new cases on Friday, bringing the total count to 74 cases in Isla Vista, 20 of which are currently active. 
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UC Announces Influenza Vaccine Requirement For All Students and Employees Come Fall

August 7, 2020 by

This is the first time the UC has required the flu vaccine.
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