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October 21, 2021

UCSB Enforces Randomized COVID-19 Testing Amongst Vaccinated Students

By Asumi Shuda

Unvaccinated students have to be tested weekly and thus are not included in the random testing program.

October 21, 2021

A.S. Commission on Disability and Equality Presents “Empowering Student Leaders Series: Reframing Disability”

By Daelyn Einhorn

The meeting began with a disclaimer that there is no singular, homogenous “disabled student experience.”

October 21, 2021

Transfer Student Center Hosts Events for National Transfer Student Week: A Spooktacular Painting

By Pia Ramos

In celebration of National Transfer Student Week, the TSC has been setting up events since Oct. 18 and will continue its festivities until Oct. 21.

October 21, 2021

Educational Opportunity Program’s American Indian and Indigenous Cultural Resource Center Hosts Week-long Events for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

By Ellah Foster

The week started off with a hybrid celebration where community members gathered to discuss the significance of Indigenous People's Day and their plans.

October 20, 2021

Isla Vista “Mirror Bus” Driver Sentenced to Over 100 Years in Prison

By Atmika Iyer

Von T. Nguyen Deroian, the presiding Santa Barbara Superior Court judge, sided with the prosecution and sentenced Coughlin to 20 determinate years and 125 years to life indeterminately in prison.

October 19, 2021

“Plan Bee” Creates Pollinator Gardens In Isla Vista To Save Native Bee Species

By Aaron Wells

The main goals of the pollinator gardens are to create a place for these bee species to congregate, to reintroduce these native I.V. plants and to reform their habitats

October 18, 2021

Pass/No Pass No Longer an Option for Major Requirement Courses

By Ellah Foster

With UC campuses returning to in-person instruction this fall, the grading flexibilities installed under remote instruction are now being removed.

October 18, 2021

Design Review Committee Reviews Details on Munger Hall

By Asumi Shuda

The bedrooms without windows will have a “fresh air supply” coming in and “virtual windows that simulate daylight.”

October 18, 2021

UC Issues Flu Vaccination Requirement for the 2021-22 year

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Those who opt out of the requirement must continue wearing masks or face coverings on campus “to the end of the flu season."

October 17, 2021

Who’s Your Daddy: Isla Vista Restaurant Changes Name to Dank Bowl Kitchen

By Melea Maglalang, Maura Kelly

Dunietz has noticed a “mostly positive” response from customers about the rebranding.

October 16, 2021

UC Student-Worker Union Hosts Student Labor Organizing Conference

By Kellan Gilroy

The labor conference featured workshops from AFSCME 3299 members and interns on how to organize on campus.

October 16, 2021

SB Grilled Cheesery To Open on Del Playa Drive

By Molly Wright

SB Grilled Cheesery’s grilled cheeses sell for $5 and quesadillas go for $4.

October 15, 2021

Discord Introduces New Student Hubs to UC Santa Barbara

By Melea Maglalang

Student Hubs are a newly added feature on the app, serving as a place for students to meet and connect with classmates from their school.

October 15, 2021

IVRPD and UCSB Rec Department Offer Free Classes, Events

By Holly Rusch

Future events include Oct. 16 bouldering and slacklining at Trigo-Pasado Park and an Oct. 23 3v3 Basketball Tournament, according to the Shoreline event calendar.

October 15, 2021

UCSB Terminates Adjunct Faculty Member, Then Asks Him To Continue Teaching a Seminar Pro-Bono

By Atmika Iyer

Following his termination, Interim Dean Mary Hancock requested adjunct faculty member and local emergency physician Jason Prystowsky continue teaching the seminar pro-bono.