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128 Coronavirus Tests Administered in Santa Barbara County; Public Officials Discuss Testing Protocols

March 16, 2020 by

The county has created a priority tier system for those who need to be currently tested.
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UCDC Cancels Spring Quarter Program, Withdraws Winter Quarter Attendees Due to Coronavirus

March 16, 2020 by

The UCDC cancellation is the latest in a slew of study abroad and transfer student program cancellations.
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SB Public Health: North County Resident First Positive Case of Coronavirus in SB County

March 15, 2020 by

The individual has no history of domestic or international travel in the last six weeks and appears to have contracted the virus through “community transmission.” 
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All Five UCSB Students Test Negative For Coronavirus, Remain Under Quarantine

March 15, 2020 by

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department said the remaining test results would come back by Wednesday at the latest. 
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Facing a Digital Spring Quarter, UCSB Preps Faculty for Remote Instruction

March 14, 2020 by

To help facilitate the transition from in-person instruction to remote instruction, Instructional Development is providing instructors with an assortment of tools, resources and workshops.
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Breaking: UCSB To Extend Remote Instruction Through Spring Quarter

March 14, 2020 by and

Although all in-person classes are canceled through spring quarter, Yang maintained in the email that the campus will remain “open and operational” through spring quarter.
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UCEAP Suspends Over 45 Study Abroad Programs Due to Coronavirus Concerns

March 12, 2020 by

UCEAP has been working with both the host universities abroad and the students’ home UC campuses to coordinate course credit, financial aid and all the other lingering questions.
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Students Traveling Over Spring Break Advised Not To Come Back to Campus, University Says

March 12, 2020 by

The university is also discouraging all international travel and is urging “extreme caution” for traveling domestically.
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Alternative Deltopia Festival Postponed Indefinitely Due To UCSB Coronavirus Precautions

March 12, 2020 by

But with UCSB's decision to move classes online at least through the end of April, the I.V. CSD’s Deltopia-alternative festival will not be held. 
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A.S. To Alter Some Operations; A.S. Administrative, Ticket Offices To Remain Open

March 11, 2020 by

The letter added that A.S. can no longer fund any "nonessential" travel at least through the month of April.
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European Travel Suspension Will Not Prevent UCEAP U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents From Returning to U.S.

March 11, 2020 by

All University of California students who are currently studying abroad in Europe through the UC Education Abroad Program and are United States citizens or permanent residents will not be significantl...
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BREAKING: UCSB to Transition to Remote Instruction Beginning Tomorrow Through End of April

March 10, 2020 by

The campus, including Housing and Dining, will remain open and operational, albeit with limited service, Chancellor Yang said in the email.
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Student Activist Network and Santa Barbara South Asian Solidarity Collective Co-organize Vigil for New Delhi Riot Victims

March 10, 2020 by

At UCSB, various speakers made statements about the violence and lit candles for the victims at the vigil. 
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Police Arrest Lompoc Resident For Discharging Firearm in Isla Vista on Friday Night

March 9, 2020 by

The resident, 20-year-old Christopher Maxwell, is currently being held at the Santa Barbara County Jail on a $250,000 bail.
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“All Smiles, No Swipes”: COLA Protestors Organize Lunchtime “Liberation” for Ortega Dining Commons

March 9, 2020 by

The dining hall occupation was an expression of solidarity with UCSB undergraduate students, 44% of whom experience food insecurity.
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