News

August 31, 2020

Students and Parents Adjust Expectations for the First Day of Online College

By Asumi Shuda

With online classes and residence hall limitations, the university will not be welcoming students to campus with the normal celebrations.

August 29, 2020

UCSB Students Describe Their Path to Higher Education, Often Paved by Family’s Sacrifice

By Arturo Martinez Rivera, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Many students’ journeys to UCSB began not with themselves, but with their parents.  

August 29, 2020

Fall Undergraduate Housing Limited To Those With “Special Circumstances”

By Holly Rusch

The university will offer full refunds for fall quarter housing contracts.

August 28, 2020

Student Health Ramps Up Flu Shot Efforts For New UC-Wide Vaccine Requirement

By Max Abrams

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.

August 28, 2020

UCSB Library Prepares for Possible Fall 2020 Reopening

By Michelle Lee

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.

August 27, 2020

Here’s What You Need To Know About I.V. CSD Elections This November

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe, Arturo Martinez Rivera

The openings for the 2020 ballot include two seats with a four-year term and one seat with a two-year term.

August 25, 2020

Amid Backlash and Uncertainty, UC Regents Hold Heated Discussion on Future of TMT

By Max Abrams

Until July’s meeting, those for and against the Thirty Meter Telescope have rarely sat at the same table. 

August 24, 2020

Current Honors Students Will Continue To Receive Priority Registration, But Policies May Change for Future Incoming Classes

By Chloe Kimmel

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.

August 22, 2020

The “Uphill Fight that the Black Community in America has Constantly Been Fighting Towards”: UCSB and IV Community Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement

By Arturo Martinez Rivera, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe, Katherine Swartz, Holly Rusch, Max Abrams

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.

August 20, 2020

SB County Reports First COVID-19 Death in Isla Vista

By Holly Rusch

The I.V. resident was one of two deaths announced by the county on Thursday, bringing the county’s total death count to 84. 

August 17, 2020

UC Santa Cruz Reinstates 41 Teaching Assistants Dismissed over COLA Strikes

By Katherine Swartz

Graduate students across the UC continue to advocate for a COLA, even as the pandemic brings challenges to in-person activism.

August 11, 2020

I.V. CSD 2020-21 Budget Projects Increase in Revenue Despite Coronavirus

By Hayley Tice

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.

August 8, 2020

Isla Vista Experiences Largest Single-Day Jump in COVID-19 Cases

By Katherine Swartz

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. 

August 7, 2020

UC Announces Influenza Vaccine Requirement For All Students and Employees Come Fall

By Max Abrams

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

August 7, 2020

In a Reopening Roller Coaster, Barber Shops Are Cutting Profits Thin

By Max Abrams

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Richie Ramirez said he has shuttered and reopened his barber shops three separate times, turning a profit for only six weeks out of the last six months. 

August 5, 2020

UCSB Alum and Literary Partner Publish Mental Health-Focused Poetry Collection

By Alexandra Goldberg

The poetry collection takes readers through the ups and downs of heartbreak, loss and letting go with the intent to shine light on mental health struggles.