News

July 2, 2020

I.V. CSD Creates Working Group To Examine Police Brutality in Isla Vista

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The working group will be collaborating with the Black community and other stakeholders in I.V. to create an action plan.

July 2, 2020

Santa Barbara County Beaches To Close Fourth of July Weekend

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The beaches will remain open for surfing, swimming, paddleboarding, boogie boarding, kayaking, boating and other active water activities. 

July 1, 2020

Santa Barbara To Close Indoor Restaurants, Wineries and Movie Theaters Under Gov. Newsom’s Order

By Katherine Swartz

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has yet to issue an official order about the changes.

June 29, 2020

Santa Barbara County Health Officer Issues Order To Close Bars

By Max Abrams

The new order will begin on July 1 at 8 a.m. and end on July 26 at 5 p.m. or “until it is extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended in writing.”

June 28, 2020

Case Count in I.V. Reaches Double Digits; Yang Announces Five Additional Cases in UCSB Community

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Five participants in a campus research study focusing on asymptomatic cases of coronavirus tested positive for the virus.

June 28, 2020

LRC Fights To Retain Protected Counseling for UCSB Students, Which Could Disappear by July

By Jackson Guilfoil

The student legal services advisor job description will change from “inform and advise” to “educate and inform."

June 27, 2020

Hours Ahead, But Left Behind: International Students Face Uncertainty With Remote Instruction

By Katherine Swartz

The switch to remote learning forced international students to quickly decide whether to stay in Santa Barbara or go to their home countries

June 20, 2020

Elings Hall Shut Down on Friday After Researcher Tests Positive for Coronavirus

By Max Abrams

Any staff members who may have been in close contact with the researcher have already been contacted.

June 20, 2020

“Walking, talking, living embodiments of resilience”: Students and Faculty Address Anti-Blackness at UCSB in Zoom Panel

By Katherine Swartz

The Zoom panel, titled “State Violence, Anti-Blackness, and the Black Student Experience,” was hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research at UCSB.

June 19, 2020

In Times of Despair, the I.V. Food Co-op Stands Tall

By Max Abrams

For a small business with a generational stake in I.V., Melissa Cohen is confident that the “new normal” will make the I.V. Food Co-op stronger than ever. 

June 19, 2020

Majority of Fall Quarter Classes To Be Held Remotely, Tuition and Student Fees Will Not Change

By Holly Rusch

Any student who wishes to continue learning entirely remotely will be given the option to do so.

June 17, 2020

UCSB Confirms Two Additional Cases of Coronavirus Among Students

By Max Abrams

One of the two students worked for the Dining Services but had not been at work for more than a week and was not involved in food preparation.

June 16, 2020

UC Reaches Open-Access Publishing Deal With Springer Nature

By Max Abrams

The new deal comes just over a year after the UC walked away from its 20-year partnership with Elsevier over disagreements surrounding the UC’s push for open-access research articles.

June 15, 2020

UC Regents Endorse Repeal of Affirmative Action Ban

By Evelyn Spence

In order to appear on the California ballot in November, the amendment to repeal Proposition 209 must pass through the California State Senate with two-thirds approval. 

June 13, 2020

On-Campus Living Requirement Waived for Senators for Upcoming School Year

By Evelyn Spence

The on-campus housing requirement — a part of A.S. Legal Code — has long been a subject of debate on the Senate table.

June 10, 2020

UC Academics Explore the Black Lives Matter Movement and Greater Themes During “The Fire This Time: Race at Boiling Point”

By Max Abrams

The webinar featured prominent speakers who discussed the greater themes surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality and institutionalized racism.