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UC Freshmen Applications Decrease for a Second Consecutive Year, Transfer Applications Rise

March 18, 2020 by

University-wide, freshmen applicants decreased from 176,530 in 2019 to 172,099 in 2020, according to the data.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? UCSB Students Grapple With I.V. Leases After University Recommends Moving Home

March 17, 2020 by and

Isla Vista Tenants Union lawyer Robin Unander is working with the university to send a memo to UCSB students about their housing options.
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SB County Public Health Department Asks Bars, Wineries To Shut Down Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

March 17, 2020 by

The health department asked all bars, pubs, wineries and breweries within the county to close “immediately” to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus within the county.
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LIVE: Updates on Coronavirus in Santa Barbara County, on UC Santa Barbara Operations

March 17, 2020 by

This post will be updated daily.
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In Photos | A Campus Deserted

March 17, 2020 by

Yesterday, UCSB's winter quarter finals week began – but instead of the typical packed Arbor and swamped library, the campus appeared absent of students.
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UCSB Faculty Association Issues Letter Advising Against the Use of ProctorU Testing Services

March 16, 2020 by

The student information ProctorU collects and releases to third parties also includes fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints and retina scans.
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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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