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March 19, 2020

UC President Extends Employees’ Paid Leave With Executive Order

By Holly Rusch

Paid leave hours be used only in specific circumstances, such as if employees are subject to shelter-in-place orders, or if family members or themselves are exhibiting coronavirus symptoms.

March 19, 2020

SBC Public Health Department Announces Six New Cases of Coronavirus, First Positive Cases in South County

By Max Abrams

Until today, no cases of coronavirus had been announced in South County. 

March 18, 2020

Isla Vista Houseless Count More Than Doubles From 2019, County Data Shows

By Jackson Guilfoil

Of the total number of houseless individuals in the county, 68% are living in the south, an 8% increase from last year.

March 18, 2020

Businesses in I.V.: What’s Open, What’s Closed

By Sanya Kamidi, Holly Rusch

This information is based on what employees at each business said as of April 20, around 8 p.m.

March 18, 2020

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

By Daniel Seo

University-wide, freshmen applicants decreased from 176,530 in 2019 to 172,099 in 2020, according to the data.

March 17, 2020

Should I Stay or Should I Go? UCSB Students Grapple With I.V. Leases After University Recommends Moving Home

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi

Isla Vista Tenants Union lawyer Robin Unander is working with the university to send a memo to UCSB students about their housing options.

March 17, 2020

SB County Public Health Department Asks Bars, Wineries To Shut Down Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

By Max Abrams

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.

March 17, 2020

LIVE: Updates on Coronavirus in Santa Barbara County, on UC Santa Barbara Operations

By Daily Nexus Staff

This post will be updated daily.

March 17, 2020

In Photos | A Campus Deserted

By Daily Nexus Photography

Yesterday, UCSB's winter quarter finals week began – but instead of the typical packed Arbor and swamped library, the campus appeared absent of students.

March 16, 2020

UCSB Faculty Association Issues Letter Advising Against the Use of ProctorU Testing Services

By Madeline Thompson

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

March 16, 2020

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

By Evelyn Spence

The county has created a priority tier system for those who need to be currently tested.

March 16, 2020

UCDC Cancels Spring Quarter Program, Withdraws Winter Quarter Attendees Due to Coronavirus

By Holly Rusch

The UCDC cancellation is the latest in a slew of study abroad and transfer student program cancellations.

March 15, 2020

SB Public Health: North County Resident First Positive Case of Coronavirus in SB County

By Max Abrams

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.” 

March 15, 2020

All Five UCSB Students Test Negative For Coronavirus, Remain Under Quarantine

By Sanya Kamidi

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department said the remaining test results would come back by Wednesday at the latest. 

March 14, 2020

Facing a Digital Spring Quarter, UCSB Preps Faculty for Remote Instruction

By Max Abrams

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.

March 14, 2020

Breaking: UCSB To Extend Remote Instruction Through Spring Quarter

By Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams

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.