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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.

March 12, 2020

UCEAP Suspends Over 45 Study Abroad Programs Due to Coronavirus Concerns

By Sanya Kamidi

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.

March 12, 2020

Students Traveling Over Spring Break Advised Not To Come Back to Campus, University Says

By Evelyn Spence

The university is also discouraging all international travel and is urging “extreme caution” for traveling domestically.

March 12, 2020

Alternative Deltopia Festival Postponed Indefinitely Due To UCSB Coronavirus Precautions

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

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. 

March 11, 2020

A.S. To Alter Some Operations; A.S. Administrative, Ticket Offices To Remain Open

By Madeline Myers

The letter added that A.S. can no longer fund any "nonessential" travel at least through the month of April.

March 11, 2020

European Travel Suspension Will Not Prevent UCEAP U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents From Returning to U.S.

By Sanya Kamidi

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 significantly impacted by the tr...

March 10, 2020

BREAKING: UCSB to Transition to Remote Instruction Beginning Tomorrow Through End of April

By Sanya Kamidi

The campus, including Housing and Dining, will remain open and operational, albeit with limited service, Chancellor Yang said in the email.

March 10, 2020

Student Activist Network and Santa Barbara South Asian Solidarity Collective Co-organize Vigil for New Delhi Riot Victims

By Madeline Myers

At UCSB, various speakers made statements about the violence and lit candles for the victims at the vigil. 

March 9, 2020

Police Arrest Lompoc Resident For Discharging Firearm in Isla Vista on Friday Night

By Evelyn Spence

The resident, 20-year-old Christopher Maxwell, is currently being held at the Santa Barbara County Jail on a $250,000 bail.

March 9, 2020

“All Smiles, No Swipes”: COLA Protestors Organize Lunchtime “Liberation” for Ortega Dining Commons

By Holly Rusch

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

March 8, 2020

UCSB Student Health Executive Director Explains Coronavirus Protocol and Ongoing Measures

By Max Abrams

While there have been no reported cases of the virus within Santa Barbara County or at UC Santa Barbara, the university is actively preparing to respond if a case is confirmed on campus.