News

February 5, 2020

UC-AFT Holds Rally for Improved Pay and Job Security for Lecturers

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The rally at UCSB was part of a UC-wide movement at each of the campuses in protest of the negotiations.

February 5, 2020

Coronavirus 101 Teach-In Aims To Educate Campus Community

By Holly Rusch

The event featured three UCSB faculty and staff members who presented about the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus.

February 5, 2020

Unknown Suspect or Suspects Cause “Significant Damage” to Women’s Restroom in Buchanan Hall

By Evelyn Spence

None of the students saw anyone leaving the area, according to the police report.

February 5, 2020

UC Merced Urges UC Regents Special Committee at Town Hall Meeting to Consider Their Needs in Selecting Next UC President

By Daniel Seo

As many speakers came to speak before the board, they expressed concerns over the campus’s financial needs and its capability to fund the needed educational growth. 

February 4, 2020

Task Force For Safer Social Events In I.V. Meets for Second Time To Hear Updates About New IFC Regulations, University Communications

By Sanya Kamidi

The task force heard from the IFC President about recent “risk management practices” implemented at fraternity events and from OSL about the way the university communicates with students.

February 4, 2020

Interfraternity Council Bans Hard Alcohol, Implements Sober Party Monitors In Sweeping Changes

By Sanya Kamidi

The IFC implemented a series of new policies for all fraternity social events at the beginning of Winter Quarter 2020.

February 4, 2020

Title IX Office Investigating Alleged Transphobic Behavior at Sigma Nu Party

By Sanya Kamidi

OSL Director Miles Ashlock said his office had been notified about the post and had started to look into it, but were not aware of the poster’s identity. 

February 4, 2020

In Photos | UC-AFT Rallies for Faculty Equity

By Daily Nexus Photography

UF-AFT held a rally Monday afternoon to fight for faculty equity after more than nine months of contract negotiations.

February 3, 2020

UCSB To Undergo Building Upgrades To Meet Earthquake Safety Standards

By Megan Ramsey

Plans for the upgrades are not yet complete, so it is not known what aspects of UCSB life will be affected yet.

February 2, 2020

On the Grind: Student-Run Coffee Company Drips Down to UCSB

By Celeste Chavez Hernandez

The student-run coffee company, known as Quokka Brew, was created at UC Berkeley and is now expanding to other campuses across California.

February 1, 2020

From Course to Source: New Learning Platform Streamlines Communication Between Students and Professors

By KJ Clay

Nectir was designed specifically to create lines of communication throughout an entire school, not just for one class or within one major.

January 31, 2020

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution to Mandate Negotiations for Project Labor Agreements for Campus Construction Workers

By Jackson Guilfoil

The bill contains a provision which calls for the Senate to pass a resolution of no confidence in the university should a UCSB office “interfere with the enactment of this bill."

January 30, 2020

This Week in UC News 1/23 – 1/29

By Staff Report

Our column “UC News” showcases the top stories of the week from other UC student newspapers in our weekly print edition and online.

January 30, 2020

Graduate Students Hold Teach-In at Storke Tower To Protest Indian Prime Minister Modi’s Administration

By Aniket Mehrotra

The event drew over 100 attendees and featured chants led by graduate student and organizer Pratik Raghu, and speeches from students and faculty members.

January 30, 2020

RCSGD Personnel and Students Reconvene to Discuss 2017 Demands, Including Unmet Demand for New Building

By Sean Crommelin

Two years later, the largest and most costly demand is the last one left: the designation of a free-standing building for the RCSGD.

January 30, 2020

2020-21 School Year Will Have Two-Week Winter Break

By Yiu-On Li

Since all UC campuses except for UC Berkeley and UC Merced follow the quarter system, the later start to fall quarter means a later start to winter break on Dec. 18.