News

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.

January 30, 2020

I.V. CSD Moves Forward With Proposal To Absorb Compost Collective

By Arturo Martinez Rivera, Katherine Swartz

The I.V. CSD moved forward with a proposal to absorb the IVCC and support the organization.

January 30, 2020

UC Regents Hold Town Hall at UC Berkeley To Discuss Selection Of New UC President

By Emily Whitaker

Students, staff and faculty took to the floor to share the characteristics they are looking for in a president, along with policies they hope the new president will implement.

January 28, 2020

AFSCME Patient Care Workers Reach Tentative Contract With UC After Three Years of Negotiations

By Evelyn Spence

AFSCME reached a tentative contract agreement with the university for its 16,000 patient care workers less than a week after it reached an agreement for a contract for its service workers.

January 27, 2020

UCSB Students Mourn the Loss of Kobe Bryant and His Daughter Gianna

By Max Abrams

At the center of the vigil rested a picture of Bryant and his daughter, a bouquet of flowers and a poster inscribed “RIP #24 MAMBA.”

January 27, 2020

No Reported Cases of Coronavirus on Campus, Student Health Says

By Evelyn Spence

The email comes after several UCSB students posted on the UCSB subreddit, r/UCSantaBarbara, late Sunday night with rumors about the virus.

January 27, 2020

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution in Support of Rolling Over Leftover Meal Plan Swipes

By Chloe Kimmel

The resolution is positional, meaning that it encourages UCSB Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises to implement these ideas to ensure students’ meal swipes are not wasted.