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November 11, 2019

UCSB Receives Platinum-Level Honor for Bike Friendliness

By Nidhi Satyagal, Alejandro Vargas

This is the first year that UCSB has been designated as a Platinum-level bike friendly university. 

November 10, 2019

“Our struggles as students are intertwined with the struggles of workers”: A.S. Senate Endorses Upcoming AFSCME Strike

By Jackson Guilfoil

The Senate’s resolution also asks Chancellor Henry T. Yang to write a letter to several UC institutions to express support for AFSCME 3299 contract demands.

November 8, 2019

A.S. President’s Campaign Promise of a Student App Moves Forward

By Evelyn Spence

The app was introduced to the A.S. Senate through a resolution authored by Letters and Science Senator Olivia Campos and Off-Campus Senator Tianna White.

November 7, 2019

Halloween Weekend Crowd “Very Small,” SBSO Says

By Evelyn Spence

Halloween weekend saw “relatively slow [activity] compared to a typical weekend.” 

November 7, 2019

UCSB Track and Water Polo Programs Committed Major Infractions, NCAA Announces

By Sanya Kamidi

Both the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs and the men’s water polo program were found guilty of violating two different types of NCAA regulations.

November 7, 2019

Supreme Court Begins University of California DACA Arguments

By Katherine Swartz

The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration rescinded the program on “nothing more than unreasoned executive whim,” and that its removal is “unconstitutional, unjust, and unlawful.”

November 7, 2019

UCSB Student Arrested Following On-Campus Stalking, Victim Discusses Navigating Reporting Process

By Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams

A third-year UCSB student was arrested Sunday afternoon on a felony charge of stalking and two misdemeanor charges of vandalism and “annoying phone calls.”

November 7, 2019

Over 40 Former Tenants Sued Isla Vista Luxury Living Over Security Deposit Disputes — and Won

By Evelyn Spence

The plaintiffs received $13,785 back in money initially put into security deposits and $1,200 in “bad faith” charges.

November 6, 2019

AFSCME Files Six New Unfair Labor Practice Complaints Against UC, Plans To Strike Nov. 13

By Max Abrams

The UC's largest workers union filed six new unfair labor practice complaints against the university system on Nov. 1 and plans to strike on Nov. 13.

November 6, 2019

“We Will Believe Survivors”: A.S. Senate, I.V. CSD Release Statements in Solidarity With Survivors of Sexual Assault

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The I.V. CSD's statement was released in an email to its mailing list on Oct. 24, while the A.S. Senate’s statement was posted on the A.S. Senate Facebook page on Nov. 1.

November 5, 2019

GSA Lounge Renovations to Include Egg Chairs, Access Card Reader

By Manuel Carlos

The GSA applied for funding from the Student Fee Advisory Committee and received $98,000. The GSA also plans to use part of its own budget to finalize said renovations, with the total cost estimated to slightly exceed $1...

November 4, 2019

Academic Researchers United, UC Announce Tentative Contract

By Jackson Guilfoil

The negotiation was not seamless; just last month, ARU created a petition demanding an end to bargaining delays. 

November 4, 2019

Real Talk Program Returns to Dorms for Second Year

By Alexandra Leal Silva

The Real Talk program works toward creating spaces open for free-flowing discussions on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, race and gender.

November 3, 2019

Lucidity Fields Community Questions About Alternative Deltopia Festival During Town Hall

By Holly Rusch, Yalda Khodadad

Members of Lucidity’s board of directors expressed its hopes that the alternative festival would help channel the Deltopia crowds into a safer space. 

November 3, 2019

Green New Deal Forum Proposes Climate Change Solutions for Santa Barbara

By Amelia Buckley

The evening centered around the importance of community collaboration to achieve a Green New Deal suited to the Central Coast.

November 3, 2019

In Photos | “Protect survivors, not frats”: Students Hold Demonstration Following Fraternity Sexual Assault Allegations

By Daily Nexus Photography

Organizers presented attendees with a Google Form, prompting them to answer the question, “What demands would you like to see be enacted on campus and in Isla Vista?”