News

May 24, 2024

Highlights of Regents’ May 2024 Meeting

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Michelle Cisneros, Josh Rhodes

At the May 14-16 UC Regents meeting, the Regents discussed San Benito Housing funding, student-athlete initiatives, peer mentorship programs, student degree programs tuition and more.

May 24, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

UCSC is the first campus to strike in UAW proclaimed strike effort, and a UC Davis student was reported missing.

May 23, 2024

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

EOP and the MENASARC are hosting “MENASARC Meals” on Thursday, May 23, from 5-7 p.m. at the MENASARC in the Student Resource Building (SRB).

May 22, 2024

UCSB met with federal civil rights complaint for allegedly permitting harassment of A.S. President

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Brandeis Center filed a federal civil rights complaint against UCSB on May 16 for being complicit in “persistent anti-Semitic bullying,” on behalf of the Associated Students President.

May 22, 2024

UAW holds walkout in solidarity with UCSC worker’s strike

By Michelle Cisneros

The UAW 4811 UCSB chapter held a walkout at the Chem Lawn on May 20 in solidarity with striking academic workers at UCSC. The walkout began at 11:30 a.m. with roughly 100 attendees.

May 20, 2024

UC News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Former UCLA oncologist wins retried gender discrimination case, awarded $14 million. Charges remain against UC Berkeley student for animal removal after four felony counts dropped.

May 20, 2024

Student mother at UCSB proves you can do it all

By Josh Rhodes

Fourth-year Chicana/o studies major Nallely Leyva-Diaz is a single mother of three at UC Santa Barbara, balancing work and school while taking care of her children — Ava, Mateo and Adan.

May 17, 2024

EVPLA hosts health and safety town hall, centers harm-reduction and peer support

By Lizzy Rager

With around 30 attendees, the event was the third town hall this year by the External Vice President for Local Affairs.

May 17, 2024

EVPLA, UCSB Blum Center host I.V. renter’s housing crisis forum

By Michelle Cisneros

The EVPLA Office and UC Santa Barbara's Blum Center Student Leader Team co-sponsored a Renters’ Crisis Housing Forum on May 14 to discuss Isla Vista housing.

May 16, 2024

Stalker at large asks students for number, offers money to meet, UCPD reports

By Lizzy Rager

On May 14 and 15, an alleged stalker approached two students, once at night and once in the afternoon. The suspect remains at large and the investigation is ongoing.

May 16, 2024

A.S. Judicial Council lifts injunction on budget deliberations, determines that A.S. President’s budget recommendation violates legal code

By Alex Levin

President Tessa Veksler’s recommendation to reallocate the Associated Students Program Board rollover funds to the Finance and Business Committee violates legal code, the Associated Students Judicial Council announced ...

May 16, 2024

Term in Review: EVPLA Osaze Osayande

By Lizzy Rager

EVPLA Osaze Osayande reflected on her term for the academic year. She focused on expanding non-punitive measures, securing health and safety resources and increasing office transparency.

May 16, 2024

Term in Review: EVPSA Vero Caveroegusquiza

By Asumi Shuda

The EVPSA primarily focused on basic needs advocacy and UCSA at the UC level, pushing for multiple funding projects and legislation.

May 16, 2024

Term in Review: A.S. President Tessa Veksler

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Veksler cited internal growth in Associated Students (A.S.) and the connection between communities on campus as highlights of her term.

May 16, 2024

Term in Review: IVP Sohum Kalia

By Alex Levin

Internal Vice President Sohum Kalia reflected on his term, outlining successes of his internal approach, while acknowledging shortcomings of his leadership over a divisive year in the association.

May 16, 2024

Term in Review: S.A.G. Nathan Lee

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Associated Students Student Advocate General Nathan Lee reflected on his term for the 2023-24 school year, which placed focus on casework, outreach and advocacy projects.