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UCSB, SBC issue warnings, evacuations amid heavy rain fall

January 4, 2023 by

The evacuation order will continue until it is deemed safe by the county for civilians to return home. 
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Strike ends as academic employees, student researchers ratify new contracts

December 23, 2022 by and

Members of United Auto Workers 2865 and Student Researchers United voted to ratify new contracts for academic student employees and graduate student researchers.
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In 202-page report, Academic Senate panel excoriates Munger Hall design, recommends major changes

December 21, 2022 by

The panel listed a slew of concerns related to health and safety, psychological distress, unnecessary energy consumption, an unworkable lack of parking and a “prison-like design.”
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IVP’s restraining order cases against UCSB students dismissed

December 16, 2022 by

All three cases were dismissed without prejudice, meaning the orders can be re-filed if further evidence is presented.
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Contracts ratified; tentative agreements made with unions representing striking UC workers

December 16, 2022 by and

The approved contracts included multi-year pay increases, transit benefits, improved job security and increased paid family leave.
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UC, unions to enter private mediation to settle differences

December 10, 2022 by

The move followed months of negotiations and concessions between the university and bargaining teams for Student Researchers United and United Auto Workers 2865.
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Strike to continue as tentative agreements reached with academic researchers, postdoctoral scholars

November 29, 2022 by

Under the tentative agreements, the majority of postdoctoral students will receive salary increases between 20% and 23% by October 2023.
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A.S. President calls for special election, citing vacant IVP position; IVP denies resignation charges

November 28, 2022 by and

The executive order stated that while the strike created further delays and problems for the association’s functions under the IVP’s purview, she has failed to complete the duties of her role sinc...
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University scrapped decades-old housing plans for Munger Hall, documents reveal

November 23, 2022 by

Ultimately, UCSB didn’t execute the bulk of the campus development plan that it spent nearly a decade crafting with community members and local governments.
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Organizers ‘liberate’ DLG dining commons, offering free meals to students

November 23, 2022 by

Organizers welcomed students past De La Guerra Dining Commons’ entry swipe station, allowing them to enter and eat at the dining hall without swiping.
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UC union strike continues into second week

November 21, 2022 by and

Coordinated protests took place at noon today across all UC campuses.
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UC News

November 21, 2022 by

A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses
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Goleta Union School District facing occurrences of anti-Blackness among students; prompting community concern

November 21, 2022 by

The reports were first addressed in a Nov. 7 public statement from Healing Justice Santa Barbara
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El Congreso sends direct letter to Chancellor to address demands

November 20, 2022 by

El Congreso published its initial list of demands on Apr. 28 and presented the list to university administrators and Yang in a May 4 meeting.
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Student Health and RCSGD assess gender-affirming care at UCSB

November 20, 2022 by

The expansion was instigated in 2017 following student activism around the inadequacy of gender-affirming care at SHS at the time
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