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UCSB Library Kicks Off “Reads” Program With Book Giveaway

UCSB Reads — which will celebrate its 16th anniversary this year — occurs annually and features a different book every year.
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Office of Student Advocate Launches UCPD Complaint Form

The form is meant to provide students with a comfortable, safe and secure avenue to express any grievances they may have from negative interactions with the UC Police Department.
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Basic Needs Vending Machine Serves UCSB Students

The president's office is working in conjunction with the A.S. Food Bank to stock the vending machines. 
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IVCSD Stabilizes To Expand Staff and Services

Now, not only has IVCSD taken on several projects, but it has reached the stage where it can expand its staff to provide better services for local residents. 
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UC Santa Barbara’s Faculty Association Writes Open Letter on COVID-19

The UCSBFA asked administrators to adjust its Jan. 31 return to in-person instruction plan.
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A.S. Office of the President Holds Annual Mental Health Town Hall

The event was held via a Zoom webinar, and the discussion was moderated by A.S. Office of the President Mental Health Commissioner Tessa Veksler.
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UCSB Predicts Declining Cases, Low Classroom Transmission with In-Person Return

Multiple UC campuses said that the low risk of transmission within the classroom was a factor in their decision, claiming that there were low or no instances of transmission during Fall Quarter 2021.
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UCSA Holds Annual Students of Color Conference

This year’s conference reflected UCSA’s aims to constantly learn and evolve, as well as offering an avenue for the organization to remedy its past actions with SoCC.
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Students Feel Stressed as UCSB Returns to In-Person Instruction During Midterm Season

Students on campus voiced that the combined stressors of returning in person and handling midterms have been difficult.
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Deceased UCSB Professor’s Nobel Laureate Award Auctioned Off

Walter Kohn, a deceased UC Santa Barbara physics professor, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1998 while working at UCSB.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.
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CA Senate Passes Bill Allowing for New Student Regent

Previously, the UC appointed only one voting student regent onto the board per year.
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UCSB Relaunches Hazing Prevention Coalition

In the past, hazing prevention at UCSB was completed on an individual basis, with fraternities, sororities, athletics teams and the UCSB Recreation Center all hosting separate anti-hazing trainings.
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SeaLegs Santa Barbara to Replace Beachside Bar-Café

SeaLegs Santa Barbara is slated to open before the end of Spring Quarter 2022.
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UC Santa Barbara Police Department Faces Staff Shortage

The department’s understaffing means that current officers are “juggling a lot of different hats,” according to Wilson. 
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