UC News

March 2, 2016

UC Launches New Presidential Public Service Fellowship

By Effie Sklavenitis

The University of California announced the new Presidential Public Service Fellowship on Feb. 18, encouraging undergraduate students to apply for public service internships through the UC Washington (UCDC) and the UC Cen...

February 26, 2016

UCSA Leaders Host Forum to Discuss S.A.G.E. Proposal

By Peeka Zimmerman

UC Student Association (UCSA) President and UC Berkeley student Kevin Sabo held a forum to discuss the Student Advocacy, Governance, and Engagement (S.A.G.E.) proposal in the Santa Barbara Mission Room of the UCen on Thu...

January 28, 2016

Lawsuit Claims ‘Dangerous’ Area of UCSB Led to Rape

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A UC Santa Barbara student who was raped on campus in 2014 is claiming the University failed to adequately maintain an “overgrown foliage area” despite previous reports of criminal activity in the area, ultimately le...

January 27, 2016

Student Regents Discuss Roles, Recruitment

By Dahyana Barraza

Student Regent Abraham “Avi” Oved and Student Regent-designate Marcela Ramirez visited UCSB on Tuesday where they held an informational session regarding their roles, the Student Regent recruitment process and issues...

January 27, 2016

Victim of On-Campus Rape Files Lawsuit Against UC Regents

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of a UC Santa Barbara student who was violently raped by three men in 2014 alleges that UCSB is partially responsible for the assault because it neglected a “dangerous” part of campu...

January 14, 2016

Students Demand Private Prison Divestment

By Josh Ortiz

Black student leaders across the University of California (UC) increased pressure on Wells Fargo this week to divest from private prisons.

January 12, 2016

A.S. Funds Alternative Graduation, Culture Clubs, More

By Maura Fox

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street Room to discuss funding requests from 11 campus organizations.

January 7, 2016

A.S. Welcomes New Senators, Allegedly Violating Legal Code

By Chris Perez, Neil Yanga

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate appointed two new on-campus senators, first-year students Reilly Hobson and Batsheva Labowe-Stoll, Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen. Several senators alleged at th...

December 17, 2015

Former UCSB Student Files Title IX Lawsuit Against UC Regents

By Supriya Yelimeli

Former UCSB student Haley Moore filed a Title IX Civil Lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California on Thursday, claiming UCSB failed to adequately address and investigate her case after receiving the comp...

December 17, 2015

Study Shows Increase in Students Receiving Mental Health Treatment

By Josh Ortiz

A recent RAND Corporation study found that more University of California students have been receiving mental health care following an increase in state funding for mental health services on campuses.

November 12, 2015

More Than 1,000 March for Free Tuition, Living Wage

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Megan Mineiro

Nearly 1,500 students marched through UC Santa Barbara’s campus on Thursday, joining more than 100 campuses nationwide in the Million Student March, a movement demanding free tuition, the elimination of student debt an...

November 12, 2015

The Principles Against Intolerance: Attempts to Redefine Anti-Semitism and the Potential Threat to Free Speech

By Juliet Bachtel, Josh Ortiz

In order to protect Jewish students, the UC community has been pushing for a system-wide definition of anti-Semitism The Free Speech Movement began on the steps of UC Berkeley’s Sproul Hall in 1964 when thousands of st...

November 6, 2015

UC Postdoctoral Scholars Vote To Ratify Agreement with UC Postdoc Union

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

University of California’s postdoctoral scholars voted overwhelmingly to ratify a one-year agreement with the University between Oct. 19 and 27, ending long and sometimes tense negotiations between the UC postdoc union...

November 6, 2015

“Teach In” Event Held To Discuss Tuition Fees, Student Debt

By Mohan Saxena

The Attainable, Accessible, Affordable UCSB Coalition (AAAC) hosted an event titled “Teach In” at the MultiCultural Center theater Thursday night to educate students about tuition fees and student debt and to promote...

November 5, 2015

Berkeley Draws Big Halloween Crowd

By Neil Yanga

UCSB has a quiet Halloween this year, while UC Berkeley gets rowdy Upwards of 5,000 people packed the streets of Berkeley this Halloween — a stark contrast to the relatively quiet weekend in Isla Vista with significant...

October 21, 2015

#HowAreYou Campaign Aims to Improve Campus Mental Health Services

By Vicky Munro

The Associated Students Office of the External Vice President for Statewide Affairs (EVPSA) hosted an interactive forum on the University of California Student Association’s (UCSA) mental health campaign, #HowAreYou, i...