UC News

Student Protesters Force Regents to Table Tuition Hike

Approximately 150 students from several UC campuses gathered outside the UC Regents meeting Thursday in protest of a proposed tuition hike, forcing the Regents to table its approval until January.
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Walkout To Defy Possible UC Tuition Hikes

Student activists plan to simultaneously leave their classes Monday in protest of a proposed tuition increase for all University of California students.
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Statute of Limitations To end for Rape-Related Cases, New Law Says

Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Sept. 28 a bill that eliminates the statute of limitations for rape and related offenses.
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UCSB Students Join Protests Against Dakota Access Pipeline

Several University of California students drove over 1,000 miles this week to spend the last days of summer break in North Dakota — but their road trip had little to do with vacation.
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UC Allocates $3.3 Million to Increase Student Access to Food

Juli Nguyen, who will begin her fourth year in the fall, has struggled with food insecurity since her first year at UC Santa Barbara.
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UCSB Police Assist UCLA after Shooting, Boost Presence at Home

Less than 24 hours after the shooting at UCLA, six members of the UCSB Police Department arrived in Los Angeles to aid local officers.
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UC DREAM Loan Support Program Receives Extension

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday a three-year extension to the UC’s support program for undocumented students.
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UC Fellowship To Fund Research on Effects of Tobacco

The University of California launched the UC Smoke and Tobacco-Free Student Fellowship on Monday to fund research projects that focus on reducing the effect of tobacco products on UC campuses.
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State Assembly Blasts UC Admissions

One lawmaker said he was “pissed” when he saw the state auditor’s claim that the UC relaxed its standards in admitting nonresident students.
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New Committee To Review Sexual Harassment Sanctions Against UC Senior Leaders

UC President Janet Napolitano has selected 12 members to serve on a new committee tasked with reviewing sanctions imposed on UC “senior leaders” who violate the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Se...
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UC Launches New Presidential Public Service Fellowship

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

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 Roo...
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Lawsuit Claims ‘Dangerous’ Area of UCSB Led to Rape

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...
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Student Regents Discuss Roles, Recruitment

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 recruitmen...
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Victim of On-Campus Rape Files Lawsuit Against UC Regents

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 “danger...
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