Goleta Schools Return to In-person Instruction
The school district reopened after Santa Barbara County’s COVID-19 case rate remained below 25 cases per 100,000 residents for five consecutive days.
A.S. Senate Vegetarian Bill Delayed After Critique and Controversy
The bill, authored by Senator Taylor Tait, was proposed as a way to promote sustainability and reduce the carbon footprint among students.
UCSB Reads and Arts & Lectures Holds Discussion With BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors
Cullors began her opening remarks by painting a picture of what an “abolitionist world” would look like in light of the recent trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
STESA’s 2021 “Chocolate De Vine” Presents Me Too Founder Tarana Burke
Burke was the featured speaker at the STESA event, which occurred virtually over Zoom this year.
UC Regents Discuss Proposed Tuition Increase Beginning in 2022
The plan proposes assigning a tuition and fee level to each incoming cohort of students and keeping that number flat for six years following enrollment.
New Budget, “Eligibility in the Local Context” Program, Mental Health Awareness: Key Takeaways from UC Regents Meeting
The $960.6 million 2021-22 UC Office of the President (UCOP) budget marks an uptick of $98.6 million from the more conservative planning of the UC’s 2020-21 budget.
UCSB Student Detained in Low-Speed Car Crash off Del Playa Cliff
The suspect drove their vehicle over the cliff, where it fell onto Devereux Beach. The suspect left the vehicle and fled from law enforcement, one sheriff’s deputy confirmed to the Nexus.
A.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Bill To Reform Honorarium for Senators and BCUs
The bill will make Associated Students spaces more accessible to low-income, first generation and marginalized students, according to the bill’s author, Senator Esme Quintero-Cubillan.
County, law enforcement, SBPHD, university use education-first based approach to students violating public health orders
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and UCSB took to and endorsed an education-first model in response to large gatherings thrown by students.
IVRPD Seeks Renovations to Children’s Park for First Time Since 1997
Some priorities for the park established from the community workshops include a nature-themed playground, more accessible pathways and trails, garden areas, new seating, new park amenities and more.