Academic Senate Provides Flexibility for Some Instructors
All authorizations are currently available for Winter Quarter 2022 only.
Beer Bottles, Cigarette Butts and Whip-It! Canisters: EAB Cleans 50 Pounds of Trash From Del Playa Drive
The group collected 50.2 pounds of beer bottles, bottle caps, egg cartons and other pieces of garbage.
Three Professors Selected to Contribute to the National Climate Assessment
The document includes over 30 chapters and solicits the contributions of hundreds of climate, economic and energy experts across the country.
Students Frustrated by Modified Unit Cap for Class Registration
The policy also prevented all students from achieving full-time status — which requires a minimum enrollment of 12 units — until their second registration period.
Public Health Urges Students To Remain Vigilant With COVID-19
Though COVID-19 case rates have been decreasing since the January 2022 surge, public health officials said that students should remain cautious and vigilant about public gatherings regardless.
Motorcyclist Rear-Ends Car on Del Playa; Motorcyclist Sustains Serious Injuries
As a result of the fall, the motorcyclist sustained severe injuries and was transported to Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The status of the motorcyclist’s injuries are still unknown.
Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista
Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.
“An Instrument of Hope”: New I.V. Houseless Shelter to be Renamed after Renowned Local Humanitarian and Priest Father Jon-Stephen Hedges
The SBC Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Tuesday to rename Isla Vista’s houseless shelter Hedges House of Hope, after Isla Vista’s most well-known humanitarian.
UCSB Professors Receive Distinguished Grant for Research Projects
Anthony Barbieri, Chinese history professor, and Sherene Seikaly, associate professor of history, received $60,000 each in research grants.