Isla Vista bands together to raise $12,000 for LA fire efforts
Six UCSB students organized a fundraising event with baked goods, photo and art prints and a raffle sponsored by local businesses.
Senate aims to improve food accessibility, A.S. funding for student organizations with proposed policies
The A.S. 75th Senate introduced legislation that would reshape requirements for student groups receiving A.S. funding and heard the implementation plan for the new Outstanding BCU Award.
Santa Barbara County at risk of power shutoff following LA fires
Santa Barbara County is at risk of a power outage due to the Santa Ana winds across the Coast, which have fanned the ongoing blazes in Los Angeles.
Student and graduate groups rally for ‘Palestine Week of Life’
Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Academics for Justice in Palestine and UCSB Divest held a series of teach-ins and a rally for their “Palestine Week of Life” from Nov. 18-21.
RCSGD, QTGSU host Queer & Trans Friendsgiving celebration
The Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity and the Queer & Transgender Graduate Student Union co-hosted their second annual Queer & Transgender Friendsgiving celebration on Nov. 22.
RCSGD holds Trans Day of Remembrance vigil, honors lives lost in 2024
The RCSGD held a vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience on Nov. 20, honoring people who were murdered for their transgender identity in 2024.
AFSCME 3299 workers go on 2-day strike for better contracts, protest ‘bad-faith bargaining’
The University of California service workers and patient care workers union went on a systemwide strike from Nov. 20-21.
Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary incorporates Indigenous, community voices
The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary became the first officially designated marine sanctuary to be co-managed by an Indigenous group on Oct. 15, six years after its nomination was submitted.
Highlights of the Regents’ November 2024 Meeting
The Regents discussed UC Health community benefits, increases in out-of-state tuition, a diversity report, debt-free UC, campus climate and COVID-19.
UC Santa Barbara to construct East Campus Housing project
Along with San Benito Housing, the housing projects will add 3,500 new student beds through on-campus facilities.