The Furry Faces Behind UCSB’s Pet Community

The job of running an Instagram dedicated to a pet may seem easy, but there’s always “the pressure for everything to look nice, have a defined ‘aesthetic’ and post frequently.” 

UCSB Information Technology Will Pilot Student Internship Program in Summer 2020

The internships will focus students on UCSB-wide development and implementation of Salesforce, JupyterHub, data, cloud, library and web services.

UCSB Teaching Assistants End Wildcat Strike, Submit Withheld Winter Quarter Grades

UCSB graduate students were the last of any UC campus to continue withholding grades.

The Elephant in the Zoom: How Student Orgs Are Adapting to Virtual Member Engagement

According to the Office of Student Life, there are currently 366 registered campus organizations at UCSB, many of whom are attempting to transfer their membership services online. 

UC Santa Cruz COLA Strikers To Submit Withheld Fall and Winter Grades

Around 80 UCSC graduate students who were dismissed from their spring TA positions are still without work.

Goleta City Council Votes To Provide Library Services in Isla Vista

The chosen option for a hybrid-style library includes multiple pop-up services, such as book vending machines, book drops, pop-up libraries and a cargo van.

In Photos | Isla Vistans Packed the Beach Despite Shelter-in-Place Orders

This past weekend likely saw some of the largest beach crowds in Isla Vista in recent weeks and vastly exceeded the number of people who turned out for this year’s Deltopia.

Sixth UCPD Lawsuit Filed Against Department, Alleging Sexual Harassment

In the sixth lawsuit, filed in February, former officer Amanda Siegel levies accusations against current UC Police Department Officer Michael Little and Sergeant Gregory Smorodinsky.

As Students Disappear From Campus and I.V., So Do Their Jobs

For many student employees who send money home or juggle multiple jobs to pay their way through college, paid administrative leave or remote work study isn’t enough. 

CU Maintains Senate Majority, Executive Branch Splits Even

For the first time, both the Associated Students election campaigning and results night took place remotely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the shift to remote instruction.