UCEAP Suspends Over 45 Study Abroad Programs Due to Coronavirus Concerns

UCEAP has been working with both the host universities abroad and the students’ home UC campuses to coordinate course credit, financial aid and all the other lingering questions.

Students Traveling Over Spring Break Advised Not To Come Back to Campus, University Says

The university is also discouraging all international travel and is urging “extreme caution” for traveling domestically.

Alternative Deltopia Festival Postponed Indefinitely Due To UCSB Coronavirus Precautions

But with UCSB’s decision to move classes online at least through the end of April, the I.V. CSD’s Deltopia-alternative festival will not be held. 

BREAKING: Big West Basketball Tournament Cancelled, Spring Sports Indefinitely Suspended

The move comes after all Power five conferences — the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC — cancelled their respective conference tournaments early Thursday morning.

European Travel Suspension Will Not Prevent UCEAP U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents From Returning to U.S.

All University of California students who are currently studying abroad in Europe through the UC Education Abroad Program and are United States citizens or permanent residents will not be significantly impacted by the travel suspension from Europe that President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday evening.  It’s unclear if any of the UC students currently studying […]

Letter to the Editor: Remembering JJ Sanani

Friends of Intare “JJ” Sanani remember the late fourth-year and recall many pieces of wisdom he passed along during his life.

Police Arrest Lompoc Resident For Discharging Firearm in Isla Vista on Friday Night

The resident, 20-year-old Christopher Maxwell, is currently being held at the Santa Barbara County Jail on a $250,000 bail.

“All Smiles, No Swipes”: COLA Protestors Organize Lunchtime “Liberation” for Ortega Dining Commons

The dining hall occupation was an expression of solidarity with UCSB undergraduate students, 44% of whom experience food insecurity.

“Without graduate student labor, there is no light”: UCSB 4 COLA Rallies as Part of UC-Wide Black-Out Strike

The UC-wide work stoppage started early morning on Thursday; at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, protesters blocked all four entrances to Cheadle Hall.

In Photos | Graduate Students Block Entrances, Occupy Cheadle Hall In Fight For COLA

At each campus, COLA movements are urging faculty to cancel all classes and undergraduate students to walk out of any classes that professors didn’t cancel.