Hours Ahead, But Left Behind: International Students Face Uncertainty With Remote Instruction
The switch to remote learning forced international students to quickly decide whether to stay in Santa Barbara or go to their home countries
Elings Hall Shut Down on Friday After Researcher Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Any staff members who may have been in close contact with the researcher have already been contacted.
“Walking, talking, living embodiments of resilience”: Students and Faculty Address Anti-Blackness at UCSB in Zoom Panel
The Zoom panel, titled “State Violence, Anti-Blackness, and the Black Student Experience,” was hosted by the Center for Black Studies Research at UCSB.
In Times of Despair, the I.V. Food Co-op Stands Tall
For a small business with a generational stake in I.V., Melissa Cohen is confident that the “new normal” will make the I.V. Food Co-op stronger than ever.
UCSB Confirms Two Additional Cases of Coronavirus Among Students
One of the two students worked for the Dining Services but had not been at work for more than a week and was not involved in food preparation.
UC Reaches Open-Access Publishing Deal With Springer Nature
The new deal comes just over a year after the UC walked away from its 20-year partnership with Elsevier over disagreements surrounding the UC’s push for open-access research articles.
UC Regents Endorse Repeal of Affirmative Action Ban
In order to appear on the California ballot in November, the amendment to repeal Proposition 209 must pass through the California State Senate with two-thirds approval.
On-Campus Living Requirement Waived for Senators for Upcoming School Year
The on-campus housing requirement — a part of A.S. Legal Code — has long been a subject of debate on the Senate table.
UC Academics Explore the Black Lives Matter Movement and Greater Themes During “The Fire This Time: Race at Boiling Point”
The webinar featured prominent speakers who discussed the greater themes surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality and institutionalized racism.
Two UCSB Dining Services Staff Members Test Positive for Coronavirus
Dining services employees have been following sanitizing and cleaning protocols and wearing face coverings and gloves to reduce the chance of transmission.