President Napolitano Recommends Suspension of SAT and ACT
The ACT and SAT would be optional for two years, with testing requirements eliminated completely for two years after that.
Isla Vista Youth Projects Moves Services Online, Aims To Help Families Impacted by Coronavirus
Isla Vista Youth Projects usually provides year-round, full-day childcare, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced the group to convert its services into an online platform.
Gauchospace Sees Increased Visits, New Challenges Amid Remote Instruction Transition
Professors, teaching assistants and students are in the midst of cramming a quarter’s worth of normally in-person courses into GauchoSpace’s online platform.
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.