Leets comes to UCSB from Portland State University where he worked as the director of the Queer Resource Center.
Zhou did not respond to request for comment.
The UC commitment precedes Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of Senate Bill 100 on Sept. 10.
Beyond its existence as an event space, the MCC is focused on giving voice to students.
Protestors sang, chanted and cried in resistance to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance policy” on illegal border crossing.
UC Santa Barbara’s payroll in 2017 totaled approximately $500 million distributed to 17,174 student and non-student employees, according to data recently released by University of California Office of the President.
Gelb was charged with the misdemeanor after he was recorded yelling profanity at Ethan Bertrand, I.V. Community Services District (CSD) president.
They later said they were “somewhat unstable” in the water and were concerned because it had become dark outside.
The student was charged with carrying a concealed dirk or dagger, resisting arrest, carrying an open container in public and possession by a minor.
The magazine will start out as a website that will feature content such as photography, videography, art and literary pieces.