A.S. members allege Senate pro-tempores of misconduct and harassment

A statement alleged behavior violating the UCSB Student Code of Conduct, including harassment, intimidation and suppression of the voices of Senators and Associated Students (A.S.) members

UC launches Climate Resilience course

The course will be taught at UCSB by environmental humanities professor Ken Hiltner and environmental studies assistant professor Summer Gray. 

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UCSB cuts down 50-year-old tree at campus bus loop due to falling branches

Campus will replant another new tree at an unspecified date.

Student Ethics Bowl team places second at national competition

The UC Santa Barbara Ethics Bowl student team competed in the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition in Cincinnati from Feb. 24-25, taking home the second place prize after a final round of debate against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Graduate students in the Department of Philosophy and […]

CalFresh finds grocery waiver underutilized by county post-storm

The Food and Nutrition Service approved a request on Feb. 9 for an extension on the CalFresh benefits affected by last month’s storm to recover food loss until March 4 — but the waiver was underutilized, according to the county.

‘U.S. Building of the Year’ Interactive Learning Pavillion: the need, the design and now

The Interactive Learning Pavilion (ILP) won “US Building of the Year” in a contest by World-Architects with 42% of 5,000 votes. 

Student Affairs seeks student input on UC President one-time funding

Ideas must be submitted by Sunday, March 18.

Senators object to IVP chairing Senate meeting, demand for IVP’s resignation

UC Santa Barbara Associated Students Off-Campus Senator and second president pro tempore Amelia Rowe objected to Internal Vice President Sohum Kalia’s chairship by raising a point of order at the Associated Students Senate’s Feb. 28 meeting. Many Jewish students also attended the meeting to speak during public forum about the signage at the MultiCultural Center […]

S.U.N. sues UCSB for failure to comply with PRA request on housing

UCSB emeritus professor of sociology Richard “Dick” Flacks convened the lawsuit following the University’s failure to comply with a Public Records Act request.