A week in UC student news
A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
IVCSD talks financial outlook, state of the district at annual retreat
IVCSD General Manager Jonathan Abboud provided briefings on the current staffing resources and the financial state of the district as well as an update on services, community spaces and special projects.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office details extensive inventory of ‘military equipment’
SBSO maintains a sizable stock of military equipment available for use, including unmanned aerial drones, bomb robots and armored vehicles, long range precision rifles, explosives and chemical agents.
Santa Barbara MTD proposes bus line changes, new services starting August
The proposed changes include increasing its UC Santa Barbara shuttle service Line 28 and connecting Lines 23 and 25 through a reconfiguration of the bus routes.
Housing co-ops provide community for college students of Isla Vista
SBSHC operates five co-op houses in total, each with its own cultures and histories:
MultiCultural Center and Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian Resource Center hosts Bazaar
The event, much like a traditional bazaar, was complete with an array of student vendors, all displaying and selling their work.
Annual Isla Vista Earth Day Festival features vendors, bands, activities
The festival featured tie-dye activities, free succulent giveaways, potting and more.
UC Academic Senate approves new bachelor’s degree requirement
The new campus experience requirement was approved Feb. 21 and applies to all UC undergraduate students.
UCSB student charged with felony for allegedly vandalizing car
The car belonged to a fellow UCSB student.
A.S. Senate places hold on upwards of $1 million in student health funding amidst controversy over demolition
The Student Health Services building, currently located on Ocean Road, will be demolished at an unspecified point in the future to accommodate new faculty housing.