Trans and Queer Commission Holds Town Hall on LGBTQIA+ Advocacy
UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Trans & Queer Commission held a Spring Town Hall in the MultiCultural Center lounge on May 9 at 6 p.m. to discuss local LGBTQIA+ advocacy and receive community feedback regarding future events and the commission as a whole. The Trans & Queer Commission’s purpose is to advocate for LGBTQIA+ students […]
Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian Resource Center Hosts Annual Culture Week
Members of UCSB Indus offered henna art services and set up culturally focused crafts stations on tables.
Student Organizers Demonstrate Die-in in Honor of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People Awareness Day
The die-in began with a circle of intention amongst the event organizers to speak on why they chose to be present during the demonstration.
UCSB Student Involved in Auto-Pedestrian Collision in Goleta
The collision occurred outside Santa Ynez Apartments — one of UCSB’s university apartments.
Office of Black Student Development Holds Open House for New Office Suite
The event began with a tour of the space and opportunities for conversation with the OBSD staff, followed by a speaker lineup in the SRB theater.
Term in Review: EVPLA Shannon Sweeney
Sweeney prioritized providing accessible services during her term, holding regular workshops for students to know their rights ahead of Halloween and Deltopia as well as naloxone workshops through the UC Santa Barbara Alcohol & Drug Program, among others.
Term in Review: S.A.G. Geovany Lucero
Lucero emphasized that their advocacy efforts represent an initial step in repairing the student body’s image of A.S. and redressing harm.
Term in Review: EVPSA Esmeralda Quintero-Cubillan
Throughout their time in office, a passion for empowering and advocating for marginalized communities from a place of empathy remained the clear center of Quintero-Cubillan’s work.
Hundreds March for Abortion Rights in Downtown Santa Barbara Following Supreme Court Leak
Planned Parenthood organized rallies nationwide, with the California Central Coast branch putting together five events in three different counties.