UC Regents To Vote on Proposed Tuition Increases at Upcoming Meeting

The proposal, introduced at the Regents’ May 13 meeting, would increase tuition for the future class of 2022-23 by 2% from the previous class’s tuition plus inflation.

Local Black Artist Paints “This Is More Than A Moment, This Is A Movement” at Little Acorn Park

The mural was commissioned by the Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District and UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students, and unveiled on Juneteenth.

UCSB Undergrad Releases All Student Undergraduate and Graduate Grades From Past Six Years

Using California’s Freedom of Information Act, a 2021 UCSB alum filed a request with UCSB’s PRA Office, asking for the quarter grades every professor has given over the past six years. 

Marsha P. Johnson Volunteer Program Focuses on Education and Community Building Through the Past Remote Year

Twelve years since its founding, the Volunteer Program is continuing its mission to promote student engagement, community building and the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity.

UCSB Health and Wellness Hosts COVID-19 Information Stations in Isla Vista

The program is built off of the department’s initial goal to distribute masks and hand sanitizer to I.V. residents. Since then, the founders realized that many people were unaware of current COVID-19 developments and consequently expanded their efforts.

UCSB MultiCultural Center Hosts Screening of Short Films “#PardonMaria” and “Fighting For Family”

Following the screening, then-senior global studies and Asian American studies double major Rose Hoang led a panel discussion with the filmmakers and participants.

“Power to the People” Launches as Blum Center’s First Podcast

The team wanted each recording to be a resource for the community and spent months finding the balance between personal storytelling and relaying historical or political facts. 

Aspiring Attorney Movie Club Discusses Legal Field Through Movies

At weekly meetings, members of the Aspiring Attorneys Movie Club watch a preselected movie about a certain legal case and then discuss the semantics of that legal maneuver.

Isla Vista Youth Projects: Responding To Vulnerability in Childcare During a Pandemic

Most of the children in IVYP come from low-income backgrounds, and factors like food insecurity, loneliness and fear of the future were common amongst the children in their program.

Creating a Space To Be Heard: Students Form New UCSB Asian Coalition

As the number of organizations wanting to participate increased, the UCSB Asian Coalition was established with the intention of advocating for healing and unity within these communities.