Guns, Germs, and Steeling for the Future

Emily Kocis rejects the recent labeling of firearm business as essential during the pandemic.

UC Suspends ACT and SAT in Admissions

If a new test has not been implemented by 2025, the testing requirement for California students will be eliminated altogether.

UCSB Considers Hybrid-Instruction Courses for Fall Quarter 2020

The county confirmed Isla Vista’s first case of coronavirus on March 30. Five weeks later, it remains I.V.’s only confirmed case.

All Summer Sessions To Be Conducted Remotely, University Announces

The university has yet to announce a decision about the status of fall quarter instruction. 

UC Davis Student Sues the UC Over Spring-Term Student Fees in Class-Action Lawsuit

Students who have paid “any fees” to the UC for this spring term are included in the lawsuit and will have their student fees reimbursed if the court sides with the plaintiff.

Associated Students Elections Guide: Spring 2020

Voting opens Monday, April 20 at 8 a.m. on G.O.L.D., and ends Thursday, April 23 at at 4 p.m.

UCSB To Conduct Summer Sessions A, C, D and E Through Remote Instruction, No Decision Made On Later Sessions Yet

Some summer courses are traditionally held online each summer, but with the transition to fully remote instruction, courses designed to be taught in-person will now have to be adjusted to online as well.

UCSB Minecraft Server: Building a Home Away From Home

Missing the usual sights of Storke Tower, the University Library and the UCen, UCSB fourth-year Charles Neumann took it upon himself to recreate the campus in a Minecraft server. 

UCSB Student Who Returned to Campus on April 3 To Move Out of Dorm Tests Positive for Coronavirus

The student then received the positive coronavirus test result after returning home after April 3.

In Photos | Less Than 30 Turn Out For Deltopia 2020, Nearly All Stick to Their Homes

In the weeks leading up to the annual Deltopia, university and local officials warned students not to celebrate.