Associated Students Finance and Business Committee Fully Funds Nine Requests, Partially Grants Six, Tables Three, Denies One
The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the State Street Room of the UCen to discuss funding requests from 19 campus organizations. The committee began the meeting with $12,559 in the Student Initiated Outreach Program, $11,357 in the culture weeks and graduation fund, $20,480 for sports teams, $6,152 for academic […]
Lawsuit Claims ‘Dangerous’ Area of UCSB Led to Rape
A UC Santa Barbara student who was raped on campus in 2014 is claiming the University failed to adequately maintain an “overgrown foliage area” despite previous reports of criminal activity in the area, ultimately leading to the student’s rape, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Creator of Khan Academy Speaks About Education
Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, spoke Sunday at the Granada Theatre about his nonprofit academy aimed at providing free, world-class education around the globe.
Regents Approve Student Advisor Position for Trial Period
The UC Board of Regents convened Thursday morning at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus for the second day of their January meeting.
The regents discussed and approved Student Regent Avi Oved’s proposal to establish a new non-voting student position on the Board — the student regent advisor — on a trial basis for the next two years. The board also heard a report on UC’s involvement with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and its Large Hadron Collider and received an update on the progress of cross-campus waste and energy-saving programs.
Regents Discuss Increased Application Numbers, PDST
The UC Board of Regents discussed 2015 figures for both freshman and transfer undergraduate applications, focusing specifically on the implications of this increase for the University’s goal of admitting 5,000 more California residents for the 2016-17 academic year.
Students, Faculty Brave the Rain for Silent March
More than 40 students and faculty members marched through the rain Tuesday as part of UC Santa Barbara’s annual silent march in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Body Cam Program Progresses
Eight Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies have been testing body-worn video cameras for about a year, and all 16 may be wearing the cameras in the spring according to Sol Linver, commander of the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office.
A.S. Funds Alternative Graduation, Culture Clubs, More
The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street Room to discuss funding requests from 11 campus organizations.
Emergency Training Program To Prepare Students for Disasters
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will hold a free Emergency Training program on disaster preparedness and medical operations throughout January and February.
Vigil Held To Honor Professors Otis Madison and Horacio Roque-Ramirez
UCSB Professors Otis Madison and Horacio Roque-Ramirez were honored in a small candlelight vigil on Thursday, hosted at the Associated Students Pardall Center by students in association with Black Student Union.