Students Discuss Environmental Racism, Environmental Justice, Flint Water Crisis
Approximately 50 students discussed the meaning and future implications of environmental racism and environmental justice at an event titled “What is Environmental Racism?” Monday in the MultiCultural Center.
A.S. Senate Meets, Discusses Potential Fifth Resignation From Senate Since Last Spring
The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday in the Flying A room of the UCen to discuss Senator Dustin Larrazolo’s possible resignation, funding for the Anscombe Society’s debate on marriage and recent protests against the California Border Patrol’s (CBP) Career Fair presence.
D.R.E.A.M. To Aid Undocumented Students
The University of California is rolling out its D.R.E.A.M. Loan Program this academic year, providing an initial $5 million in federal aid to undocumented students across the UC system.
I.V. Stakeholders Discuss Budget, Potential IVCSD General Manager
The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday at the I.V. clinic building to discuss finances and the surplus budget proposal for a potential Community Services District (CSD).
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.