More than 50 UC Santa Barbara students, faculty, alumni and community members attended the Associated Students 74th Senate weekly meeting on Nov. 8 to speak during the public forum segment in response to a bill listed on the agenda condemning militant group Hamas and antisemitism at UCSB. The creation and discussion of the bill come
IVCSD approves updated festival ordinance, social host ordinance The Isla Vista Community Services District approved amendments to the festival ordinance and social host ordinance at its meeting on Oct. 10 meeting. Outdoor festivals defined in the ordinance as musical events to be attended by 500 people or more to which the public is invited
Members of the UC Santa Barbara Jewish community gathered on Monday for a vigil and rally in solidarity with Israel following the Oct. 7 launch of surprise attacks from Hamas a militant group based in the Gaza Strip. At least 900 Israeli citizens were killed, leading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to formally declare
Associated Students established a Jewish Commission in Spring Quarter 2023 to support Jewish students and bring greater education on Jewish culture to UC Santa Barbara’s campus. Associated Students (A.S.) Jewish Commission Chair Tom Hirshfeld said the various antisemitic incidents in Isla Vista during the 2022-23 year highlighted the need for an administrative body advocating for