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05/10/2016

Boards and Commissions are the core of Associated Students. They keep it alive, moving forward, and focused on you. They specialize in their niche, whether it's cleaning up our beautiful coast line or making custom websites like this one. If you have specialized skills you want to hone or just want…

02/15/2016

Hey everyone, we hope you are all having a great Valentine’s Day!

There is a common misconception that affirmative consent can be awkward and “ruin the mood.” We’re here to tell you that consent is not only mandatory, but it makes for better s*x. After all, what’s hotter than being with someone who is always concerned with your pleasure?

Thanks to everyone who came out to show us how they like to give or get consent!

08/25/2015

Apply to chair one of the 13 demands signed by Chancellor Yang during the survivor-led sit-in at Cheadle Hall last spring!

This is an excellent opportunity to implement true reform of campus s*xual assault policy and improve the way UCSB handles cases of s*xual assault and supports survivors in general.

Applications are due by August 31st, and are open to both undergraduate and graduate students on the UCSB campus.

Hello UCSB: It has been a little over 2 months since 13 demands were drafted and signed. 13 demands were signed by Chancellor Yang on May 14, 2015 after a 13 hour sit-in held at Cheadle Hall with the support of various students, faculty, and staff. The 13 demands were focused on supporting survivors…

08/08/2015

"The result is that the stories, experiences, and complexities of intimate partner violence for q***r couples remains invisible and unheard."

We've got to wake up to the fact that intimate partner violence can affect people of any gender or orientation. When you see how these myths have affected your perceptions, you'll know exactly why.

07/10/2015

What if we treated all consent like society treats s*xual consent?

Life would be awful if people actually did these things – so why do people do it when it comes to r**e?

07/07/2015

"The fact Cosby's leaked confession holds more weight than the voices of over 40 women who have come out with accusations against him over the years, is horrifying."

Now we know. In 2005 Bill Cosby admitted, under oath, to drugging several women with the intention of having s*x with them. (To be clear, s*x without one party's consent, is called r**e.) But in t

06/25/2015

Congrats to the Santa Barbara R**e Crisis Center!

The Fund for Santa Barbara awarded a multi-year grant to Santa Barbara R**e Crisis Center (SBRCC) a few weeks ago, which will provide SBRCC with $10,000 per year for the next three years to expand ...

05/10/2015

Thank you to everyone who came out to Chilla Vista and signed the UConsent Petition. Thanks to all your support we were able to get over 300 petition cards signed.

05/07/2015

Cases like this one perpetuate r**e culture, demeaning the crime to being only an "off-the-field problem,".

"Yet, if the media is using its platform to continue to dismiss or minimize the seriousness of s*xual assault, it's sending the same message survivors have gotten for decades: your story doesn't matter."

When the media writes about r**e allegations as merely an

05/07/2015

The UCs should not be letting this happen once, let alone multiple times.

It is embarrassing to be apart of a university system that is so often criticized for failing to address the needs of survivors and inadequately investigating cases on its campuses. As HuffPo pointed out, cases like these have "raised questions about whether the University of California system, which currently has four campuses under federal investigation, is actually making progress adjudicating s*xual assault cases."

Even UC Santa Barbara was noted in this article for "letting a student accused of r**e wait until after final exams to withdraw from the school as he faced a sanction for his offense."

The University of California, San Francisco, asked an alleged s*xual assault survivor to allow a dean access to her medical records, then dragged out the investigation for so long that the accused student was able to finish his classes before the sch...

05/06/2015

"President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal 2016 budget would increase the Office for Civil Rights' funding by 31 percent to $131 million, which the Education Department has said it would use to hire 210 full-time employees."

Two new reports show the U.S. Department of Education has been hit with a massive increase in complaints about schools' handling of s*xual violence over the last few years. Meanwhile, the number of st...