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CCS class photo: students laying and standing in front of yellow CCS building. Photo edited with text overlay reading: Thank You - UCSB Give Day 04.09.26
With Gratitude: CCS Exceeds Its Give Day Goal
Team UCSB-WA (left to right): coach Wesley Hung ‘24 (CoE Computer Science), Ezra Furtado-Tiwari ‘28 (CCS Computing, Mathematics), Om Mahesh ‘28 (CCS Mathematics; CoE Computer Science) and David Qiao ‘26 (CoE Computer Science; L&S Mathematics)
UC Santa Barbara Team Heads to ICPC World Finals
Wide group photo of hundreds of students gathered on a lawn in front of the College of Creative Studies building at UC Santa Barbara on a sunny day. The building façade shows the CCS sign and address number 494. Students are seated and standing in rows, facing the camera. Overlay text at bottom right reads: “UCSB GIVE DAY — 04.09.26.
UCSB Give Day is Thursday, April 9!
Xiaohan Zhang ‘29 (CCS Mathematics)
Xiaohan Zhang ‘29 (CCS Mathematics) Leads UCSB Team to 14th Place at the 86th Putnam Competition
CCS Art student Kaylee Heartman sits beside her painting, which depicts a close-up portrait with bright pink hair and a hand near the subject’s lips.
𝓕𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓕𝓮𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓽𝔂: A Senior Exhibition by Kaylee Heartman '26 (CCS Art)
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May
02
Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads
Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads
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May
11
Stylized poster in a vintage wartime propaganda style showing a woman standing with her arms outstretched beneath a sky filled with airplanes flying overhead. Industrial buildings and tanks appear in the background. The poster uses bold orange, black, and white tones. Large text at the bottom reads: “People of UCSB Come Into Angus’ Recital.” Additional text reads: “May 13 | 17:00 Hours | Music Building: Room 1145.
Fantasia, Dreams of War: A Junior Recital by Angus Malcomson '27 (CCS Music Composition)
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May
13
Black-and-white illustrated event poster filled with dense, surreal doodles—faces, instruments, abstract symbols, and chaotic scenes—surrounding bold red text reading “WESLEY BOWEN.” Below, a pink box lists event details: “May 15th // 7pm, Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall.” The imagery has a playful, slightly dark tone, with references to music, performance, and imagination woven throughout.
Sick And Twisted Individuals: A CCS Senior Recital by Wesley Bowen '26 (CCS Music Composition)
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May
15
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