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May 16, 2018

A.S. To Vote on Divestment for Fifth Time in Six Years

By Simren Verma

A similar resolution on divestment was proposed last May and failed to pass following a ten-hour discussion. This was the fourth time that a resolution relating to divestment failed to pass within the UCSB A.S. Senate in...

May 14, 2018

Sexual Battery Reported on Campus Point

By Sanya Kamidi

A woman was reportedly groped at Campus Point on Sunday morning, according to the UC Santa Barbara Police Department. The victim reported that an unfamiliar man “grabbed her buttocks” at approximately 10:20 a.m. whil...

May 13, 2018

Suspect Arrested for Stalking at On-Campus Residence Hall

By Evelyn Spence

The UC Santa Barbara Police Department arrested Minh Nguyen at San Rafael Residence Hall on Wednesday night.

May 10, 2018

20-25 Reported Rapes in Isla Vista Over 3-Year Period, CSD Report Finds

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The Isla Vista Community Services District introduced a preliminary report on Tuesday detailing sexual assault and misconduct cases on campus and in Isla Vista since 2013.

May 10, 2018

C.A.P.S. Director Explains Lack of Long-Term Counseling

By Katie Wolf

UC Santa Barbara’s Counseling and Psychological Services does not offer long-term counseling because its staff limitations and budget do not currently allow it, according to Clinical Director Turi Honegger.

May 10, 2018

AFSCME Strike Comes to an End, A.S. Passes Resolution in Support

By Evelyn Spence

The Associated Students Senate passed a resolution during a meeting Wednesday night expressing support for the UC workers union’s three-day strike.

May 7, 2018

AFSCME Begins Strike, Draws Over 200 Supporters at UCSB

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Vianna Mabanag, Luke Dorsey

Workers from all 10 UC campuses plan to strike from May 7 to May 9. Participants on UCSB’s campus will strike from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. during these days.

May 6, 2018

UCSB Will Switch From U-mail to Gmail

By Victoria Gurrola

Students will see no significant change to their emails other than the fact that they will be logging into Gmail instead of Office 365.

May 3, 2018

A.S. Elections Sees Increase In Voter Turnout

By Evelyn Spence, Hayley Tice

Almost 40 percent of the UC Santa Barbara student body voted in the Associated Students Elections on April 26, the highest voter turnout since the 2014 spring quarter election.

May 2, 2018

“Intersectionality” Founder Kimberlé Crenshaw Graces Campbell Hall

By Sean White

Last Wednesday, April 25, attendees at Campbell Hall heard the words of Kimberlé Crenshaw, who popularized the concept of “intersectionality” nearly three decades ago.

May 2, 2018

Professor Lectures on Sexual Assault Throughout History

By Vivianna Shields

Professor Paul Spickard, a world history teacher in UC Santa Barbara’s history department, chose to deviate from his original lecture plans last Thursday to address issues of sexual assault.

April 26, 2018

Isla Vista Party Upsets Campus United’s Stronghold on A.S.

By Maura Fox, Shomik Mukherjee, Stephany Rubio, Tamari Dzotsenidze

Campus United remains dominant in the A.S. Senate, after students elected 14 Campus United candidates and 10 from IVP.

April 26, 2018

LIVE: A.S. Election Results 2018

By Staff Report

The Nexus will be updating this page with live results from the Associated Students Election, which will be announced at The Hub in the UCen beginning at 8 p.m.

April 26, 2018

Dining Commons Will Offer Take-Out for Ramadan

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

UC Santa Barbara’s dining commons will make special accommodations for students celebrating Ramadan, which begins on May 15.

April 26, 2018

UC Workers’ Union Will Strike Following ‘Final Impasse’

By Evelyn Spence

AFSCME 3299, one of the largest unions representing workers within the University of California system, voted to strike following more than a year of negotiations, according to a union representative.

April 26, 2018

Bike Sharing Program Soon To Reach Isla Vista, UCSB

By Luke Dorsey

UC Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Public Works department will be implementing a bike sharing program that will span across both Isla Vista and the UCSB campus.