A week in UC student news
A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
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A.S. Program Board brings Daedalum Luminarium to UCSB
The Daedalum Luminarium is one of the many Architects of Air exhibits that have debuted across the world.
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A.S. Bike Committee responds to community concerns over bike path accessibility near ILP
The construction of the building eliminated the bike path that students typically took toward the S.T.E.M. buildings on the east side of campus.
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Foil surfer found safely after search
In search of the surfer, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department deployed four jet skis and a drone at Goleta Beach, and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office deployed a helicopter.
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A week in UC student news
A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
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LIVE: A.S. Spring Quarter Elections Results 2023
The Nexus will be updating this page with live results from the Associated Students Election, which will be released in-person at the UCen Hub at 7:30.
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A week in UC student news
A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
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A week in UC student news
A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
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UCSB Rec Cen reopens Fitness Center 2
FC2 initially closed on March 19, 2020, when the Recreation Center halted operations at the onset of COVID-19.
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UCSB Black studies professor delivers talk on perpetrators of sexual harm in historical context of prison abolition
Terrance Wooten’s lecture delved into a major criticism of the abolitionist movement.
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With the Chiefs’ thrilling 38-35 victory over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, the 2022-23 NFL season comes to a close
The Super Bowl has come to a close, with yet another season of big storylines and another champion crowned.
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UCSB Moot Court celebrates 2023 national championship success
Moot court is an oral advocacy competition that imitates how arguments proceed in appellate courts, similar to mock trial’s simulation of criminal trials.
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Thriving Initiative creates mural about recovery for survivors of interpersonal violence at I.V. Community Center
The mural itself was designed and created by survivors of interpersonal violence, and other community members.
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UCSB women’s water polo starts season hot, winning 5 of 6 games at Winter Invite
The UCSB Women's water polo team impressed in their games taking care of business at their first tournament.
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Women’s water polo preview: The Winter Invite
UCSB women's water polo will kick off their season, hosting the Winter Invite, which will be taking place at the UCSB pools.
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Time Flies… Gradutation
Aries
March 21 - April 19
Forgetting to take off the ratty AF1’s at the potluck (most Asian households don’t take kindly to shoes in the house!)
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Wearing your only red t-shirt to every final (Red is a lucky color in many cultures, especially Chinese cultures)
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Putting spiders in your friend’s wedding dress for good luck (Has its origins in old english folklore, and represents abundance for the couple)
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Accidentally summoned a ghost by leaving their chopsticks straight up (A superstition that has Chinese origins because the chopsticks are reminiscent of funeral incense)
Leo
July 23 - August 22
Didn’t like your friends significant other so they gifted them an umbrella (The word for umbrella ‘san’ sounds like the word for divorce in Chinese)
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Believing in horoscopes (The modern western zodiac actually came from Babylonian astrology)
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Walked backwards in Portugal to live out the Faust fantasy (In Portugal, walking backwards allows the devil to know exactly where you are)
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
Stole a raven from the tower of london as reparations (According to UK superstition, if there aren’t 6 ravens in the tower, the kingdom will fall)
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
Breaks a knuckle knocking on wood for good scores on finals (Knocking on wood may have originated from the Celts and their love for tree spirits)
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Drunkenly rearranging their apartment for the feng shui at 3 AM (A Chinese cultural practice that harmonizes a person with the energies of the environment around them)
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Left out their middle name on their taxes because the Fae run the IRS (Giving the Fae your full name gives them power over you, and the IRS has too much)
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Hit by a car but the license plate had an angel number (Beyond just blowing up on TikTok, angel numbers were invented by... Pythagoras)
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