UC Regents Nov. 15 meeting recap
The Regents convened at UCLA for their Nov. 15 board meeting
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Vista point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista
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Charles Munger dies three months after dissolution of Munger Hall plans
His passing follows the dissolution of the long-planned Munger Hall housing project this past summer.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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SJP hosts vigil in honor of Palestine
Around 50 students, faculty and staff of the UCSB community gathered on campus at 5 p.m.
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UCOP, UC chancellors issue statement on intolerance of campus bigotry
The statement follows UC-wide campus discourse and movements in response to the ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip.
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UCSB named Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution leader for third consecutive year
The university was among 46 recognized HSIs this year, awarded during the Hispanic Association of College and Universities Conference held in October.
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Isla Vista law enforcement response in October 2023, summarized
The data was obtained from the October 2023 Arrest Log folder that is provided by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Crime Analyst Elisabeth Nybo.
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Campus organizations stand in solidarity with Palestine
Various UCSB campus organizations published statements in solidarity with Palestinian liberation and Student for Justice in Palestine.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista from Nov. 2 to Nov. 8.
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Gevirtz Graduate School of Education helps launch national center to expand mental health workforce
The center is intended to expand the national school-based mental health workforce.
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No more tips at campus cafes: Workers express grievances
In interviews with the Nexus, campus workers expressed grievances on the financial impact of tips being no longer included in their pay.
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UCSB, local entities outline law enforcement, safety information on Halloween weekend
During the hours from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. from Oct. 26 and Nov. 4, I.V. residents are prohibited from playing live recorded music that can be heard outside their residence.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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Labyrinth: Grades Search
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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