Isla Vista Youth Projects Partners With Veggie Rescue To Address Food Insecurity in Community

March 31, 2022 by

The food stand is open every first, second and fourth Thursday of each month.
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IVCSD Holds “Lighting Walk” To Assess Street Lighting in I.V.

March 7, 2022 by and

Volunteers gathered at the Isla Vista Community Center and then split into groups, with each group walking through a different quadrant of I.V. and making note of its underlit areas.
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UCSB Department of Recreation and Isla Vista Recreation & Park District Team Up To Host Outdoor Fitness Sessions

March 4, 2022 by

The event on Saturday began with a Zumba session that ran until 11:45 a.m. and then switched to a beginner’s hula-hoop class that ran until approximately 12:30 p.m.
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UCSB’s Department of Health and Wellness Hosts Four-Week Project To Improve Body Image

February 27, 2022 by

The sessions were held over four weeks from Feb. 2 to Feb. 24, with weekly sessions involving exercises, roleplays and discussions.
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UCSB Professors Receive Distinguished Grant for Research Projects

February 5, 2022 by

Anthony Barbieri, Chinese history professor, and Sherene Seikaly, associate professor of history, received $60,000 each in research grants.
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UCSB Library Creates Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration for the Month of January

January 17, 2022 by

The commemoration includes a wide variety of materials, some of which are available for students to check out.
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Uncertainty and Stress Is the Norm for Hundreds of Students Living in Hotels

December 3, 2021 by , , and

280 students are currently residing in hotels as a result of the ongoing housing shortage.
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IVCSD Holds Transportation Town Hall to Improve Mobility in I.V.

November 26, 2021 by and

In approximately a year, the board plans to complete its proposal for improving transportation in Isla Vista and present it to the community for input.
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A.S. Holds Housing Town Hall; University Announces Intent To Extend Hotel Contracts

November 18, 2021 by and

During the meeting, administration heard out student concerns and announced their decision to extend university housing contracts
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UCSB Students Advocate for Campus Grocery Shuttle

November 8, 2021 by

The prospective program is still in its initial planning phase, and the project’s group is still looking for insight into student perspectives on a grocery shuttle service.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

November 4, 2021 by , , and

The 2021-22 Nexus News Team has revived our old column, "Vista Point," to keep our readers informed of local events and happenings. 
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Wingstop Swoops Into Isla Vista

November 4, 2021 by and

Wingstop held its soft opening in Isla Vista on Friday marking the introduction of the only dedicated chicken wing restaurant in I.V.
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Students Celebrate Halloween in Local Sanctioned Programming

November 4, 2021 by

UC Santa Barbara and local governmental organizations put on sanctioned events for students to take part in during Halloween weekend. 
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UCSB Student Via Bleidner Hosts On-Campus Event for Essay Collection

October 28, 2021 by and

Bleidner wrote and published her novel while being a full-time student at UCSB.
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Students Share Quarantining Experiences as In-person Instruction Resumes

October 26, 2021 by and

Students have been reporting both positive and negative experiences with UCSB’s quarantining process, with many being in self-isolation for different reasons and periods of time. 
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