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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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Trans & Queer Commission kicks off UCSB Pride 2023 with Queer Fest, Trans town hall

The town hall created a space for Trans & Queer Commission to hear feedback, and the Queer Fest featured live music, student vendors and a mural unveiling.
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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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Core Spaces Tenant Association forms in retaliation to mass eviction

Core Spaces Tenant Association said Core Spaces increased the number of security guards at the complex following its purchase.
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2 UCSB Students Accepted into Aquarium of the Pacific’s 2023 African American Scholar Program

This year, the program welcomed 10 students from eight campuses across California, including undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students.
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El Congreso organizes die-in, protesting Munger Hall project

The group gathered in opposition to Munger Hall: a proposed nine story dormitory set to house 3,500 students in individual bedrooms that largely lack real windows.
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UCSB reports damage to on-campus communication cables from storms in mass email

The email was sent by Information Technology and Design, Facilities & Safety Services.
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Santa Barbara local surfer dies near UCSB campus following water rescue

The incident took place by the bluffs near UC Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Research Building.
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For some campus dance groups, practice means a trip to Lot 22

UCSB dance groups — like Taara, a Bollywood-fusion dance team, or Raíces de mi Tierra, a folklórico group — can often be found practicing practicing in the campus parking garage on weeknights. 
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Fitness center reopening delayed by supply chain backlogs, contracting difficulties

The Fitness Center 2 contains numerous squat racks, benches, cable machines and exercise bikes.
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Campus organizations deliver rebuke of hate speech, support of women’s rights at Arbor rally

Members of World Dance for Humanity and Women's March Santa Barbara partnered for a dance rally during the event to mark International Women's Day.
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Food Security & Basic Needs Taskforce, Asian American studies professors launch research of basic needs insecurity in AAPI communities

The research will be based on surveys sent to AANHPI students at UCSB, which will survey food, housing, mental health and other relevant topics.
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UCSB alumni, staff establish fellowship for female Iranian graduate students

The fellowship is currently in its initial stages, and its proprietors are working to establish requirements and other details of the opportunity.
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Vista point: Weekly goings-on in and around I.V.

Weekly goings-on in and around I.V.
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UCSB out of compliance with state, federal laws for decades; works to return Native remains

The university oversees a massive repository of Indigenous artifacts, including sacred objects and skeletal remains.
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