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Sydney Bivins for Student Advocate General

The Daily Nexus endorses unopposed third-year psychological & brain sciences major Sydney Bivins for Student Advocate General.
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Senate approves funding for snack stations, discusses Armenian Genocide recognition

The Senate passed a resolution to transfer over $50,000 to the A.S. Food Bank and heard a request from Armenian campus groups to remember the Armenian Genocide.
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A.S. spring election delayed indefinitely, election interference case ongoing

The A.S. spring quarter general election, initially set to open Tuesday morning, has been postponed indefinitely following a case opened April 19 regarding electoral interference in the senate
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Construction to ramp up on San Benito student housing project

The San Benito Housing project will see construction ramp up for the remainder of Spring Quarter 2025, following approval from the California Coastal Commission on April 10.
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Bear sightings reported at UCSB, Goleta

UCSB police reported a black bear sighting early this morning near Pollock Theater and the Intercollegiate Athletics building.
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Senate mediates backlash over proposed BCU recruitment changes

Several Associated Students entities expressed frustration with a proposal to change their recruitment processes at an April 9 Senate meeting. The Senate also heard reports about Deltopia.
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Graduate students rally against potential funding cuts

Hundreds of graduate students rallied on April 8 over funding cuts as the world's largest biomedical research funder, the NIH, looks to cut millions in grants
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Senate discusses BCU appointment vote, passes bill to obtain economics tools

The Senate heard grievances from Kamaya Jackson on the vote to deny her from a co-chair position and passed a bill obtaining tools for economics students.
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Ten student and graduate visas revoked at UC Santa Barbara

Seven current students and three graduates visas were terminated, leaving them vulnerable to detention or deportation. Roughly 50 visas were terminated UC-wide
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Unions embark on second joint strike asking UC for ‘fair’ contracts

Following their first joint strike in late February, two unions, including service workers, health care employees and other University of California employees, went on strike again on April 1.
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Senate discusses housing, Deltopia, Spring Election

During their March 5 meeting, the Associated Students 75th Senate discussed housing with a county supervisor, resources for Deltopia and lock-in fee increase proposals.
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Food Not Bombs provides free weekly dinners to community

Volunteers served meals to about 50 attendees, including students, homeless people and other Isla Vista residents
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Lorax look-alikes ‘speak for the trees’

CALPIRG organized the event to get students to draft public comments for the United States Forest Service on the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project
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Campus service, patient care workers strike at Storke

Campus service and patient care workers took over Storke Tower from Feb. 26-27 in protest of the University of California’s “illegal” efforts to hold up contract negotiations.
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UC health clinicians, researchers, technicians lead two-day strike

Joining over 20,000 workers across the system, UPTE CWA 9119 led a strike after accusing the university of bargaining their worker contracts in bad faith
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