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The best time to hit the books: Exploring occupancy trends in the UCSB Library

Visitors primarily frequent UC Santa Barbara's Davidson Library during weekday afternoons. There are relatively few visitors between between the hours of 12 a.m. and 8 a.m. and on Friday and Saturday ...
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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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UCSB baseball players reflect on their summer league experiences

Four UCSB baseball players provided insight into their daily lives while playing summer league baseball.
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UCSB releases 2022-23 course grades

58.34% of course letter grades awarded were A’s, according to data obtained by the Nexus from the UC Santa Barbara Office of the Registrar via a Public Records Act Request.
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Isla Vista law enforcement response from June to August, summarized

The Nexus found that 215 crimes were reported to the UCPD from June 9 to Aug. 9.
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UC and UCSB announce, reflect on fall 2023 undergraduate admission rates

The fall 2023 freshmen undergraduate class is the largest number of underrepresented students in UC history, the press release claimed.
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Studying abroad at UCSB: Trends across countries, majors and a pandemic

Since it was established in 1962, the UC Santa Barbara Education Abroad Program (EAP) has grown to over 170 programs that span across over 40 countries.
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Changing directions: Experiences of UCSB transfer student athletes

Five transfer athletes and UCSB's Deputy Athletics Director spoke about the lives and experiences of athletes who switch schools to play for UCSB.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Daily Nexus

Three years after the creation of the Diversity and Inclusion task force, here is how we have honored DEI.
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Flex your schedule: The best time to hit the Recreation Center

The Recreation Center is typically less crowded on weekdays in the early morning and late night and on weekends. People tend to visit on weekdays in the late afternoon and early evening.
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Asian American Major Bubble Chart
Asian American Major Bubble Chart

Beyond Stereotypes: Explaining the push behind Asian Americans in S.T.E.M.

Among majors with the highest percentage of Asian Americans, many S.T.E.M. majors such as microbiology, computer science, computer engineering, biochemistry, and molecular biology dominate the list.
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Tracing cultural, geographical, racial roots of cannabis

Western California counties have the largest amount of total cannabis sales, while a few eastern California counties have the highest per capita cannabis sales.
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From Sinzenich to Santa Barbara, Leroy Zeller’s international student-athlete journey

Leroy Zeller led the UCSB men's soccer team to a conference final this past season and won Co-Goalkeeper of the Year of the Big West Conference.
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Sentiment Analysis of UCSB Strike Posts

Keeping up with the UC labor strike: a UCSB social media sentiment analysis

The Daily Nexus Data Team analyzed the sentiment of social media discussions about the UC labor strike at UCSB. The sentiment was mixed across Discord, Reddit and Twitter.
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Sentiment Analysis of UCSB Strike Posts
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UCSB women’s swim team excels in academics over the past decade

The team has been selected as a Scholar All-America Team for years, and they have consistently earned a GPA over 3.5 for the past five years.
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