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May 30, 2014

Safe & Sound: Isla Vista Plans to Improve Public Safety

By Max Fernbacher

The Associated Students Public Safety Commission held a public safety meeting in Isla Vista Theater yesterday where attendees discussed ways to improve safety and quality of life in Isla Vista.

May 30, 2014

Newly Elected A.S. Staff Holds First Senate Meeting

By David Jackson

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting, the first to be held by the newly elected senate for the 2014-2015 academic school year, focused on the mass shooting that occurred last Friday night in Isla Vista.

May 22, 2014

Senators Amend Student Lobby, Swear in Execs

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night, students identifying as members of Coalition for Survivors silently protested the last Associated Students Senate meeting for the 2013-2014 academic school year, during which senators passed a controversial r...

May 19, 2014

OPP Calls for Contreras’ Resignation from EVPLA

By Carissa Quiambao, Daniel Slovinsky

The Open People’s Party rescinded Associated Students External Vice President of Local Affairs-elect Beatrice Contreras’ party membership and requested her resignation last Friday in light of sexual assault allegatio...

May 16, 2014

A.S. Senate Debates Election Code Update and University Investments

By David Jackson

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting focused on a bill to encourage “socially responsible” investments using university funding as well as a bill to change the electoral process of the A.S. election...

May 13, 2014

Forum Addresses Master Plan Reform in Light of Funding Issues

By Aditya Tadanki

Leading up to the University of California Regents Meeting on May 14 and 15, the UCSB E.V.P.S.A Office, A.S. Office of the President and A.S. Academic Affairs Board hosted a forum on the California Master Plan of Higher ...

May 8, 2014

Organizations Lose Funds to Pardall Center in New Budget

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Despite opposition from campus groups, the Associated Students Senate decided to pass the budget for the 2014-2015 school year, as proposed by A.S. President Jonathan Abboud, which increased a “recharge” fee on lock-...

May 2, 2014

A.S. Senate Addresses Budget, IVFP Operations, University Investments

By David Jackson

Wednesday night’s Associated Students Senate meeting focused on a resolution to approve the A.S. President’s 2014-2015 budget, undercover raids by the Isla Vista Foot Patrol and a plan to promote socially responsible...

April 30, 2014

Fees For Non-A.S. Orgs Affirmed

By Daniel Slovinsky

Students voted to pass almost all fee reaffirmations and new fee initiatives processed by the Campus Elections Commission, with the exception of a $7.13 increase to the Office of Student Life’s existing $2.20 lock-in f...

April 25, 2014

OPP Sweeps A.S. Elections for a Second Year

By Marissa Wenzke

Tears and screams filled the Hub last night during Associated Students Elections Results as the Open People’s Party took nearly every position for the second year in a row, with just one Democratic Process Party candid...

April 25, 2014

A.S. Votes Against Divestment from Israel

By David Jackson

After an intense nine-and-a-half hour meeting, the Associated Students Senate voted not to pass a resolution to “Divest From Companies that Profit from Apartheid” in a secret ballot, with 8 supporting and 16 opposing...

April 21, 2014

2014 Daily Nexus Candidate and Fee Endorsements

By Staff Report

The Daily Nexus editorial staff reveals its candidate and fee endorsements for A.S. Elections.

April 18, 2014

A.S. Presidential Candidates Debate in Final Forum

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night at the Hub, Associated Students Internal Vice President candidate Angela Lau and Presidential candidates Navkiran "Navi" Kaur and Ali Guthy discussed their qualifications, plans and values in the last night of...

April 18, 2014

Students Divided Over UC Divestment Issue

By Lannhu Khuat

Students for Justice in Palestine and American Students for Israel have set up signs opposite each other in the Arbor in preparation for a resolution regarding UC divestment from Israel, which will be a topic of discussi...

April 18, 2014

A.S. Ballot to Determine Fate of Goleta Sobering Center

By Leon Freyermuth

During this year’s Associated Students elections, students will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot initiative to fund a sobering center in Goleta for first-time drunk-in-public offenders, avoiding the costs of a ...

April 17, 2014

A.S. Bikes To Retract Lock-in Fee Initiative

By Loree Lewis

The Associated Students Bike Committee is in the process of retracting its fee initiative from the Spring 2014 ballot after the UC Office of the President suggested withholding the initiative and having the University pr...