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UCSB Mandates Masks in All Public Indoor Spaces Effective Immediately

August 3, 2021 by

The new mask mandate is a precautionary measure against a rise in cases across Santa Barbara County due to the Delta variant.
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Three Unconnected COVID-19 Cases Reported in the UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

July 27, 2021 by

The infected individuals were fully vaccinated and had each separately been in contact with someone who had tested positive outside of the department
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Remains of Missing Teen Killed in 2018 Montecito Debris Flow Located With Help of UCSB Anthropologist

July 22, 2021 by

Kim Cantin shared with KEYT on July 22 that Jack’s remains were discovered on Memorial Day this year by UC Santa Barbara anthropologist Danielle Kurin and her graduate students. 
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UC Releases COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

July 17, 2021 by

According to the policy, UC students, staff and faculty will only be given an exemption for the following reasons: medical conditions, disabilities or religious beliefs.
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UCSB Undergrad Releases All Student Undergraduate and Graduate Grades From Past Six Years

July 9, 2021 by and

Using California’s Freedom of Information Act, a 2021 UCSB alum filed a request with UCSB’s PRA Office, asking for the quarter grades every professor has given over the past six years. 
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LGBTQ+ Employees at UC Santa Barbara Share Their Experiences In Higher Education

July 1, 2021 by and

The Nexus spoke with employees on UCSB’s Out List about their experience within the field of higher education as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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UCSB MultiCultural Center Hosts Screening of Short Films “#PardonMaria” and “Fighting For Family”

June 23, 2021 by

Following the screening, then-senior global studies and Asian American studies double major Rose Hoang led a panel discussion with the filmmakers and participants.
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“Power to the People” Launches as Blum Center’s First Podcast

June 21, 2021 by

The team wanted each recording to be a resource for the community and spent months finding the balance between personal storytelling and relaying historical or political facts. 
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Newly Founded Black Women’s Health Collaborative Centers on Black Women and Non-men’s Joy and Health

June 19, 2021 by and

The collaborative has funded 14 campus organizations throughout the Winter and Spring 2021 Quarters.  
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Aspiring Attorney Movie Club Discusses Legal Field Through Movies

June 18, 2021 by

At weekly meetings, members of the Aspiring Attorneys Movie Club watch a preselected movie about a certain legal case and then discuss the semantics of that legal maneuver.
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UCSB Academic Advisor Sara Sterphone Remembered as ‘The Light of CCS’

June 13, 2021 by

The former College of Creative Studies (CCS) academic advisor, sibling, wife, daughter and friend passed away on April 25 after being diagnosed with NUT carcinoma in early 2020. 
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Creating a Space To Be Heard: Students Form New UCSB Asian Coalition

May 31, 2021 by

As the number of organizations wanting to participate increased, the UCSB Asian Coalition was established with the intention of advocating for healing and unity within these communities. 
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The 14th Dalai Lama Speaks About Hope at UCSB Arts & Lectures

May 31, 2021 by

The event marked the 20th anniversary of the Dalai Lama endowed chair in religious studies at the university.
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Nine Greek Life Institutions Violated COVID-19 Public Health Orders in the Past Year

May 28, 2021 by

Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Tau Delta and Pi Beta Phi were repeat offenders. Alpha Tau Omega was the only offender to be sanctioned.
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A.S. Senate Fails To Pass Divestment for Seventh Time in Nine Years

May 27, 2021 by , and

Student speakers from anti-divestment groups like Students Supporting Israel, along with pro-divestment groups like SJP, urged their supporters and members to speak at the meeting. 
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