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February 5, 2022

UCSB Library Kicks Off “Reads” Program With Book Giveaway

By Sindhu Ananthavel

UCSB Reads — which will celebrate its 16th anniversary this year — occurs annually and features a different book every year.

February 5, 2022

Office of Student Advocate Launches UCPD Complaint Form

By Asumi Shuda

The form is meant to provide students with a comfortable, safe and secure avenue to express any grievances they may have from negative interactions with the UC Police Department.

February 5, 2022

Basic Needs Vending Machine Serves UCSB Students

By Holly Rusch

The president's office is working in conjunction with the A.S. Food Bank to stock the vending machines.

February 4, 2022

UC Santa Barbara’s Faculty Association Writes Open Letter on COVID-19

By Holly Rusch

The UCSBFA asked administrators to adjust its Jan. 31 return to in-person instruction plan.

February 4, 2022

A.S. Office of the President Holds Annual Mental Health Town Hall

By Asumi Shuda

The event was held via a Zoom webinar, and the discussion was moderated by A.S. Office of the President Mental Health Commissioner Tessa Veksler.

February 4, 2022

UCSB Predicts Declining Cases, Low Classroom Transmission with In-Person Return

By Nisha Malley

Multiple UC campuses said that the low risk of transmission within the classroom was a factor in their decision, claiming that there were low or no instances of transmission during Fall Quarter 2021.

February 4, 2022

UCSA Holds Annual Students of Color Conference

By Asumi Shuda

This year’s conference reflected UCSA’s aims to constantly learn and evolve, as well as offering an avenue for the organization to remedy its past actions with SoCC.

February 4, 2022

Students Feel Stressed as UCSB Returns to In-Person Instruction During Midterm Season

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

Students on campus voiced that the combined stressors of returning in person and handling midterms have been difficult.

February 3, 2022

Deceased UCSB Professor’s Nobel Laureate Award Auctioned Off

By Atmika Iyer

Walter Kohn, a deceased UC Santa Barbara physics professor, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1998 while working at UCSB.

February 3, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

By Atmika Iyer

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.

January 30, 2022

UCSB Relaunches Hazing Prevention Coalition

By Yiu-On Li

In the past, hazing prevention at UCSB was completed on an individual basis, with fraternities, sororities, athletics teams and the UCSB Recreation Center all hosting separate anti-hazing trainings.

January 30, 2022

UC Santa Barbara Police Department Faces Staff Shortage

By Holly Rusch

The department’s understaffing means that current officers are “juggling a lot of different hats,” according to Wilson.

January 29, 2022

UCSB Mock Trial Gets Winning Records at UCLA Sunset Strip

By Melea Maglalang

UCLA Sunset Strip Invitational Competition (UCLASSIC) is regarded as one of the most well-known tournaments on the west coast.

January 28, 2022

Students Express Apprehension Over Return to In-Person Instruction

By Asumi Shuda, Sindhu Ananthavel

The Nexus spoke to students about their thoughts and feelings regarding this initial return to remote learning and subsequent return to in-person instruction.

January 27, 2022

UCSB Extends Pass/No Pass Deadline

By Holly Rusch

The deadline to pass/no pass classes beyond the seventh week of the quarter has been extended every quarter since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Winter Quarter 2020.