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Students and Parents Adjust Expectations for the First Day of Online College

August 31, 2020 by

With online classes and residence hall limitations, the university will not be welcoming students to campus with the normal celebrations.
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UCSB Students Describe Their Path to Higher Education, Often Paved by Family’s Sacrifice

August 29, 2020 by and

Many students’ journeys to UCSB began not with themselves, but with their parents.  
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Fall Undergraduate Housing Limited To Those With “Special Circumstances”

August 29, 2020 by

The university will offer full refunds for fall quarter housing contracts.
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Student Health Ramps Up Flu Shot Efforts For New UC-Wide Vaccine Requirement

August 28, 2020 by

The new mandate anticipates additional spikes in COVID-19 cases in the community, come fall, and an increased strain on UCSB’s — and the rest of the UC campuses’ — medical systems.
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Current Honors Students Will Continue To Receive Priority Registration, But Policies May Change for Future Incoming Classes

August 24, 2020 by

During the 2020-2021 academic year, it is expected that the Academic Senate will likely re-evaluate priority registration for all eligible UCSB students who currently receive it.
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The “Uphill Fight that the Black Community in America has Constantly Been Fighting Towards”: UCSB and IV Community Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement

August 22, 2020 by , , , and

As protest headlines disappear from mainstream news, it remains unclear how the Black Lives Matter movement has changed, or will change, the community of Isla Vista and UCSB.
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UCSB Alum and Literary Partner Publish Mental Health-Focused Poetry Collection

August 5, 2020 by

The poetry collection takes readers through the ups and downs of heartbreak, loss and letting go with the intent to shine light on mental health struggles.
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UCSB Professor Explores Race in the U.S. Through a South Asian Lens, in New Novel “Members Only”

August 4, 2020 by

Pandya said his initial ideas for the novel began in 2016, a year he published his first collection, “The Blind Writer: Stories and a Novella.”
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Amidst Partying in Isla Vista, UCSB Continues To Warn Students About Coronavirus Risks

August 2, 2020 by

I.V.’s cramped living conditions, infamous for housing 10 or more people under the same roof, can make tracking the spread of coronavirus increasingly difficult. 
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In an Unwavering Fight Against Brain Cancer, a Gaucho’s Legacy Shines Through

July 31, 2020 by

Several of Raul Garcia's friends spoke to the Nexus about the ways in which he brings joy to their lives and why their friendships with him are everlasting.  
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UCSB Students To Represent Bernie Sanders at Democratic National Convention

July 26, 2020 by

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the convention will be held virtually, aside from a few representatives that will attend in person.
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School Is Out, But Jobs Are Sparse: UCSB Students Struggle with COVID-19 Labor Market

July 18, 2020 by

Internships and jobs — some of which require a physical presence for special equipment and in-person mentoring from professionals — could not easily be translated to an online format. 
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CSO Officer Tests Positive for COVID-19, Program Suspended until July 31

July 17, 2020 by

Brock initially suspended the program until July 5, but later extended the suspension until the end of July.
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Fall Quarter 2020 In-Person Classes List

July 17, 2020 by and

As UC Santa Barbara closes in on a hybrid fall quarter, the Nexus has compiled a list of all remaining in-person classes.
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Legal Resource Center No Longer Provides Privileged Counseling

July 16, 2020 by

The change in LRC services, which went into effect Monday, was met by protest from LRC staff and UC Santa Barbara students.
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