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From Course to Source: New Learning Platform Streamlines Communication Between Students and Professors

February 1, 2020 by

Nectir was designed specifically to create lines of communication throughout an entire school, not just for one class or within one major.
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Graduate Students Hold Teach-In at Storke Tower To Protest Indian Prime Minister Modi’s Administration

January 30, 2020 by

The event drew over 100 attendees and featured chants led by graduate student and organizer Pratik Raghu, and speeches from students and faculty members.
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RCSGD Personnel and Students Reconvene to Discuss 2017 Demands, Including Unmet Demand for New Building

January 30, 2020 by

Two years later, the largest and most costly demand is the last one left: the designation of a free-standing building for the RCSGD.
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I.V. CSD Moves Forward With Proposal To Absorb Compost Collective

January 30, 2020 by and

The I.V. CSD moved forward with a proposal to absorb the IVCC and support the organization.
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UCSB Students Mourn the Loss of Kobe Bryant and His Daughter Gianna

January 27, 2020 by

At the center of the vigil rested a picture of Bryant and his daughter, a bouquet of flowers and a poster inscribed “RIP #24 MAMBA.”
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No Reported Cases of Coronavirus on Campus, Student Health Says

January 27, 2020 by

The email comes after several UCSB students posted on the UCSB subreddit, r/UCSantaBarbara, late Sunday night with rumors about the virus.
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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution in Support of Rolling Over Leftover Meal Plan Swipes

January 27, 2020 by

The resolution is positional, meaning that it encourages UCSB Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises to implement these ideas to ensure students’ meal swipes are not wasted.
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UC Regents Discuss Title IX, Review UC Handling of Sexual Misconduct Cases

January 26, 2020 by

The discussion around Title IX focused on cases of sexual misconduct and violence on UC campuses and what the UC Title IX offices have done to address the issue. 
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A.S. Senate Amendment Puts Two International Student Senator Seats Onto Spring Ballot

January 26, 2020 by

The bill was amended during the Senate’s Jan. 22 meeting to increase the number of international student senator seats from one to two.
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UCSB Grad Students Hold Demonstration in Solidarity with UC Santa Cruz Over Cost-of-Living Adjustment

January 23, 2020 by and

Organizers said that the “sick-out” was meant to draw attention to the COLA movement and gather support from graduate and undergraduate students who may not be aware of the movement.
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Inaugural Director of the Office of Black Student Development Hired Fulfilling BSU Demand

January 23, 2020 by and

Hylton was selected after a national search by a committee comprised of members of the BSU demands team, as well as other campus leaders.
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Rock the Vote SB Declared Illegitimate by National Org, Shuts Down Operations

January 23, 2020 by

A representative from the national Rock the Vote organization confirmed that Rock the Vote SB was formed in August 2019, but as of now is “not a legitimate chapter.”
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Student Documentary “Not One More” Puts a Story of Tragedy in the Hands of Community

January 23, 2020 by

The documentary’s narrative is instead established through interviews with politicians, UCSB faculty, psychologists, researchers, first responders and surgeons, giving viewers a previously unseen pe...
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“In the service of equity and justice”: UCSB Community Comes Together To Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 22, 2020 by

Speakers gave speeches on their personal experiences with racism and institutionalized oppression.
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Graduate Students to Call in Sick on Wednesday in Support of UCSC Strike for Cost of Living Adjustment

January 21, 2020 by and

UCSB graduate students, on average, would need an additional $1133.57 for their rent to equal 30% of their income, according to an informal UCSB GSA survey.
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