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October 24, 2019

A.S. Senate Fills Three Vacancies

By Katherine Swartz

Off-Campus Senator Tianna White said the three senators have “fully met the standard” of legal code with eligibility.

October 24, 2019

Campus By the Sea Exhibit Highlights 75 Years of UCSB

By Katherine Swartz, Sofia Lyon

The exhibit uses photographs, articles and other items from the university archives to show the changes in UCSB’s academic reputation.

October 23, 2019

Galoustian Files Motion In Court Requesting UCPD Internal Documents, Alleging Violation of Due Process In His Arrest and Investigation

By Sanya Kamidi

Judge James E. Herman will hear the motion during the afternoon proceedings of the Santa Barbara County Court, which begin at 1:30 p.m.

October 18, 2019

Congressman Carbajal Pushes for Pell Grant Award Increase

By Simren Verma

The bill aims to “give middle-class families access to the maximum Federal Pell Grant” and “increase college transparency.”

October 18, 2019

Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor Recount Breaking Harvey Weinstein Story at Campbell Hall

By Yiu-On Li

New York Times reporters Twohey and Jodi Kantor spoke to a packed Campbell Hall, breaking down, from its conception to its publication, their 2017 exposé of Weinstein’s decades of sexual misconduct.

October 17, 2019

In Photos | Women’s National Soccer Team Co-Captains Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan Lead Soccer Clinic

By Daily Nexus Photography

Nexus photographer Ida Kazerani captured the excited energy of the clinic.

October 17, 2019

EOP and American Indian Student Association Honor Native Communities Through Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration

By Nidhi Satyagal

This was the first year that the Educational Opportunity Program was responsible for planning this event.

October 17, 2019

Edible Campus Program Unveils New Farm on West Campus

By Sarah Hamidi

Maynard said that the farm will continue to grow in the future, with plans for a total of 37 raised planter beds, ranging from 16 to 20 feet high. 

October 17, 2019

New Professional Certificate Gives Pre-Medical Students a Foundation in Humanities

By Madeline Thompson

The Medical Humanities Certificate will provide pre-medical students the opportunity to build a foundation in a different area of study: the humanities.

October 17, 2019

Where Did He Come From? Where Did He Go? Campus Researcher Weighs in on Mountain Lion Sightings

By Sean Crommelin

The mountain lion may have come to campus by following the coast or from the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains.

October 17, 2019

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Development of Basic Needs Resource Center

By Katherine Swartz

Besides the opportunity to centralize A.S. basic needs resources, Sir hopes the center will eventually consolidate financial workshops and CalFresh advocates in one place for students to access.

October 15, 2019

Center Dedicated to Helping Victims of Sexual Violence Opens in Isla Vista

By Jackson Guilfoil

STESA will pay exactly one dollar in rent a year to the I.V. CSD, which is allowing them to use space in a building owned by Santa Barbara County.

October 11, 2019

Gov. Newsom Signs “Abortion Pill” Bill Into Law

By Sanya Kamidi

A similar bill, Senate Bill 320, made it through the California State Assembly and Senate last year before it was vetoed by former Gov. Jerry Brown.

October 10, 2019

“She doesn’t know that she’s a sea lion and she doesn’t know where she is”: Unhealthy Sea Lion Spotted on I.V. Beaches

By Katherine Swartz

As Rogers would soon discover, the sea lion was seen in multiple places across the Isla Vista beaches over the weekend and was showing signs of domoic acid toxicosis.

October 10, 2019

RCSGD Launches Second Annual Out List

By Sanya Kamidi

The list launches this Friday, Oct. 11, on National Coming Out Day. 

October 10, 2019

Memes and Self-Deprecation: A UCSB Professor’s Key to the Belly Laugh

By Max Abrams

Bob Kennedy — a linguistics lecturer at UCSB — first dipped his toes in the university’s meme scene years ago, when he began posting on a now-defunct Facebook group.