Vista point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista
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California legislation mandates contraceptive vending machines at public universities, UCSB sells Plan B for $15
Each University of California campus is required to have at least one Wellness Vending Machine in accordance with the 2022 Assembly Bill 2482.
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I.V. local government, UCSB organizations host Día de los Muertos events
Isla Vista’s local government and UC Santa Barbara campus organizations celebrated Día de los Muertos with several events late last week. Día de los Muertos dates back to the ancient Aztecs and is...
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Campus organizations stand in solidarity with Palestine
Various UCSB campus organizations published statements in solidarity with Palestinian liberation and Student for Justice in Palestine.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista from Nov. 2 to Nov. 8.
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No more tips at campus cafes: Workers express grievances
In interviews with the Nexus, campus workers expressed grievances on the financial impact of tips being no longer included in their pay.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista
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Student Veterans of America fosters supportive community of veterans
Student Veterans of America provides a community for student veterans to find support, advice and friendship from other people of military backgrounds. Third-year physics doctoral student Crystal Kim ...
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New assembly bill streamlines financial aid for undocumented students
The new bill will allow undocumented students to submit one application to apply for university and become eligible for financial aid at once.
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S.E.A.L. hosts second annual Cultural Identities Fair
Student Engagement & Leadership hosted their second annual Cultural Identities Fair on Oct. 6. as an opportunity for cultural organizations and fraternities to recruit new members, put on performa...
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Vista point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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Vista point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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UC and UCSB announce, reflect on fall 2023 undergraduate admission rates
The fall 2023 freshmen undergraduate class is the largest number of underrepresented students in UC history, the press release claimed.
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Labyrinth: Grades Search
Aries
March 21 - April 19
Forgetting to take off the ratty AF1’s at the potluck (most Asian households don’t take kindly to shoes in the house!)
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Wearing your only red t-shirt to every final (Red is a lucky color in many cultures, especially Chinese cultures)
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Putting spiders in your friend’s wedding dress for good luck (Has its origins in old english folklore, and represents abundance for the couple)
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Accidentally summoned a ghost by leaving their chopsticks straight up (A superstition that has Chinese origins because the chopsticks are reminiscent of funeral incense)
Leo
July 23 - August 22
Didn’t like your friends significant other so they gifted them an umbrella (The word for umbrella ‘san’ sounds like the word for divorce in Chinese)
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Believing in horoscopes (The modern western zodiac actually came from Babylonian astrology)
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Walked backwards in Portugal to live out the Faust fantasy (In Portugal, walking backwards allows the devil to know exactly where you are)
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
Stole a raven from the tower of london as reparations (According to UK superstition, if there aren’t 6 ravens in the tower, the kingdom will fall)
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
Breaks a knuckle knocking on wood for good scores on finals (Knocking on wood may have originated from the Celts and their love for tree spirits)
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Drunkenly rearranging their apartment for the feng shui at 3 AM (A Chinese cultural practice that harmonizes a person with the energies of the environment around them)
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Left out their middle name on their taxes because the Fae run the IRS (Giving the Fae your full name gives them power over you, and the IRS has too much)
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Hit by a car but the license plate had an angel number (Beyond just blowing up on TikTok, angel numbers were invented by... Pythagoras)
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