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UCSB Closes Linda Vista COVID-19 Testing Location; Plans To Implement New Testing System

November 18, 2021 by

The only testing site now available to students is the Loma Pelona Center.
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IVRPD and I.V. Community Reimagine Pardall Gardens

November 18, 2021 by

A public survey conducted by the IVRPD identified Pardall Gardens as a community priority for renovations.
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Gaucho Underground Scholars Host Formerly Incarcerated Student Day

November 18, 2021 by

The event included a tour of UC Santa Barbara with an emphasis on sites of activism, followed by lunch, a reentry resource fair and a ceremony honoring the ambassadors of the year.
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Ali Guajardo, Eclasia Wesley, Kayla Martensen and Levette Morales Analyze The Criminalization of BIPOC Youth in Foster Care at MCC Event

November 18, 2021 by

The event was moderated by Isabella Restrepo who hosted four panelists who discussed their relationship with the foster system as social workers, former foster youth or both. 
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University of California Lecturers Set To Strike This Week After Historic Vote Passes

November 16, 2021 by

UC-AFT will strike over the UC’s refusal to bargain over an updated parental leave policy and failure to participate in statutory impasse procedures in good faith.
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UCSB Creates Munger Mock-up in Local Warehouse

November 12, 2021 by

The Nexus acquired photos of the university’s Munger mock-up through an anonymous source.
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UC Lecturers Union To Hold Strike Authorization Vote Over Alleged Unfair Labor Practices Committed by the University of California

November 10, 2021 by

UC-AFT said there are two specific unfair labor practices that the union would strike over: refusal to negotiate over the UC parental leave policy and an unfair time constraint included in a UC contra...
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CU Boulder Historian Gives Virtual Lecture on Community Engagement and Accountability

November 10, 2021 by

Patricia Limerick discussed how collaboration between humanities and S.T.E.M. majors inside and outside of the classroom can move the world forward.
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UCSB Students Advocate for Campus Grocery Shuttle

November 8, 2021 by

The prospective program is still in its initial planning phase, and the project’s group is still looking for insight into student perspectives on a grocery shuttle service.
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University of California Lecturers Prepare To Strike as Years of Negotiations Fail To Make the Progress They Seek

November 8, 2021 by

After three years of bargaining and negotiations with UC management yielded little success, the UC-AFT is preparing for a strike.
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UCSB Student Faces Additional Charges of Sexual Assault

November 6, 2021 by

The dates of his alleged crimes from both cases range from October 2020 all the way to June 2021. 
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City of Goleta To Sue UCSB for Underhousing Students

November 5, 2021 by

The consequence of this alleged violation was an unprecedented housing crisis, with many students having to resort to living in Goleta.
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“Munger Hall Has Got To Go:” Students Protest Munger Hall and Eviction of Students Living in Hotels

November 5, 2021 by and

UCSB students and faculty have grappled with a severe housing crisis since last summer; Munger Hall is the university’s proposed solution. 
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Isla Vista Halloween Passes With No Halloween-Related Arrests

November 5, 2021 by

Crime statistics and attendance numbers for the annual weekend have declined drastically since 2013, which saw over 200 arrests and nearly 250 citations. 
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New Emergency Shelter Hosts Houseless Residents Displaced From Sweeped I.V. Encampments

November 5, 2021 by

The shelter is currently housing approximately 30 residents, with a few soon exiting the facility to enter permanent housing or transitioning into sober-living rehabilitation. 
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