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The Furry Faces Behind UCSB’s Pet Community

May 4, 2020 by

The job of running an Instagram dedicated to a pet may seem easy, but there’s always “the pressure for everything to look nice, have a defined ‘aesthetic’ and post frequently.” 
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UCSB Information Technology Will Pilot Student Internship Program in Summer 2020

May 3, 2020 by

The internships will focus students on UCSB-wide development and implementation of Salesforce, JupyterHub, data, cloud, library and web services.
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UC Davis Student Sues the UC Over Spring-Term Student Fees in Class-Action Lawsuit

May 2, 2020 by

Students who have paid “any fees” to the UC for this spring term are included in the lawsuit and will have their student fees reimbursed if the court sides with the plaintiff.
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UCSB Teaching Assistants End Wildcat Strike, Submit Withheld Winter Quarter Grades

May 1, 2020 by

UCSB graduate students were the last of any UC campus to continue withholding grades.
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The Elephant in the Zoom: How Student Orgs Are Adapting to Virtual Member Engagement

April 30, 2020 by

According to the Office of Student Life, there are currently 366 registered campus organizations at UCSB, many of whom are attempting to transfer their membership services online. 
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UC Santa Cruz COLA Strikers To Submit Withheld Fall and Winter Grades

April 29, 2020 by

Around 80 UCSC graduate students who were dismissed from their spring TA positions are still without work.
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Goleta City Council Votes To Provide Library Services in Isla Vista

April 28, 2020 by

The chosen option for a hybrid-style library includes multiple pop-up services, such as book vending machines, book drops, pop-up libraries and a cargo van.
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Sixth UCPD Lawsuit Filed Against Department, Alleging Sexual Harassment

April 26, 2020 by

In the sixth lawsuit, filed in February, former officer Amanda Siegel levies accusations against current UC Police Department Officer Michael Little and Sergeant Gregory Smorodinsky.
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As Students Disappear From Campus and I.V., So Do Their Jobs

April 25, 2020 by

For many student employees who send money home or juggle multiple jobs to pay their way through college, paid administrative leave or remote work study isn’t enough. 
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CU Maintains Senate Majority, Executive Branch Splits Even

April 24, 2020 by , , and

For the first time, both the Associated Students election campaigning and results night took place remotely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the shift to remote instruction.
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LIVE: A.S. Spring Quarter Election Results 2020

April 23, 2020 by

The Nexus will be updating this page with live results from the A.S. Elections, which will begin at 8 p.m.
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“I think we’re all trying to help out as much as we can”: UCSB Researchers Utilize Resources To Help Fight Coronavirus

April 20, 2020 by and

The production of face shields on campus is just one example of how skilled students, researchers and scientists are uniting to help the community through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Isla Vista Tenants Union Creates Emergency Coronavirus Fund

April 19, 2020 by

The emergency fund aims to help cover temporary housing, moving and storage costs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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UCSB Confirms Positive Case of Coronavirus in Unaffiliated Individual Who Visited Campus on April 8 and 9

April 18, 2020 by

The facility area where the individual was working will be deep cleaned and individuals who were in the area at the same time are being contacted. 
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Associated Students Elections Guide: Spring 2020

April 16, 2020 by

Voting opens Monday, April 20 at 8 a.m. on G.O.L.D., and ends Thursday, April 23 at at 4 p.m.
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