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

October 10, 2019 by

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.  
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Fourth Mountain Lion Sighting Spooks Students

October 10, 2019 by

The school has sent out a number of warnings over the past few weeks about mountain lion sightings.
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I.V. CSD Considers Turning Deltopia Into a Sanctioned Festival

October 10, 2019 by

The Isla Vista Community Services District discussed a proposal from Lucidity Festivals to turn Deltopia into a more controlled community celebration and festival.
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Ten Takeaways From UC Payroll Data

October 10, 2019 by

The unabridged list of employee payroll information can be found on the UCOP website.
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Latest Mountain Lion Sighting Actually Bobcat, Previous Sightings Confirmed As Mountain Lions

October 7, 2019 by

Students are cautioned to stay away from the area until further notice. 
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Stalking Reports Increased, Disciplinary Action for Drug Violations Decreased in 2018

October 4, 2019 by

The report includes crimes reported to the UCPD and other campus security agencies.
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CALPIRG Discusses Latest Projects, Plans for Upcoming Year

October 3, 2019 by

The plastics petition is one of the four current projects the UCSB chapter of CALPIRG will be working on over the next year
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The Faces Shaping the Future of the I.V. Community Center

October 3, 2019 by

The Nexus interviewed each board member and compiled small profiles on each regarding their ties to the I.V. community and their visions for the community center.
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50 Years: Isla Vista’s Role in the “Countercultural Revolution”

October 3, 2019 by

The event that sparked the violence of 1970 is arguably the most nationally well-known event in the university’s history: the burning of the Bank of America building in Isla Vista. 
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UCSB Alum Founds Creative Computing Initiative, Brings Technical Courses to Humanities Students

October 3, 2019 by

UCSB alumnus Ross Dowd has spearheaded an upcoming humanities-based technological program, meant to prepare humanities majors for careers in an increasingly tech-driven world. 
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UCSB Offers New Minor in Architecture and Urban History

October 3, 2019 by

Students taking on the minor must take two lower-division art history courses and 20 units of upper-division courses from the art history, environmental science or geography departments.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

October 3, 2019 by

Little excerpts of events happening around Isla Vista this week; go out, join your neighbors, and have fun!
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I.V. Community Room Closed Until End of Oct. After Mold Discovery

September 30, 2019 by

A remediation team was hired to do a complete cleanup of the conference room, restroom and janitor closet.
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In Photos | Move-in Weekend 2019

September 29, 2019 by

Last weekend saw hordes of UCSB freshmen flood the campus and move into their dorms, reviving the campus as the first week of school began.
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In Photos | Climate Strike Santa Barbara

September 28, 2019 by

Nexus photographer Siavash Ghadiri captured the urgent energy seen throughout protest.
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