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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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Vista Point

September 26, 2019 by

Little excerpts of events around Isla Vista this week; go out, join your neighbors, and have fun!
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For Many, Access to Mental Health Resources Starts In College

September 26, 2019 by

For students who have never had access to mental health resources before, (C.A.P.S.) can be a student’s first foray into addressing mental health issues.
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Research Recruitment App To Launch at UCSB This Fall

September 26, 2019 by

Not only will Ugig benefit UCSB researchers, but it can grant students an opportunity to find, participate and profit from studies on a straightforward platform.
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CSD General Manager, Prominent Isla Vista Democrat Jonathan Abboud To Enter California Assembly Race

September 26, 2019 by

At 27, Abboud is by far the youngest candidate to announce his candidacy for the seat.
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UC Student Governments Call for Divestment of Thirty Meter Telescope Project

September 26, 2019 by

The letter asks the UC to cease funding for TMT and for any faculty or staff working on the project to “speak out against the exploitation of Mauna Kea.” 
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UC Academic Researchers Sign Petition Calling on Administration To End Contract Delays

September 26, 2019 by

ARU obtained signatures from over 2,200 members across the UC campuses for the petition.
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