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Check out the goings-on in Isla Vista this week!
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Secretary of State OKs Path Toward “Calexit”

Yes California, a group campaigning for California’s secession, will now begin collecting signatures to put the California Self-Determination Referendum Act on the 2021 voter ballot.
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Trading Post Brings Sustainable Fashion to Isla Vista

When Brooke Rothfield learned about the human rights abuses occurring in Bangladesh sweatshops, she felt compelled to help combat the effects of fast fashion. Joining forces with three other women, in...
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First UC System-Wide Title IX Coordinator Resigns

Kathleen Salvaty, the first person to serve in the position of system-wide Title IX Coordinator for the University of California, announced her resignation from the position in an interview with the N...
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Professor Lectures on Sexual Assault Throughout History

Professor Paul Spickard, a world history teacher in UC Santa Barbara’s history department, chose to deviate from his original lecture plans last Thursday to address issues of sexual assault.
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Multiple Stabbings Reported in Isla Vista

The victims include an 18-year-old from Santa Barbara and a 17-year-old and 14-year-old from Goleta.
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UC Regents Postpone Vote on Tuition Hike

The University of California Regents postponed its vote regarding tuition increases and will instead continue to lobby for full funding by the state, according to a statement released Thursday by the ...
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Suspected Golden State Killer Arrested, Linked With Goleta Murders

Sacramento County Police arrested the suspected “Golden State Killer,” Joseph James DeAngelo, who allegedly committed multiple crimes in Goleta and across California, on April 24.
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Isla Vista Party Upsets Campus United’s Stronghold on A.S.

Campus United remains dominant in the A.S. Senate, after students elected 14 Campus United candidates and 10 from IVP.
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LIVE: A.S. Election Results 2018

The Nexus will be updating this page with live results from the Associated Students Election, which will be announced at The Hub in the UCen beginning at 8 p.m.
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Bertrand Denies Conflict of Interest in Bid for Government Job

Isla Vista official Ethan Bertrand voted on Tuesday to nominate himself for a paid government position, which might raise concerns over government conflict-of-interest laws.
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Dining Commons Will Offer Take-Out for Ramadan

UC Santa Barbara’s dining commons will make special accommodations for students celebrating Ramadan, which begins on May 15.
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Santa Barbara MTD Proposes Service Changes This Summer

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) is proposing service changes to the bus lines 27, 15x, 20, 21x, 7 and 10 that are expected to be implemented in August.
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Federal Judge Upholds DACA, Will Receive New Applications

The University of California Office of the President released a statement on Wednesday in support of a federal judge’s Tuesday ruling that will keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...
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UC Workers’ Union Will Strike Following ‘Final Impasse’

AFSCME 3299, one of the largest unions representing workers within the University of California system, voted to strike following more than a year of negotiations, according to a union representative.
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