Summer Star Wars Course Summons New Padawans
The Film and Media Studies Dept. will offer a course this summer to explore a franchise that gave rise to a stronger fandom than ever seen before — Star Wars.
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News
Danny DeVito To Promote Bernie Sanders Tuesday in The Arbor
Actor and director Danny DeVito will be at UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday afternoon, encouraging students to vote for Bernie Sanders in the California Democratic primary.
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45 Ejections, 11 Arrests at Extravaganza
University police arrested 11 people and ejected 45 from UC Santa Barbara's annual spring concert, Extravaganza, on Sunday.
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Students Claim Administration Has Not Fulfilled Sit-In Demands
Students who sat in the chancellor’s office for 13 hours one year ago to reform sexual assault policy will rally Monday morning to ask that the university fully implement their demands.
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Police Seek Students’ Help To Identify Library Bathroom Peeper
Police are seeking students' help in identifying a man who they say entered women's bathrooms in the library and may have taken pictures under stalls.
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Blue Lights in People’s Park To Mark Anniversary of Tragedy
People’s Park in Isla Vista will be glowing blue Saturday night to commemorate the lives of six students killed in the May 2014 shooting.
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Students Look To Profit from School IDs
Several UCSB students have already been referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs for selling ID cards on Facebook in anticipation of Extravaganza.
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UCSB Campus a Haven for Birdwatchers
Tom Turner recently pointed his telescope toward the ocean at Coal Oil Point and saw a “river of birds,” counting over 10,000 Pacific loons in 20 minutes.
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UC DREAM Loan Support Program Receives Extension
University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday a three-year extension to the UC’s support program for undocumented students.
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‘Very Hard’ Water Poses Aesthetic, Economic Threat
Goleta’s water is “very hard” due to large quantities of minerals found in the groundwater, according to the Water Quality Association’s water hardness standards.
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UCSB Alum To Host New Animal Planet Show
UCSB alumnus Forrest Galante is set to host a new show on Animal Planet to travel the world looking for proof of living animals that have recently been declared extinct.
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UC Looks To Increase Athlete Graduation
Gavin Newsom proposed a 14-point plan designed to help UC athletes academically.
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300 Dorms To Become Triples
In an effort to increase housing options for students, UCSB will be converting 300 dorm rooms into triples in fall 2016.
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Woman in Hospital After Vehicle Strikes Tree on UCSB Campus
A woman in her 20s has been taken to a hospital after firefighters rescued her from a car that struck a tree on UCSB's campus.
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National News, International Spotlight
Important national and international happenings for the week of May 4-12 brought to you by the Nexus.
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Labyrinth: Grades Search
Aries
March 21 - April 19
Everything shower every day
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Has an extensive tote bag collection but never brings one to Trader Joe’s
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Reusing condoms
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Collecting tears to water their plants
Leo
July 23 - August 22
Asking to shower together to “save water”
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Air conditioning and electric blanket running simultaneously
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Has gone from Temu to SHEIN for bikini purchases
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
Fracking
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
On their 10th flight out of Santa Barbara Airport this month
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Owns seven Stanley cups
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Wrote their environmental ethics essay with ChatGPT
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Vegan contributing to Big Almond
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