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November 3, 2016

Students Observe Día de los Muertos

By Jack Hu

Jessica Maldonado’s grandfather passed away 15 years ago. Being Catholic, her family went to the church to celebrate Día de los Muertos and the life of her grandfather.

November 3, 2016

I.V. Youth Projects Seek $300K to Fund Facility

By Malire Lozada

The Isla Vista Youth Projects hopes to cement its role in I.V. this year by raising funds to purchase the Children’s Center building next to the Camino Real Marketplace.

Dos Pueblos High School is continuing its 96 percent graduation rate, and it is now reporting that 40 percent of students will be going to four-year universities and 50 percent will be attending SBCC in the fall. Jose Ochoa / Daily Nexus

November 3, 2016

Dos Pueblos Surpasses National High School Grad Rate

By Allison Garfield

President Barack Obama announced Oct. 17 that the country’s rising graduation rate is now at a record high of 83.2 percent.

November 3, 2016

UCSB Administration, County Police Attribute Low Crime Rates to Student Volunteers

By Supriya Yelimeli

Final numbers from the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department showed Halloween weekend arrests, citations and medical transports in Isla Vista down more than 80 percent from 2013.

November 3, 2016

Vista Point: The Goings On in Isla Vista This Week

By Josh Ortiz

From Isla Vista town hall to a discussion the morning after the General Election, Vista Point has the rundown on this week's events.

November 3, 2016

A.S. Legal Code Revised to Include Non-Binary Pronouns

By Allison Garfield

The new bill is the second piece of legislation to promote inclusivity at UCSB, the other being the use of students’ preferred names on ACCESS cards.

November 3, 2016

A.S. Senate Approves Funding for Ben Shapiro Event After Six-Hour Meeting

By Josh Ortiz, Supriya Yelimeli

Over 100 students staged a “Blackout” at the Associated Students Senate meeting on Wednesday, protesting the A.S. funding of a College Republicans event to host conservative speaker Ben Shapiro for a critique on the ...

November 2, 2016

Isla Vistans Against Higher Taxes Under Investigation for Alleged Campaign Finance Violations

By Josh Ortiz

A state election commission began investigation Tuesday into allegations of possible campaign finance violations by Isla Vistans Against Higher Taxes, a campaign in opposition to Measure F.

November 2, 2016

UC Santa Barber: First-Year Student Runs Authentic Salon Out of Anacapa

By Deepika Chandrashekar

First-year political science major Gilbert Nazari treats an average of four customers to a near-authentic barber shop experience every day in Anacapa.

November 2, 2016

Bird Calls Persist While Residents Call for Reprieve

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Residents of the neighboring San Miguel and San Nicolas dorms have received reports from resident assistants about students yelling “cacaw” at all hours of the day and night.

November 2, 2016

A.S. Finance Committee To Fund $5,000 for College Republicans Event Featuring Ben Shapiro

By Brandon Chen, Tamari Dzotsenidze

UCSB College Republicans received $5,000 from the A.S. Finance and Business Committee for an upcoming event featuring Ben Shapiro, a political commentator who will present a criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement.

October 31, 2016

Calm Halloweekend Third Year in a Row

By Supriya Yelimeli

Halloween weekend passed without incident for the third year in a row, with total arrests down nearly 50 percent from 2015.

October 27, 2016

Vista Point: Spooky Events Haunting I.V.

By Josh Ortiz

Get the info on all the events, exhibits, concerts and festivities going down in I.V. this week of All Hallows’ Eve.

October 27, 2016

Youth Program Confronts Mental Health Stigma

By Shelley Kim

Ann Lippincott’s daughter never showed symptoms of having a mental illness growing up. Being a varsity athlete in high school, an active member of the Junior Statesmen of America and a Santa Barbara local hero in Novem...

October 27, 2016

Teamsters Grill UC Over Low Wages, Food Security

By Supriya Yelimeli

Occidental College produced a study Oct. 17 that reported more than 70 percent of UC’s clerical, administrative and support workers struggle with food insecurity.

October 27, 2016

SBCC’s Promise Program Gets White House Acclaim

By Victoria Gurrola

Santa Barbara City College is the winner of the College Promise video competition, the Second Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, announced Monday.