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October 8, 2016

Campus Democrats Show ‘Selma,’ Discuss Voter Suppression

By Miranda O'Brien

Students gathered on the San Nicolas lawn Wednesday to join the Campus Democrats in a communal viewing of Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.”

October 6, 2016

Isla Vista Divided by Party Politics in Supervisor Race

By Supriya Yelimeli, Josh Ortiz

Although it occupies a little over a square mile, Isla Vista is brimming with over 20,000 UC Santa Barbara students, retirement communities and clusters of longtime residents.

October 6, 2016

Seeds Sown for Sueno Orchard

By Persi Zamani

After three years of deliberation, the IVRPD will start drafting proposals to fund an irrigation system while restoration of the plot is underway

October 6, 2016

Statute of Limitations To end for Rape-Related Cases, New Law Says

By Dana Dela Cruz

Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Sept. 28 a bill that eliminates the statute of limitations for rape and related offenses.

October 6, 2016

New Grant To Lay Framework for Digital Database

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The UCSB library has received a $100,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences to create a framework that supports extensive digital library collections.

October 6, 2016

Guests Speak on Love in Politics

By Jack Hu

Renowned minds in art and academia flew into Santa Barbara this week to discuss the concept of civility in the face of hatred and violence at UCSB Student Affairs’ newest series.

October 6, 2016

Vista Point: Exciting Events Happening in Isla Vista This Week

By Staff Report

I.V. politics will be popping this week, what with the Third Disrict County Supervisor debate, the push to register at least 13,000 I.V. residents to vote for the November election.

October 6, 2016

A Quick Brown Fox Jumps Into Morocco

By Maura Fox

Despite many warnings from friends and family, staff writer Maura Fox made the trip to Morocco in the wake of immigration turmoil; she found it to be beautiful.

October 5, 2016

A.S. Senate Meeting Shut Down Due to Report of Gas Leak

By Josh Ortiz

The Associated Students Senate meeting came to an abrupt end Wednesday when the Santa Barbara County Fire Department evacuated the UCen due to a reported gas leak, which ended up being a false alarm.

October 5, 2016

Jill Stein to Visit Santa Barbara

By Jose Ochoa

Stein, a Harvard graduate and physician, is the Green Party nominee in the 2016 election.

October 4, 2016

Witnesses Testify in Campus Rape Case

By Supriya Yelimeli

Witnesses presented testimony Tuesday against Daniel J. Chen, a former UCSB student who was arrested for the rape of a female student in February 2016.

October 2, 2016

8th Annual Pardall Carnival Showcases Campus Organizations, I.V. Community

By Aly Giammanco

Large crowds turned out to Pardall Road Saturday to experience Isla Vista’s eighth annual Pardall Carnival, courtesy of the Associated Students’ Isla Vista Community Relations Committee.

September 29, 2016

Nexite Abroad Reports Spanish Compromise

By Maura Fox

In this third installment, Nexus writer Maura Fox shares her thoughts on the Spanish government while studying abroad in Madrid, Spain.

September 29, 2016

Vista Point: The Goings On in I.V. This Week

By Josh Ortiz

A meeting to discuss the future of the Isla Vista Community Center will be held at 5 p.m. tonight at the I.V. Clinic building. Organizers are also planning to host a “brainstorming session” next week about the commun...

September 29, 2016

Zakaria Talks Trump, Clinton, the Necessity of Humanities

By Woodrow Davidson

Fareed Zakaria, host of the award-winning CNN show “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” spoke to a sold-out audience at Granada Theatre on Tuesday as part of the event Election 2016: A View from Home and Abroad.

September 29, 2016

New Transfer Center Opens in the Library

By Supriya Yelimeli

UC Santa Barbara held a grand opening for the transfer student center in the UCSB Library on Wednesday, celebrating a work in progress since the library opened doors in January.