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Get Outdoors: Campus Clubs Offer Adventure

January 9, 2014 by

It is no secret that many students here at UCSB chose the school for non-academic reasons. With sunny skies and nature all around, the location can be argued as second to none.
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Obama To Present Prestigious Award to UCSB Faculty

January 9, 2014 by

At the start of this year, UCSB Assistant Physics Professor David Weld and Assistant Professor Rouslan Krechetnikov of Mechanical Engineering received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientist...
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Show Me the Money

January 9, 2014 by

An Alameda County appellate court ruled last month that the University of California is not compelled to publicize information on the investment performance of its venture capital funds under the Cali...
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Shi’s the Man: Researchers Collaborate with ERI Alum

January 8, 2014 by

UCSB’s Earth Research Institute has been measuring changes in cloud formations, land masses and ocean currents for years, but now the organization is collaborating with the State Key Laboratory of R...
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Santa Barbara: A Gang Warzone?

January 8, 2014 by

City Files Temporary Gang Injunction, Elicits Community Outrage
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UC President Opposes ASA Israeli Boycott

January 8, 2014 by

UC President Janet Napolitano recently issued a statement rejecting the American Studies Association’s call for an academic boycott of Israel.
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Who’s Watching Your Keystrokes?

January 8, 2014 by

Internet Creeping Emerges As Potential Method of Evaluating Applicants in Competitive Job Market, College Admissions
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Sk8 or Die: Group Makes Headway on Skate Park

January 7, 2014 by

Isla Vista may be welcoming a new skate park after a dozen local skaters attended an Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District (IVRPD) meeting in December to protest converting PerfectPark into a parki...
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Gevirtz School of Education Evaluates Effectiveness of Gang Reduction Programs

January 7, 2014 by

Researchers from the Gevirtz School of Education recently helped evaluate a $1.5 million grant of state funds awarded to three cities in Santa Barbara County, with these funds intended to reduce youth...
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UCSB Bans Smoking on Campus

January 6, 2014 by

The policy also prohibits smoking in personal vehicles if they are on university property, including parking lots and roadways, and eliminates any areas on UC campuses that have been previously design...
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Doctors Speak to Students in Series

January 6, 2014 by

UCSB Student Affairs is hosting a new lecture series called “Doctor in the House,” which will bring in doctors to speak about their careers and answer student questions in a string of talks beginn...
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UC President To Represent U.S. at 2014 Olympic Winter Games

January 6, 2014 by

The United States will not be sending top officials such as President Barack Obama or Vice President Joe Biden to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, but instead will send UC President and former Se...
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Letter From the Editor: The Nexus Faces Some Big Changes

January 6, 2014 by

A few months back, an article in the New York Times had a headline that read: “Black and White and in the Red: Student Newspapers Scurry to Make Ends Meet.” The story immediately caught my attenti...
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Immunization Needs Approval

January 6, 2014 by

University officials announced late last month that UCSB will soon offer students a meningitis vaccine that has not yet been licensed for use in the United States, following use of the same vaccine in...
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After Dark hosts Murder Mystery Dinner Party

December 17, 2013 by

After Dark, a student organization dedicated to providing fun social alternatives to the Isla Vista party scene, held a 1950s murder-mystery dinner party last month at the Hub.
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