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An Exclusive Daily Nexus Interview With the Stars of This Is the End

Yesterday, hundreds of UCSB students crowded Storke Plaza to meet actors Seth Rogen, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson as the comedic trio promoted their newest film This Is the End. The film follows ...
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Armen Requests UC Regents Meeting On Campus

Associated Students President Sophia Armen received no response from a letter to the UC Board of Regents requesting that their next meeting be held at UCSB and for a reply to be sent back to her by 5 ...
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Student Group Marches to Call Attention on Armenian Genocide

The UCSB Armenian Student Association led a march through Isla Vista yesterday evening, bringing the community’s attention to the Armenian Genocide, which is considered by many to be one of the firs...
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Film Highlights Child Poverty in South Africa

Angels in Exile — a documentary depicting houseless life for children in Durban, South Africa — was screened in Pollock Theater last night, providing students and other attendees with a unique loo...
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UC Application Numbers Rise, Admission Difficulty Increases

This year’s admission process was the most selective in UCSB history, with just 39 percent of the over 62,000 prospective applicants being admitted for the 2013-2014 school year. According to the Of...
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Weekend Wrap-up April 23, 2013

During this past weekend, the Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to several burglaries and alcohol-related crimes. According to IVFP Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, while the weekend was relatively quiet,...
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Fire Department Responds to Man’s Fall From DP Cliff

Early Sunday morning, a call was made to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department reporting a man’s fall from the oceanside cliffs off of Del Playa Drive. A 22-year-old male, whose identity has not ...
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A.S. President Invites UC Board of Regents to Host Meeting at UCSB

Associated Students President Sophia Armen drafted a letter to the UC Board of Regents on Friday, requesting that the board hold their next meeting at UCSB. In her letter, Armen called on University o...
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Campus Environmentalists Organize Earth Day Forum

UCSB Fossil Free and UC for Clean Energy are hosting “Energy: Reclaim the Name,” an event that educates students on clean energy investments, today at Storke Plaza from noon to 3 p.m. and at Campb...
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2013 Daily Nexus Candidate and Fee Endorsements

As another year of A.S. Elections have come to purview, “accountability,” “affordability,” “transparency” and “accessibility” are just some of the overtly vague keywords to once again ...
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Student Group Celebrates Holi Through Festival of Color

On Saturday, the South Asian student group UCSB Indus hosted the annual celebration of Holi at Goleta Beach, where roughly 500 participants threw the colored powder gulal at each another to bring in t...
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UCSB Performers Collaborate for Gauchella

The second annual Gauchella performing arts festival will take place this Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the UCSB Theater and Dance courtyard. The event, which is put on by all-female a cappella gr...
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Assemblyman Das Williams Introduces Bill to Implement Extension-Type Courses at Community Colleges

37th District Assemblyman Das Williams has introduced AB 955, a bill which would allow community colleges to implement extension-type programs similar to what many UC and CSU campuses currently employ...
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A.S. Senate’s Meeting Discusses Library Renovations, Nonprofits, Divestment Resolution

During last Wednesday’s six-and-a-half-hour Associated Students Senate meeting, Public Forum speakers addressed renovations to Davidson Library, a nonprofit called Swipes For The Homeless and last w...
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Candidates Discuss Student Conduct, Compete for Advocate General Position

In the last candidate forum before elections next week, Jorge Villela and Kristian Whittaker took part in a debate for the position of Student Advocate General, discussing topics such as the Conduct B...
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