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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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UCSB To Participate in First Suicide Prevention Walk

On April 21, UCSB will be hosting its first Suicide Prevention Walk through a collaborative effort between Associated Students and The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The AFSP works...
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A.S. Commission on Student Well Being Hopes to Expand Services With New Student Lock-In Fee

Next week’s Associated Students election ballot will include a new lock-in fee initiative of $1.03 per undergraduate per quarter to support the A.S. Commission on Student Well-Being, an organization...
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UCSB Ranks Second Among Research Universities Globally

UCSB has recently been ranked number two in the world, based on global impact in the field of sciences, by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Netherlands’ Leiden University. The rankin...
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A.S. Plans Alternative Intoxication Solution

Rather than being arrested, finger-printed and sent to court, students found to be drunk in public may soon find an alternative solution in the Isla Vista Sobering Center. The AssociatedStudentsLegalR...
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Gauchos Organize Innovative Weekend Leadership Forum

Next Generation Summit — a university-represented conference centered on learning, collaboration and networking — will be hosting their first conference at Corwin Pavilion on May 4 and 5. Represen...
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Initiative Will Revitalize Worn-Out UCSB Sports Facilities

This year, the “Flip the Switch for Student Recreation” fee — which charges students a quarterly fee of $15 — is up on this spring’s Campus Elections Committee ballot, potentially enabling i...
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