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Student Organizations Will Compete for Funds Created by A.S. Senate’s STARK Bill

The Associated Students Senate approved a bill last month that will set up a fund for student projects in the realm of science and technology. The bill titled Science, Technology, Aerospace and Resear...
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I.V. Foot Patrol Arrests Five Students on Charges Including Possession of Marijuana, Robbery

Last weekend, I.V. Foot Patrol made several drug-related arrests after a traffic stop led officers to a group of drug traffickers planning to rob the initial suspect. Saturday at 8:30 p.m., UCSB stude...
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Film Studies Alumnus Debuts Film With Italian Inspirations

The short film and comedic drama “The Condition,” written and directed by UCSB alumnus Rene Caballero, made its debut at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival last week. The 12-minute shor...
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Obama’s New Immigration Polices To Affect UCSB Students

Last week President Obama outlined his plan for immigration reform, directly impacting the large community of undocumented students and residents living in Santa Barbara County, who currently make up ...
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Students To Create Nonprofit Group, Combat Racism in Rural Mississippi

Two UCSB students are aiming to provide much-needed aid and support to low-income African-American families in Mississippi through a nonprofit organization called the American Integration Fund. The or...
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Students Protest To Support Sexual Abuse Victims, Queer Students

Associated Students groups Queer Commission and Take Back the Night held a joint protest advocating the rights of sexual violence victims and LGBTQIA campus members last Friday. Protestors marched fro...
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UCSB Welcomes Journalist Lisa Ling

Former CNN correspondent Lisa Ling will give a lecture today at Campbell Hall, discussing the story of her career aspirations and the various ways journalism has impacted modern-day society. The renow...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

This past weekend, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to a series of illegal drug possession and alcohol-related incidents. According to I.V. Foot Patrol Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, a patrol deputy st...
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Best Of 2013

The Daily Nexus is hosting the Best Of 2013 voting. Vote on your favorite local shops, restaurants, bars, and much more. Grab a copy of the Nexus on February 26th to see who all grabbed this years pri...
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UC Student Regent-Designate Cinthia Flores Discusses Current Issues

This past Friday, UCSB welcomed 2013-14 UC Student Regent Cinthia Flores, who answered students’ questions regarding UC systemwide issues and discussed ongoing topics such as UC online education cla...
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UCSB Neuroscientists Receive New Device To Aid Genetics Research

UCSB’s Neuroscience Research Institute recently acquired an innovative gene sequencer that is capable of sequencing the human genome — a task that used to take years — in a matter of hours. A ge...
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Student Group Holds Drag Show to Raise Funds for LGBTQIA Event

Last Thursday, the Queer Student Union hosted a drag show at the University Center Hub as an effort to raise money for the group to attend the 2013 Western Regional LGBTQIA College Conference. During ...
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Audience Crowns Tyler Robinson as Winner of Red Bull DJ Master Competition in Santa Barbara

Third-year film and media studies major Tyler “Sarthe” Robinson took home the trophy last Thursday in Santa Barbara’s first ever Red Bull DJ Master competition, a “discovery project” for up-...
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Commission Advocates for Higher Grad Rates

“College Completion Must Be Our Priority,” a recently released report by a commission of the nation’s leading advocates and institutions in higher education, calls for college and university lea...
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Conference To Feature Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels

The Carsey-Wolf Center’s Environmental Media Initiative will present a public conference at Bren Hall today, discussing the ongoing rise of sea levels along coastal regions worldwide and their effec...
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