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Admissions Data Show 5% Increase in Student Applications for UCSB

May 21, 2022 by , and

The Nexus obtained data on applicants from UC Santa Barbara’s 2022 admissions cycle from UCSB’s Media Relations Manager Kiki Reyes.
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UCSB’s Nikkei Student Union Hosts Its Second Annual Culture Night

May 20, 2022 by

The Nikkei Student Union (NSU) held Culture Night to spotlight Japanese-American heritage and culture through the various performances.
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Santa Ynez’s Lavender Living Fosters Community Amongst LGBTQIA+ Students at UCSB

May 20, 2022 by

The Lavender Living Learning Community (LLC) is located in the Gibraltar Village of Santa Ynez and is a new housing option that was established between 2017 and 2019.
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AIICRC Creates Community for American Indigenous Students at UCSB

May 20, 2022 by

The American Indian and Indigenous Cultural Resource Center (AIICRC) was one of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Cultural Resource Centers created in the late 1990s.
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A.S. Senate Bill Proposes New “Friendship” Commission

May 19, 2022 by

The position would foster community between Associated Students executive offices
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UC Student News

May 19, 2022 by

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC News.
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Mauna Kea Protectors UCSB Calls for UC To Divest From TMT Project

May 19, 2022 by

Mauna Kea Protectors (MKP) UCSB was established approximately between 2017 and 2018 in light of the construction of the telescope.
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UCSA Reflects on Ambitious Slate of Lobbying for Student Needs

May 19, 2022 by

Three key budget asks are to serve marginalized and underserved communities, including $4 million for underground scholars programs, $5 million for undocumented students programs and $6 million for fo...
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UC Santa Barbara Plans To Close Campus Dental Clinic

May 19, 2022 by and

The closure has been in the works for well over a year, according to SHS Executive Director Dr. Vejas Skripkus.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in and Around Isla Vista

May 19, 2022 by

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.
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Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

May 19, 2022 by and

A look at breakthrough biofilters, ghost fishing, and greenhouse gas emission levels in China
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Planned Parenthood Central Coast Holds March for Abortion Rights

May 18, 2022 by

The protest was one of three organized by Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast with two others occurring in San Luis Obispo and Ventura on the same day.
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A.S. Senate Discusses Bill Calling for Reparations for Black Students

May 18, 2022 by and

The bill — titled a Resolution in Support of Reparations for Black and African Identified Students — was authored by third-year global studies major and Letters and Sciences Senator Love Maia
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Regents Committee Approves Ocean Road Housing Project: Recap of May 2022 UC Regents Meeting

May 18, 2022 by , , and

Several facets of the long-awaited UC Santa Barbara Ocean Road housing project were approved by the University of California Board of Regents Finance and Capital Strategies Committee on May 18.
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Isla Vista Recreation and Park District Reflects on Projects, Celebrates its Many Parks

May 18, 2022 by

In addition to park improvement projects, IVRPD also worked to organize more recreational events to build a sense of community as students returned for the in-person school year. 
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