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A.S. Office of the President Holds Annual Mental Health Town Hall

The event was held via a Zoom webinar, and the discussion was moderated by A.S. Office of the President Mental Health Commissioner Tessa Veksler.
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UCSB Predicts Declining Cases, Low Classroom Transmission with In-Person Return

Multiple UC campuses said that the low risk of transmission within the classroom was a factor in their decision, claiming that there were low or no instances of transmission during Fall Quarter 2021.
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UCSA Holds Annual Students of Color Conference

This year’s conference reflected UCSA’s aims to constantly learn and evolve, as well as offering an avenue for the organization to remedy its past actions with SoCC.
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Students Feel Stressed as UCSB Returns to In-Person Instruction During Midterm Season

Students on campus voiced that the combined stressors of returning in person and handling midterms have been difficult.
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Deceased UCSB Professor’s Nobel Laureate Award Auctioned Off

Walter Kohn, a deceased UC Santa Barbara physics professor, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1998 while working at UCSB.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.
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CA Senate Passes Bill Allowing for New Student Regent

Previously, the UC appointed only one voting student regent onto the board per year.
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UCSB Relaunches Hazing Prevention Coalition

In the past, hazing prevention at UCSB was completed on an individual basis, with fraternities, sororities, athletics teams and the UCSB Recreation Center all hosting separate anti-hazing trainings.
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SeaLegs Santa Barbara to Replace Beachside Bar-Café

SeaLegs Santa Barbara is slated to open before the end of Spring Quarter 2022.
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UC Santa Barbara Police Department Faces Staff Shortage

The department’s understaffing means that current officers are “juggling a lot of different hats,” according to Wilson. 
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I.V. Community Center Reopens After 21 Months

I.V. has now lost its community center twice, once during for 50 years since 1970, and again for 21 months during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UCSB Mock Trial Gets Winning Records at UCLA Sunset Strip

UCLA Sunset Strip Invitational Competition (UCLASSIC) is regarded as one of the most well-known tournaments on the west coast.
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Moderators on UCSB Subreddit Combat COVID-19 Misinformation

The subreddit has a set of rules regarding conduct, and when users report posts or comments that seem to be breaking any of the rules, moderators will review the report and act accordingly. 
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Term in Review: 3rd District Supervisor Joan Hartmann

During her tenure, Hartmann continuously and consistently employed thoughtful responses and meaningful solutions to several issues that the Isla Vista community is passionate about and affected by.
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Black Women’s Health Collaborative Launches Community Gardening Project

Around 20 students congregated to establish plants in two raised beds provided by the church and that is solely dedicated to Black community members in Isla Vista.
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