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University of California Lecturers Prepare To Strike as Years of Negotiations Fail To Make the Progress They Seek

After three years of bargaining and negotiations with UC management yielded little success, the UC-AFT is preparing for a strike.
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UCSB Student Faces Additional Charges of Sexual Assault

The dates of his alleged crimes from both cases range from October 2020 all the way to June 2021. 
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City of Goleta To Sue UCSB for Underhousing Students

The consequence of this alleged violation was an unprecedented housing crisis, with many students having to resort to living in Goleta.
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“Munger Hall Has Got To Go:” Students Protest Munger Hall and Eviction of Students Living in Hotels

UCSB students and faculty have grappled with a severe housing crisis since last summer; Munger Hall is the university’s proposed solution. 
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Isla Vista Halloween Passes With No Halloween-Related Arrests

Crime statistics and attendance numbers for the annual weekend have declined drastically since 2013, which saw over 200 arrests and nearly 250 citations. 
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New Emergency Shelter Hosts Houseless Residents Displaced From Sweeped I.V. Encampments

The shelter is currently housing approximately 30 residents, with a few soon exiting the facility to enter permanent housing or transitioning into sober-living rehabilitation. 
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County Engages in Mediation With UCSB for Violation of Long Range Development Plan

The university’s plan to build Munger Hall as a solution to the housing crisis will leave students at UCSB before 2025 without much of a solution.
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Community Protests Heavy Police Presence During Halloween Weekend

The festival, hosted by a coalition of student and local organizations, held live music, speakers and community artists selling local wares.
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Munger Responds to Architecture Criticism, UCSB Stands By Design

“I’d rather be a billionaire and not be loved by everybody than not have any money,” Munger told MarketWatch.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

The 2021-22 Nexus News Team has revived our old column, "Vista Point," to keep our readers informed of local events and happenings. 
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UCSB Hosts Eighth Día De Los Muertos Celebration

This marks the eighth celebration of Día de Los Muertos at UC Santa Barbara, which began in 2014 when a group of Latinx faculty members founded the Latinx UCSB Networking Association. 
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Associate Professor Discusses Decolonial Feminism, Archipelagic Relationalities at MCC Event

Figueroa-Vásquez’s novel, “Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature,” examines how dictatorships affect the intimate lives of people.
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Students Celebrate Halloween in Local Sanctioned Programming

UC Santa Barbara and local governmental organizations put on sanctioned events for students to take part in during Halloween weekend. 
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Regeneration: Environmentalist Paul Hawken Restores Hope on the UCSB Campus

Hawken dedicated the lecture to expanding on his book "Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation," as well as redefining sustainability. 
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B.U.R.S.A. Provides a Home Away From Home for Burmese Students

The Nexus spoke with the founding members of the organization as they reflected on their work thus far. 
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