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Vista Point: Weekly Going-Ons in Isla Vista

January 12, 2022 by and

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.
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RCSGD Leads Walk Through Campus in Observance of World AIDS Day

January 10, 2022 by

The event aimed to raise awareness of and stand in solidarity with people living with human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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UCSB Gives Instructors Discretion Over Holding Classes In-Person or Remotely For Last Two Weeks of January

January 8, 2022 by

UCSB is the only UC school to not fully extend remote learning through Jan. 28. 
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Some UC Campuses Extend Remote Learning Period; UCSB Still To Return on Jan. 18 While COVID-19 Cases Peak for University

January 7, 2022 by

UC Santa Barbara is yet to make any such announcement about extending its remote learning period.
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UCSB Students, Faculty, Community Demand Action at Climate Rally

January 2, 2022 by

The organizers timed the event to coincide with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
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UCSB Hosts 44th Annual Turkey Trot

January 2, 2022 by

More than 200 participants walked, jogged and ran through courses that snaked along and through the UCSB Lagoon, Del Playa Drive and the Devereux Lagoon.
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Public Health Identifies First Few Confirmed Cases of Omicron Variant in Santa Barbara County

December 29, 2021 by

Though one among the four confirmed cases received the first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, the other three did not have vaccine records in the California Immunization Registry.
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UCSB Announces Remote Learning for First Two Weeks of Winter Quarter

December 21, 2021 by and

Current plans indicate that UC schools will remain online till Jan. 17, 2022, though that plan may change depending on the spread of COVID-19.
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Santa Barbara County Urges People To Avoid Oceans and Creeks After Heavy Rain

December 14, 2021 by

Untreated rainwater — known as storm water — is currently flowing through Santa Barbara’s drainage system into oceans, creeks and other waterways and can be potentially hazardous.
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University of California Recognizes Student Researcher Union

December 14, 2021 by

The acknowledgement comes after a bevy of legislative backing for the union, including 49 members of the California State Assembly and 30 members of California’s congressional delegation. 
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City of Goleta Pursues Litigation Against UCSB, University Maintains No Wrongdoing

December 8, 2021 by

Since the City of Goleta originally announced its intent of litigation, the university still has not seen the lawsuit.
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Student Researchers Union Votes to Authorize Strike, Union Members Optimistic for Negotiations

December 8, 2021 by and

Rebecca Martin, an organizer with SRU-UAW and a first-year electrical and computer engineering doctoral student, said that the union is currently in a state of determining “strike-readiness.”
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CAPS Overwhelmed With Students Requests, Students Struggle To Get Services

December 7, 2021 by

This fall quarter, C.A.P.S. is booking intakes approximately two months after that initial brief assessment because of an increased student demand for C.A.P.S. services and the limited availability of...
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Nexus Explained: Long Range Development Plan, Ocean Road Housing and Munger Hall Housing

December 6, 2021 by and

The following article is an explanation of the Long Range Development Plan, the Ocean Road faculty and staff housing project and the Munger Hall student housing project. 
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Texas Court Ruling Puts Future of DACA Program in Jeopardy

December 5, 2021 by

An estimated 4,000 undocumented students are enrolled across UC campuses, according to 2020 data.
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