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A Letter to All Ex-Book Readers: It’s Time To Restart.

Lola Watts implores readers to start reading again.
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Stories from Storke: Return to Virtual Learning

The Opinion Staff reflects on another quarter of virtual learning.
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Where is the Green Badge for Mental Health?

Devin Anderson critiques the campus' response to an ongoing mental health crisis amidst its students and the true depths of its severity.
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Introverts Are Not Immune — But Everyone Thinks We Are

Yiu-On Li provides an introspective reflection on the impact of the pandemic on introverts.
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Jingling to the Jukebox

Katie Caracciolo explores the emotional nuances contained in holiday music's snowy package.
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Argument in the Office: Top or Bottom? — Battle of the Bunks

Zuri Wilson and Sabine Carreon debate which bunk is better.
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You Should Abandon Your Climate Nihilism

Zoha Malik unpacks a productive approach to often seemingly overwhelming prospects of climate change.
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Nexus News Team Introduces Community Outreach Beat

In an effort to expand our coverage and more accurately represent our community, we are creating a new community outreach beat within the news section beginning Winter Quarter 2022. 
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Letter From the Opinion Editors: Moving Forward

Opinion Editors Emily Kocis and Toni Shindler-Ruberg reflect on the history of the Opinion section and the Nexus, and what that means moving forward.
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Letter From a Former Editor: Bittersweet Revelations

"Dismantling systemic issues is a job for the united collective and moves beyond the individual and their abilities," writes former Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair Maya Pacheco.
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The Lack of Windows is Not the Only Design Problem With Munger Hall

UC Santa Barbara alumnus and former member of UCSB's Design Review Committee, Marc Vukcevich reflects on the main failures of the campus' Munger Hall project.
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Argument in the Office: The Del vs. The Bell

Makenna Stark and Aaron Wells debate which chain restaurant holds the crown.
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Political Hobbyism: America’s Favorite Pastime

Brian Byrne unpacks the complex implications behind policymakers' participation in America's favorite pastime.
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Why Isn’t UCSB Verified on Instagram?

Reese Coblentz argues that verifying UC Santa Barbara on Instagram is more important than you might think.
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#FreeIV — End the Halloween Police Occupation Now.

Taylor Clark advocates for a reevaluation of traditional police-heavy response to Halloween in Isla Vista.
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