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LIVE: Updates on Coronavirus in Santa Barbara County, on UC Santa Barbara Operations

March 17, 2020 by

This post will be updated daily.
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A.S. To Alter Some Operations; A.S. Administrative, Ticket Offices To Remain Open

March 11, 2020 by

The letter added that A.S. can no longer fund any "nonessential" travel at least through the month of April.
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UCSB’s First Mental Town Hall Focuses on Accessibility, Community Engagement

February 6, 2020 by and

The town hall was organized by the A.S. Office of the President and UCSB’s Mental Health Task Force.
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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution in Support of Rolling Over Leftover Meal Plan Swipes

January 27, 2020 by

The resolution is positional, meaning that it encourages UCSB Housing, Dining & Auxiliary Enterprises to implement these ideas to ensure students’ meal swipes are not wasted.
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A.S. Senate Amendment Puts Two International Student Senator Seats Onto Spring Ballot

January 26, 2020 by

The bill was amended during the Senate’s Jan. 22 meeting to increase the number of international student senator seats from one to two.
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A.S. Senate Proposes New International Senator Seat

January 16, 2020 by

The A.S. Senate introduced a new bill that would add an international student senator seat, the first of its kind within Associated Students. 
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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution In Support of Removing High-Risk Eucalyptus Trees

January 9, 2020 by

On Wednesday night, the Associated Students Senate unanimously passed a resolution supporting the university’s “phased removal of high-risk” eucalyptus trees on campus.
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A.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution in Support of Trump’s Impeachment

November 20, 2019 by

The resolution calls Trump’s alleged actions “illegal” and writes that it is “Congress’s duty to impeach a President who commits high crimes and misdemeanors while in office.” 
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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution Proposing a Ban on Toxic Herbicides Use at UCSB, UC System

November 12, 2019 by

The resolution was authored by On-Campus Senator Austin Foreman and Off-Campus Senator Tianna White.
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A.S. President’s Campaign Promise of a Student App Moves Forward

November 8, 2019 by

The app was introduced to the A.S. Senate through a resolution authored by Letters and Science Senator Olivia Campos and Off-Campus Senator Tianna White.
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A.S. Senate Fills Three Vacancies

October 24, 2019 by

Off-Campus Senator Tianna White said the three senators have “fully met the standard” of legal code with eligibility.
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A.S. Senate Passes Resolution Supporting Development of Basic Needs Resource Center

October 17, 2019 by

Besides the opportunity to centralize A.S. basic needs resources, Sir hopes the center will eventually consolidate financial workshops and CalFresh advocates in one place for students to access.
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UC Student Governments Call for Divestment of Thirty Meter Telescope Project

September 26, 2019 by

The letter asks the UC to cease funding for TMT and for any faculty or staff working on the project to “speak out against the exploitation of Mauna Kea.” 
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2019-2020 A.S. Executives: A Look Ahead

June 25, 2019 by , , , and

The Nexus sat down with the five executives and asked them to speak about their plans for the upcoming year.
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Senate Votes To Open Applications for CCS & On-Campus Senatorial Vacancies

June 3, 2019 by

This is the second year in a row that no one has run for the open CCS seat.
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