UC News

April Fools “Yangtopia”: Student Workers Mockingly Celebrate Chancellor Yang’s Pay Raise

April 19, 2022 by Mark Alfred

The event, which drew dozens of passersby throughout the afternoon, was dubbed Yangtopia — a play on Deltopia, Isla Vista’s annual unsanctioned street party that was held the same weekend.
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A Week in UC Student News

April 17, 2022 by Sindhu Ananthavel

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC News.
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A Week in UC News

April 9, 2022 by Sindhu Ananthavel

The Nexus is reintroducing a column recapping up-to-date UC news.
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Student Workers Union Prepares to Renegotiate Contract with the UC, Holds Town Halls

February 24, 2022 by Nisha Malley

Bargaining between the union and UCOP will begin in March, with up to six bargaining sessions currently slated to occur during winter and spring quarters.
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UCSA Holds Annual Students of Color Conference

February 4, 2022 by Asumi Shuda

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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Isla Vista, UCSB’s COVID-19 Cases Spike With Winter Surge

January 13, 2022 by Atmika Iyer, Alex Rudolph and Stella Jia

As of Jan. 12, UCSB is reporting 262 active cases, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard is reporting 635 active cases in Isla Vista.
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UC Leadership Affirms Support for DACA Program

January 12, 2022 by Nisha Malley

The chancellors’ letter described both the sizable presence that DACA participants have across UC campuses and the value they bring as students, employees and community members.
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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 Atmika Iyer

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 Atmika Iyer

UC Santa Barbara is yet to make any such announcement about extending its remote learning period.
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UCSB Announces Remote Learning for First Two Weeks of Winter Quarter

December 21, 2021 by Holly Rusch and Atmika Iyer

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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University of California Recognizes Student Researcher Union

December 14, 2021 by Holly Rusch

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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Student Researchers Union Votes to Authorize Strike, Union Members Optimistic for Negotiations

December 8, 2021 by Holly Rusch and Sindhu Ananthavel

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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