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DEI within the 2023-24 Daily Nexus content

The Daily Nexus has made a dedicated effort to uphold the values of diversity, equity and inclusion within our publication and in our coverage.
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DEI within the 2023-24 Daily Nexus staff

The Nexus conducted a survey of the demographics of our editors and writers in May 2024 in order to gauge community representation within our staff.
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Santa Barbara County and Basic Needs amplify CalFresh enrollment efforts

By offering application support and expanding eligibility, the County and Basic Needs aim to help more people access essential nutritional benefits.
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UCSB awards majority A grades for fifth consecutive school year

From Summer 2023 through Spring 2024, 58.82% of course letter grades awarded were A grades.
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Decoding academic choices: Exploring popular double majors and minors at UCSB

At UC Santa Barbara there are 90 majors and 40 minors offered. For some students, their higher education experience can include the exploration of an additional major or minor. 
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From campus to capital: Insights into UCSB’s Investment Advisory Committee

The IAC manages an active portfolio worth over $200,000. The best-performing stock the IAC holds is NVIDIA with an unrealized return percentage of 37,744.43% and a realized percentage of 1,399.84%.
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Budget Graph

Where’s our tuition going? A deep dive into A.S. budget allocation and student services

UCSB's undergraduates pay $237.29 in fees to Associated Students every quarter, and they are primarily used to fund A.S. departments, student organizations and student services.
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Disruption and dialogue: Quantifying the effects of the UC school system strikes

The nearly six-week strike by UC graduate student workers led to substantial wage increases while maintaining the number of teaching assistant-led classes.
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Degrees Conferred
Degrees Conferred

UCSB academic departments have seen growth in undergraduate degrees conferred in recent years

Communication, psychological & brain sciences, economics, biological sciences, statistics and data science and physics are among the top growing majors from 2013-14 to 2022-23.
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Munching metrics: Mapping retail dining nutrition at UCSB

The Nexus analyzed the top-10 most calorie-dense menu options at four retail dining restaurants located on the UCSB campus.
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FOOD BANK

Food insecurity amongst UCSB students

The Associated Students (A.S.) Food Bank and the Food Security and Basic Needs Advising Center at UCSB are working to reduce food insecurity.
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Navigating the bike-friendly campus: challenges and solutions at UCSB

The proportion of students biking to campus has decreased over the past decade. while the proportion of those walking increased.
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Play like a Gaucho: UCSB women athletes celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Feb. 7, 2024 marked the 38th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day. As of the 2023-2024 school year, 184 women athletes represent UCSB in the Big West and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
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Learning and Large Language Models: Charting ChatGPT’s changes to curriculum

ChatGPT has been utilized at UC Santa Barbara for over a year, influencing teaching methods and academic curricula with its advanced text processing and generation abilities.
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From checkups to coverage: Understanding UCSB’s healthcare landscape

UCSB’s Student Health Service logged a total of 49,197 student visits between Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, and a majority of the students who visited were covered under UC SHIP.
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