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February 26, 2021 at 12:43 pm by Ellah Foster As students continue to defy public health orders with parties and large gatherings, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, I.V. Foot Patrol and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department are delivering notices of violation to, and in some cases meeting with, non-compliant students. Currently, I.V. has 30 active cases, but it has confirmed 1,219 COVID-19 cases and one death to date. Max Abrams / Daily Nexus On Jan. 29, UCSB sent a campus-wide email to students that laid out the academic consequences of violating public hea...

February 12, 2021 at 12:32 pm by Ellah Foster Pages for Individuals in Prison, a subcommittee of the Associated Students Human Rights Board dedicated to expanding the reading materials available in California correctional facilities, hosted a university-wide book drive in January, collecting a total of over 350 books.  PIP organized a donation box at the UCen, which was open from Jan. 19 to Jan. 22. Max Abrams / Daily Nexus Volunteers organized no-contact pickup or drop-off time slots with each donor to mitigate COVID-19 transmission. In addition, Pages for Individuals in Prison...

February 9, 2021 at 9:06 am by Shruthi Vasudevan The Women’s Network, an organization that connects collegiate women around the country and facilitates professional growth through workshops, networking events and speakers, recently expanded to UC Santa Barbara this past fall.  New chapters were chosen on the basis of demonstrated interest and the chances of establishing a successful network. Max Abrams / Daily Nexus According to The Women’s Network (TWN) Founder and President Jamie Vinick, the network launched its first chapter at Syracuse University in 2017. That year...

Sheriff Bill Brown described the double homicide as a “robbery ripoff,” in which the two victims planned to sell at least half a pound of marijuana to the suspects but were robbed instead.

February 2, 2021 at 10:34 pm by Max Abrams The second victim from the Jan. 7 shooting on Burtis Street in Goleta passed away on Jan. 29, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release that same day. The victim was identified as Jasper Pieter van der Meulen, 19, a first-year student at UC Santa Barbara, according to a student death notification from the university.  Van de Meulen attended Dos Pueblos High School and graduated from Alta Vista High School in 2019, Noozhawk reported, during which he participated in the Engineering Academy, soccer, volleyb...