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DAILY NEXUS Th URSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 www.dailynexus.com UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Session A Session B Session Sea succumb SIERRA DEAK / DAILY NEXUS 2 Thursday, June 23, 2016 Daily Nexus The Daily Nexus is published by the Corrections Policy: To call an error Press Council and partially funded to the attention of the editor in chief, DAILY NEXUS through the Associated Students of the provide a written statement detailing www.dailynexus.com University of California, Santa Barbara the correct information. The Daily Nexus on weekdays during the school year. publishes all corrections of errors. Editor in Chief |Megan Mineiro Sports Photo Editor | Dustin Harris Editorial Matter: Opinions expressed The Daily Nexus follows the University Managing Editor Cheryl Sun Science Editor | Stephanie Pernett in the editorial pages, News and the of California’s anti-discrimination Layout Editor| Ateken Abla Art Director | Sierra Deak Weather Box do not necessarily reflect codes. 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On The Menu Editor |Collin Wong News Office: University of California, Santa Barbara McLeod Production | Ava Talehakimi, Simone Phone: (805) 893-2691 PO Box 13402 UCEN Online Editor | Leon Freyermuth Dupuy Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Photo Editor | Jenny Luo Email: [email protected] Advertising Office: Phone: (805) 893-3828 • Fax: (805) 893-2789 “Succumb.” “To what?” “Just ... do it.” Daily Nexus News Thursday, June 23, 2016 3 UCSB Sees Large Voter Turnout Despite Finals Maura Fox throughout campus and I.V. Asst. News Editor “It wasn’t just that people wanted to vote for Bernie, but Bernie helped get people politi- Voter turnout from UC Santa Barbara and cally aware,” Abboud said. “A lot of the people Isla Vista reached new heights this election we talked to knew about the issues very early year, with over 5,000 local residents casting on, so it was a good year.” votes in the June 7 California Primary. The voter turnout among UCSB students Of the 97,500 votes for electoral candidates and I.V. residents is even more astonishing in Santa Barbara County, 5,328 were from because the primary election was held on last UCSB students and I.V. residents, according to week of the quarter, when most students were the County of Santa Barbara Elections Office. completing final exams. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie “The numbers … show the level of orga- Sanders outpolled Hillary Clinton by a vast nization and volunteer efforts here for the majority among UCSB students and I.V. resi- primary were extremely higher than average,” dents, claiming an 88 percent lead with 4,425 Abboud said. “The whole campaign was cen- votes. tered around driving turnout, because the Although Clinton trailed behind in Isla primary was during finals week.” Vista with only 583 votes, she has since won Abboud also noted that UCSB and I.V. vot- the Democratic presidential nomination and ers will be especially important to the general will face Republican nominee Donald Trump election in November because of specific ballot in November. measures, such as a marijuana legalization bill Jonathan Abboud, Santa Barbara City and the vote for I.V. to become a Community College Trustee, said this year’s voter turnout Services District (CSD). for UCSB and I.V. nearly doubled from that of “The Isla Vista Community Services the 2012 primary, which totaled 2,685 votes. District election is in November and that is “We were thinking 3,500 [votes] would the most direct thing anyone could ever vote be a great goal … but we were so surprised it on to make Isla Vista a better place,” Abboud was so much higher than in previous years,” said. “So we believe that the excitement and the Abboud said. promise of CSD plus the importance of all the Among the small fraction of Isla Vista other races of elected office and the wide array residents who voted for Republican candidates, of oppositions on the ballot will be driving fac- 125 of 223 voters cast their votes for Trump. tors for people to vote.” The remaining 97 votes went toward other Voters in Santa Barbara also selected candi- Democratic and third-party candidates. dates for the U.S. House of Representatives, the TROYE OWENS / DAILY NEXUS Nearly 90 percent of voters chose to support U.S. Senate, the state senate, assembly and the Democratic candidates at the polls. Abboud Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Although a clear majority of Isla Vista voters are registered Democrats, 223 residents said Sanders’s strong lead was likely due to Final results will be determined after the gen- were Republican voters, 98 of whom voted for Democratic or third-party candidates. support from the Sanders campaign support eral election on Nov. 8. UCSB Students Receive Fellowships for Service Program Sierra Deak Asst. News Editor Three undergraduate students from UC Santa Barbara have received fellowships to participate in a new Presidential Public Service Fellowship Program beginning in the fall. A group of 27 students from the University of California, including Marjan Abubo, Paola Dela Cruz and Daniel Eyal from UCSB, will take part in public service internships in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. as the first group of fel- lows for the program. When applying for the fellowship, Dela Cruz, who will be completing her last year at UC Santa Barbara next year, wrote about her experiences in Isla Vista as a young student leader. During her time at UCSB, she served as both external vice president for local affairs in Associated Students and a director for the Isla Vista Recreation & Parks Department. “Although we have currently no form of government, we are unincorporated, and I have the very unique opportunity to be an elected official here, twice,” said Dela Cruz, who hopes to continue her work with Latino/a youth through hands-on Courtesy of University of California experience in United States government next year. UC President Janet Napolitano created the fellowship Each of the 27 UC fellows selected will receive a stipend of $2,500 to cover fees related to their internships; this in February to help boost interest in public service careers, will especially help students whose internships do not cover the costs of living in places like Washington, D.C. awarding students who showed commitment in the field, cial aid as well as to have something that recognizes why I’m the government sector to show that student leaders and stu- but required financial support to participate in the UC pursuing the internship in the first place,” Abubo said. dent activists very much have a space within our government.” Washington Center (UCDC) and UC Center Sacramento Eyal, fourth-year global studies major and fellowship “Whatever internship I pursue, I can still use what I’ve (UCCS) programs. recipient for the UCDC program, said the fellowship program learned to organize, educate, agitate and mobilize and uplift While the majority of the costs of the internships for is beneficial for interns who may not receive the financial sup- communities when I come back here to UCSB or wherever I UCDC and UCCS are covered through regular tuition fees, port they need, especially in expensive cities. continue with my future endeavors with organizing,” Abubo each of the fellows selected will receive a $2,500 stipend to “Those internships typically do not provide financial sup- said. help cover any extra costs related to their work. The students port for their interns, so in a city like D.C., it’s pretty crucial Eyal said he is excited to have the opportunity to continue have applied for internships and several are currently waiting to have additional funds to help me out,” Eyal said. his work in activism in D.C. through a full-time internship. to hear back from employers. Abubo hopes his time in the UCCS program will help “To be part of a community of really engaged students Abubo, who will be transferring from UCSB to UCLA demonstrate the role student activists can have within the from the UCs is empowering,” Eyal said. “During my time to begin his third year in the fall, said he had been thinking government. in which I’ve been active on campus, the biggest takeaway for about doing either UCDC or UCCS when he received the “I feel like usually with the current climate they think of me was how passionate and motivated my peers are to enact fellowship.