Katherine Swartz

May 29, 2022

Letter from the Editor: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

By Katherine Swartz

Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Katherine Swartz reflects on her tenure.

August 26, 2021

Letter From the Editor: Finally Back

By Katherine Swartz

To the class of 2025:  I’ve never written a piece for the Nexus purely from my own perspective before. As a news reporter and editor, my voice is only behind the scenes. I take the stories and insights of others and s...

August 22, 2021

Unmasking Isla Vista: Local Businesses & Essential Workers

By Katherine Swartz, Ashley Rusch

In the fourth segment of our new series, "Unmasking Isla Vista: A COVID-19 Community Archive," the Daily Nexus and KCSB examine I.V. businesses and essential workers over the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 16, 2021

UCSB Student Detained in Low-Speed Car Crash off Del Playa Cliff

By Holly Rusch, Katherine Swartz

The suspect drove their vehicle over the cliff, where it fell onto Devereux Beach. The suspect left the vehicle and fled from law enforcement, one sheriff’s deputy confirmed to the Nexus.

May 10, 2021

Terms in Review: A.S. Presidents Daevionne Beasley, Tianna White and Lea Toubian

By Max Abrams, Katherine Swartz

The 2020-21 presidential term was marked by three separate leadership changes — Daevionne Beasley, Tianna White and Lea Toubian.

April 6, 2021

UCSB Cancels Women’s Water Polo Season Due to COVID-19 Cluster

By Katherine Swartz

The cancellation is response to 10 positive COVID-19 cases on the UC Santa Barbara women’s water polo team.

February 28, 2021

Eyes on Your Own Tabs: How Academic Dishonesty Has Evolved in Remote Learning

By Katherine Swartz

Students collaborating during exams and accessing “study websites” like Chegg are the most common occurrences of academic misconduct. 

January 17, 2021

COVID-19 Surge Reported in I.V. Over Holiday Weekend as SB County Tops Highest Spread in California

By Katherine Swartz

Fifty-one new COVID-19 cases were reported in I.V. on Saturday through UC Santa Barbara Student Health alone

January 14, 2021

Lea Toubian Elected Next Associated Students President in Special Election

By Katherine Swartz

2,045 students voted, or 9.02% of undergraduates. 

January 4, 2021

Associated Students Presidential Election To Be Held in Week Two

By Katherine Swartz

The election will have a 4% voting threshold, which means that approximately 930 undergraduate students must vote in order for the results to be valid.

December 15, 2020

Academic Senate Extends Pass/No Pass Option Through End of Week 10, but Associated Students Pushes for Greater Action

By Katherine Swartz, Atmika Iyer

The extension, however, didn’t allow departments to enable pass/no pass options for pre-major or major courses, unlike during Spring Quarter 2020.

November 16, 2020

Santa Barbara County Moves Back to Most Restrictive COVID-19 Reopening Tier

By Katherine Swartz

This is the first time Santa Barbara County has entered the purple tier since Sept. 30. 

November 15, 2020

Prop 16 Failed to Pass. What’s Next for the UC System?

By Katherine Swartz, Holly Rusch

For student leaders on the “front lines” of campaigning, the decision came as a blow for those hoping to bring greater racial diversity to the UC system.

November 12, 2020

Victim in ‘Suspicious Death’ at Campus Point was a UCSB Community Member

By Katherine Swartz, Atmika Iyer

As of Saturday at 3:45 p.m., no one is in custody, according to Barbara Ross, executive assistant to Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley.

October 29, 2020

“If I get COVID now, I don’t really care”: Interviewing Passersby and Partiers in I.V. During the Pandemic

By Max Abrams, Katherine Swartz, Holly Rusch

On June 22, the first day of summer sessions, there were 7 confirmed COVID-19 cases in I.V. By Oct. 1, the first day of fall quarter, there were 239. Now, there are nearly 400.

October 29, 2020

White Sworn in as New A.S. President, Flaherty Succeeds Her as Internal Vice President

By Katherine Swartz

White, a fourth-year political science major and current internal vice president, was sworn in by Beasley during the Associated Students Senate meeting on Wednesday evening.