Max Abrams

Max Abrams served as the lead news editor for the 2020-2021 school year. He is from Buffalo. That's all you need to know.

October 26, 2020

As COVID-19 Cases Climb in I.V., UCSB Announces Free On-Campus COVID-19 Testing for All Students

By Max Abrams

To help identify and contact trace positive cases in the community, the university said that students are “strongly encouraged” to make appointments for testing.

October 22, 2020

SBSO Arrests Burglary Suspect After Being Trapped by Rising Tide on I.V. Beach

By Max Abrams

The subject, 40 year-old Sergei Gonchar of Goleta, has been booked on $50,000 bond at the Santa Barbara County Jail, where he remains in custody.

October 21, 2020

On Second Attempt, SB County Board of Supervisors Pass Ordinance To Fine Large Gatherings in I.V.

By Max Abrams

The new ordinance is a reincarnation of a previous “urgency” ordinance that fell one vote short during the board’s Aug. 25 meeting.

October 19, 2020

SBSO Arrests Two Suspects For Discharging a Firearm in Isla Vista

By Max Abrams

Both suspects were charged with negligent discharge of a firearm, failure to obey a peace officer, resisting arrest, conspiracy and possession of a controlled substance.

October 19, 2020

Keeping the Spirit Alive: Chabad Rolls Into Sukkot Celebrations With “Sukka Cupcake Truck”

By Max Abrams

Though Sukkot is a time of gathering, specifically within the confines of the Sukkah, social distancing restrictions and the coronavirus pandemic have largely upended these practices.

October 18, 2020

Man Carrying Rifle in I.V. Confirms He Was Active Duty UCSB Student Transporting Personal Weapon From Military Base

By Max Abrams

Though the student was not detained or fined, according to Noel Rivas, a sergeant with the SBSO, the subject used “very poor judgement” by carrying the rifle out in the open.

October 16, 2020

UCSB Issues Emergency Notification Following Identification of 13 COVID-19 Cases in Greek Housing

By Max Abrams

Both houses, which were not identified in the notification, are currently under quarantine orders by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.

October 14, 2020

iVMenus Owner Sentencing Postponed For Sixth Time, Rescheduled to Oct. 28

By Max Abrams

In addition to an expected 18-year prison sentence, Galoustian will likely have to register as a sex offender for life.

October 10, 2020

In Photos | As Students Return for Fall Quarter, Maskless Parties Draw Hundreds to Del Playa Drive

By Max Abrams

In light of the start of fall quarter at UCSB, the Nexus followed up on previous reporting that documented maskless parties and large gatherings in Isla Vista at the end of August.

October 7, 2020

Isla Vista “Mirror Bus” Driver Charged With 17 Additional Felonies

By Max Abrams

Coughlin pled not guilty to all 17 charges and is currently in custody on $1 million bail.

October 3, 2020

Cops Off Campus ‘Day of Action’ Rally Draws Over 100 to the Streets in Isla Vista

By Holly Rusch, Max Abrams

Thursday’s Cops Off Campus Rally drew a crowd of over 100 students, instructors and community members who assembled at I.V. Theater around noon before marching through I.V.

October 2, 2020

iVMenus Owner Sentencing Postponed for Fifth Time, Rescheduled for Mid-October

By Max Abrams

Leonard B. Levine, Galoustian’s lawyer, said after the Sept. 30 hearing that Galoustain will officially receive his sentence of 18 years in state prison at the October hearing.