News
Senate endorses Measure E2026 on I.V. primary ballot
The Associated Students 77th Senate passed a resolution endorsing Measure E2026 — a utility tax increase on Isla Vista...
Elijah Obando
CUEL hosts third annual Eco Expo
The UC Santa Barbara Greti U. Croft Center for Undergraduate Environmental Leadership hosted their third annual Eco Expo...
Isabel Laezman
U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman Discusses the Rise of Christian Nationalism in America at Book Talk
U.S. Rep Jared Huffman visited UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 13 to discuss his new book, “No Prophets: The Fight to Save De...
Annika Farin and Hannah Wauson
Opinion
U-Mail: Isla Vista, don’t worry, we will be back
Narineh Madikians
Quantum gibberish: the buzzword of choice
Dylan Bennett is not falling for this quantum trap.
Dylan Bennett
Drunk cigarettes don’t count
Dylan Hunter wants you to know that cigarettes are dangerous, when they count.
Dylan Hunter
Don’t be sorry that I’m single
Narineh Madikians wants people to ask what book she's reading, not what guy she’s dating.
Narineh Madikians
Sports
Devin Greer talks UCSB Women’s Soccer and Pride Night ahead of contest with UCSD
For some athletes and fans in college sports, LGBTQIA+ pride is simply an off-the-field concern. But for UC Santa Barbar...
Samia Agarwal
Gauchos snap losing streak with weekend sweep over Riverside, five-set win over California Baptist
UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball (10-2, 6-2 Big West) broke their two-game losing streak this weekend, beating ...
Izabella Nickerson
Men’s Soccer claims Blue-Green Rivalry with 3-1 win over Cal Poly
In front of 11,183 fans at Harder Stadium, UC Santa Barbara Men’s Soccer defeated Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 3-1 on Sa...
Arianna Doan
Martinez’s career-high 28 kills not enough as Gauchos drop two
UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball (8-9, 4-2 Big West) broke their four-match winning streak in the Big West Conf...
Izabella Nickerson
Artsweek
“Clayface” is a middling pile of clay
While it is perhaps the strongest DCU project in a post-“Superman” world, “Clayface” suffers from a fair share o...
Tanner Perez
Latest “Sense and Sensibility” film adaptation loses classic Austen charm
Georgia Oakley’s next-generation adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility” is flat and devoid of warmth, despite being...
Sophia Benito
A halo over the Hub: Tiffany Day lights up UCSB
Hyperpop star Tiffany Day to performed in the UCen Hub and gave students a night full of dancing and signing.
Charlotte Davis
Science & Tech
UCSB computer science department now offers new artificial intelligence major
For the first time, UC Santa Barbara students will be able to make artificial intelligence the focus of their undergradu...
Olivia Lohrer
Happy International Wombat Day!
For those of you who aren’t me, you probably have some questions, such as: What is a wombat? Why does it have a day? W...
Preksha Koushik
Research in Review: Brain surgeon robots, the AI Commons and El Niño
Fall 2026 is well under way with new research advancements in medical robotics, AI regulations at UCSB, and El Niño pre...
Aria Khaitan
Simply Stated: Researchers discover that the human brain is two separate organs
Earlier this year, researchers at Stanford Medicine published their findings on a groundbreaking discovery: the brain is...
Sahasra Nistala
Photo
In Photos | A Legacy of Stone
Presented for its first fall intensive musical, Shrunken Heads Production Company produced showings of A Legacy of Stone...
Shengyu Zhang
Summer at Santa Barbara | In Photos
Daily Nexus Photography
In Photos | Charlie Puth at Santa Barbara Bowl
Singer Charlie Puth brought his “Whatever’s Clever! World Tour” to a packed crowd at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Sat...
Lance Sanchez
In Photos | Trekking through Tequepis Trail
KCSB-FM sends its broadcast signal to a transmitter on Broadcast Peak, where the station’s tower stands alongside othe...
Lance Sanchez
On The Menu
A glutton for gluten
The other weekend, I had the opportunity to cross not one but two places I’ve been meaning to try off my list. What’...
Francesca Gasparini
The world’s most expensive spice
If I were the gambling type, I would bet money you have heard of saffron: the spice more expensive than gold. While this...
Sahasra Hanumiahgari
An homage to my mother’s kitchen
Biryani is a labor of love. It’s an extensive process that is incredibly worth it, resulting in a warm, decadent meal ...
Sahasra Hanumiahgari
La Vista
El poder económico del ‘Mencho’ y lo que su salida propicia
Dejando vilmente atrás al infamo ‘Culiacanazo’ de Sinaloa (aún potente y presente), México se encuentra una vez m...
Janise Fernandez
Ser inmigrante no es un crimen
Ser inmigrante no es un crimen. Lo repito con mucha fuerza porque, a veces, siento que el mundo intenta vernos como crim...
Ana Ramirez
¿Qué forma tiene el universo?
Según Albert Einstein, la relatividad general establece que la gravedad es la forma en que la masa distorsiona el espac...
Azucena Sanchez
Mi vida como estudiante guatemalteca en UCSB
Soy una joven guatemalteca, hija de padres emigrantes, y actualmente estoy en mi tercer año en la Universidad de Califo...
Ana Ramirez
Data
Diversity, equity and inclusion within the 2025-26 Daily Nexus editorial staff
The Nexus conducted a demographic survey of our editorial board for the 2025-26 academic year to gauge whether the diver...
Kalyssa Chu
Diversity, equity and inclusion within the 2025-26 Daily Nexus content
The Nexus filtered articles through a list of relevant keywords and tracked their frequency per calendar year.
Meher Indoliya
Exploring majors at UCSB with fewer than five students
In Spring Quarter 2026, the UC Santa Barbara Office of Budget & Planning’s enrollment dashboard featured four majors w...
Vivian Simmons
The evolution of A.S. funding over the past two decades
Over the past two decades, students have voted to approve more lock-in fees and support organizations that prioritize ba...
Kamelia Kaveh and Karla Hernandez