#BenitoBowl: Bad Bunny’s halftime show & the power of joy as resistance

February 26, 2026 by

Anusha Singh has watched the halftime show on YouTube at least once a day since Feb. 8.
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SBIFF 2026: Variety Artisans Award ceremony honors talent behind 2025’s biggest films

February 11, 2026 by and

Ten artisans – including composers, editors, designers and visual effects artists – were recognized for shaping the year’s biggest cinematic projects.
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Analyzing six months of I.C.E. presence, community response in Santa Barbara

December 15, 2025 by and

Over the summer, the federal government significantly expanded its deportation efforts nationwide, affecting the Santa Barbara community and the Central Coast as a whole. After six months of increased...
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Sable Offshore is just one battle in a larger fight for environmental justice

November 21, 2025 by

The cause to stop Sable is a pursuit of sustainability — if restarted, the pipeline could double Santa Barbara County’s greenhouse gas emissions and likely result in an oil spill every two years. ...
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Letter from the Editors: Dialogue in a time of Division

October 30, 2025 by and

Dear Daily Nexus reader, Welcome to the 2025–26 school year — a year already marked by transformation, both on our campus and across the nation. UC Santa Barbara has welcomed a new chancellor and ...
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Built by students, powered by the sun: Engineers Without Borders bring solar-powered table to UCSB

October 30, 2025 by

What started as a packet of old blueprints has now turned into a fully functioning solar-powered table on UC Santa Barbara’s campus — the result of two years of persistence, problem-solving and st...
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Analyzing one month of I.C.E. presence in Santa Barbara

August 4, 2025 by and

Through analyzing spatial and temporal aspects of I.C.E. sightings across both Goleta and Santa Barbara, along with overlaying population data from the American Community Survey (ACS), the Nexus aims ...
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Summer reads for various summer scenarios

August 1, 2025 by

Straight from the bookshelf of Daily Nexus Editor in Chief Anusha Singh.
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Varios vehículos de I.C.E. vistos en el oeste bajo de Santa Bárbara

July 8, 2025 by , and

Según la Coalición de Inmigrantes 805, varios vehículos del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (I.C.E., por sus siglas en inglés) fueron vistos esta mañana en la zona del oeste de Sant...
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Several I.C.E. vehicles spotted in lower west Santa Barbara

July 8, 2025 by and

According to the 805 Immigrant Coalition, several Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles have been spotted in the lower west area of Santa Barbara this morning.
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UCSB 2024-25 athletic season makes history with All-Sports Trophy

July 7, 2025 by

For the first time in UC Santa Barbara’s history, UCSB Athletics has secured the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophy for the 2024-25 athletic season. 
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Daily Nexus I.C.E. Sighting Tracker

July 4, 2025 by and

The Nexus has launched an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) Sighting Tracker in light of recent raids in Goleta as part of nationwide expansions in I.C.E. activity.
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Former Gaucho makes MLS debut for San Diego FC

June 29, 2025 by

Manu Duah, a former Gaucho midfielder, made his Major League Soccer debut for San Diego FC on June 25 in a Western Conference game against the Vancouver Whitecaps.  Duah was the first overall pick in...
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A short story about family recipes

June 26, 2025 by

I am three years old in my Dadi’s (paternal grandma in Hindi) Los Angeles home, sitting on her kitchen’s marble countertop, using her recycled cookie tins as drums. I watch as she kneads the dough...
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Back to our roots: Fijian fish suruwa

May 22, 2025 by and

We love this dish for many reasons; not only does it bring us closer together and foster a sense of community, but it also allows us to take pride in our unique culture by sharing traditions we value ...
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