Anusha Singh

May 29, 2026

Letter from the Editor: Question everything?

By Anusha Singh

  I thought my departure from the Nexus would be immensely satisfying; I officially retired from my role as Co-Editor in Chief about a month ago and never looked back. Yet, I still find myself waiting for that sigh ...

February 26, 2026

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

By Anusha Singh

Anusha Singh has watched the halftime show on YouTube at least once a day since Feb. 8.

February 11, 2026

SBIFF 2026: Variety Artisans Award ceremony honors talent behind 2025’s biggest films

By Shayla Prasad, Anusha Singh

Ten artisans – including composers, editors, designers and visual effects artists – were recognized for shaping the year’s biggest cinematic projects.

December 15, 2025

Analyzing six months of I.C.E. presence, community response in Santa Barbara

By Anusha Singh, Michelle Cisneros

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 immigration enforce...

November 21, 2025

Sable Offshore is just one battle in a larger fight for environmental justice

By Anusha Singh

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. However, the questio...

October 30, 2025

Letter from the Editors: Dialogue in a time of Division

By Anusha Singh, Shayla Prasad

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 a record-breaking cl...

October 30, 2025

Built by students, powered by the sun: Engineers Without Borders bring solar-powered table to UCSB

By Anusha Singh

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 student-led collaborat...

August 4, 2025

Analyzing one month of I.C.E. presence in Santa Barbara

By Anusha Singh, Michelle Cisneros

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 to detect and report...

August 1, 2025

Summer reads for various summer scenarios

By Anusha Singh

Straight from the bookshelf of Daily Nexus Editor in Chief Anusha Singh.

July 8, 2025

Varios vehículos de I.C.E. vistos en el oeste bajo de Santa Bárbara

By Shayla Prasad, Anusha Singh, Nestor Manzanares

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 Santa Bárbara.Los prime...

July 8, 2025

Several I.C.E. vehicles spotted in lower west Santa Barbara

By Shayla Prasad, Anusha Singh

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.

July 7, 2025

UCSB 2024-25 athletic season makes history with All-Sports Trophy

By Anusha Singh

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. 

July 4, 2025

Daily Nexus I.C.E. Sighting Tracker

By Anusha Singh, Michelle Cisneros

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.

June 29, 2025

Former Gaucho makes MLS debut for San Diego FC

By Anusha Singh

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 the 2025 Major Leag...

June 26, 2025

A short story about family recipes

By Anusha Singh

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 for her Fijian-styl...

May 22, 2025

Back to our roots: Fijian fish suruwa

By Anusha Singh, Shayla Prasad

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 with our friends.