Asumi Shuda

Asumi Shuda (they/them) is the Lead News Editor for the 2023-24 school year. Previously, Shuda was the Deputy News Editor, Community Outreach News Editor for the 2022-23 school year and the 2021-22 school year and an Assistant News Editor during the 2020-21 school year. They can be reached at asumishuda@dailynexus.com or news@dailynexus.com.

October 31, 2022

UC Regents approve new provost

By Asumi Shuda

The UC provost serves as the chief academic officer presiding over the UC system.

October 30, 2022

El Congreso calls for expansion of El Centro

By Asumi Shuda

El Centro is a communal building located on campus in Building 406 by the UCSB Library and provides physical space for multiple multicultural, Chicanx/Latinx and political organizations.

October 29, 2022

Vista Point

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.

October 20, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly going-ons in and around Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.

October 15, 2022

Los estudiantes hablan sobre el estatus de UCSB como una Institución de Servicio Hispano al momento en que la universidad sintoniza la alianza para las universidades de investigación al servicio de los hispanos.

By Asumi Shuda, Alondra Salcedo

Cortesía de Hermanas Unidas. UC Santa Barbara —nombrada como una institución de servicio al hispano en el 2015– anunció este mes su afiliación a la Alianza de las Universidades de Servicio al Hispano. El Nexus ...

October 8, 2022

UC and Teamsters Union reach tentative contract with improved pay and health benefits

By Asumi Shuda

The contract will impact more than 11,000 clerical employers, library assistants and other administrative staff represented by the Teamsters union across the UC.

October 8, 2022

UCSB continues to offer medication abortions in compliance with California law

By Asumi Shuda

SB 24 allocates funding to every public university’s student health care services clinic for medical abortion services.

October 7, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.

October 2, 2022

UCSB expands use of Duo Security

By Asumi Shuda

Duo provides an additional layer of security using push notifications to another registered device when logging into applicable websites.

September 30, 2022

Students speak on UCSB’s Hispanic-Serving Institution status as university joins alliance for Hispanic serving research universities

By Asumi Shuda

The goal of the alliance is to double the number of Hispanic doctoral students and increase the Hispanic professoriate by 2030.

September 24, 2022

UCSB Pre-Law Society provides “Street Law Clinic” with People’s Justice Project

By Asumi Shuda

Scholars for Ukraine helps provide resources for these groups to distribute food and medical supplies, mobilize doctors and provide assistance to refugees.

September 21, 2022

UC Regents 9/21 Highlights

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch, Nisha Malley, Mark Alfred, Asumi Shuda

The Regents discussed topics such as federal loan forgiveness, a new dual admissions program, military weapons on campus and transfer student reports.

August 28, 2022

IVFP’s “No Open Container” campaign returns to Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

Santa Barbara County 36-3 deems consuming “intoxicating liquor” in the “unincorporated areas of the county” on any public street, sidewalk, highway, parking lot or alley unlawful.

August 28, 2022

Timeline: Historic housing shortage leaves students waiting for additional campus housing to be built

By Asumi Shuda, Nisha Malley

During Fall Quarter 2021, UCSB grappled with an unprecedented housing crisis that shocked the community as students returned for in-person instruction.

August 24, 2022

Resources for Marginalized Students

By Asumi Shuda

Each community’s resource list is separated into services and centers from UC Santa Barbara, campus student organizations, housing options and academic options and resources.