Atmika Iyer

Atmika Iyer (she/her/hers) is the Daily Nexus editor in chief for the 2022-23 school year. Previously, Iyer was the County News and co-Lead News Editor for the 2021-22 school year. She's a lover of loud music, loud laughs and loud prints.

February 22, 2022

Vista Point: Monthly Goings-on Dedicated to Black History Month

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

This Vista Point will be dedicated to Black History Month events throughout the UC system.

February 16, 2022

UCSB Student, A.S. Member Arrested for Hiding Cameras in I.V. Bathroom

By Holly Rusch, Atmika Iyer

No information is available yet on the days and times when the recording devices were in use.

February 10, 2022

Shooting Occurs at Pacifica Suites

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

The shooters fled the scene before law enforcement arrived.

February 10, 2022

Public Health Urges Students To Remain Vigilant With COVID-19

By Atmika Iyer

Though COVID-19 case rates have been decreasing since the January 2022 surge, public health officials said that students should remain cautious and vigilant about public gatherings regardless.

February 10, 2022

Motorcyclist Rear-Ends Car on Del Playa; Motorcyclist Sustains Serious Injuries

By Atmika Iyer

As a result of the fall, the motorcyclist sustained severe injuries and was transported to Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The status of the motorcyclist’s injuries are still unknown.

February 9, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.

February 9, 2022

“An Instrument of Hope”: New I.V. Houseless Shelter to be Renamed after Renowned Local Humanitarian and Priest Father Jon-Stephen Hedges

By Atmika Iyer

The SBC Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Tuesday to rename Isla Vista’s houseless shelter Hedges House of Hope, after Isla Vista’s most well-known humanitarian.

February 5, 2022

IVCSD Stabilizes To Expand Staff and Services

By Atmika Iyer

Now, not only has IVCSD taken on several projects, but it has reached the stage where it can expand its staff to provide better services for local residents.

February 4, 2022

Students Feel Stressed as UCSB Returns to In-Person Instruction During Midterm Season

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

Students on campus voiced that the combined stressors of returning in person and handling midterms have been difficult.

February 3, 2022

Deceased UCSB Professor’s Nobel Laureate Award Auctioned Off

By Atmika Iyer

Walter Kohn, a deceased UC Santa Barbara physics professor, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1998 while working at UCSB.

February 3, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

By Atmika Iyer

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.

January 30, 2022

I.V. Community Center Reopens After 21 Months

By Atmika Iyer

I.V. has now lost its community center twice, once during for 50 years since 1970, and again for 21 months during the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 28, 2022

Term in Review: 3rd District Supervisor Joan Hartmann

By Atmika Iyer

During her tenure, Hartmann continuously and consistently employed thoughtful responses and meaningful solutions to several issues that the Isla Vista community is passionate about and affected by.

January 27, 2022

I.V.’s Houseless Shelter Receives $6.9 Million in State Funding

By Atmika Iyer

In total, Santa Barbara County was awarded two financial awards from the state, totaling $10 million to help fund housing for houseless residents living in the county.