Daniel Slovinsky

February 4, 2015

John Kay and Dirty Knobs Rock Out in SOhO

By Daniel Slovinsky

The crowd gathered as close as security allowed when John Kay, rhythm guitarist, vocalist and primary songwriter for Steppenwolf, took the stage on Friday night at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club before being joined by ...

October 2, 2014

‘Simpsons’ Creator Matt Groening Talks about Early Life, Cartooning

By Daniel Slovinsky

In preparation for his upcoming Arts & Lectures talk, “Love, Hate & Comics: The Friendship That Would Not Die” with Lynda Barry, “The Simpsons” and “Futurama” creator Matt Groening spoke to the Daily Nexus ab...

June 5, 2014

News Editor Daniel Slovinsky Says his Farewells

By Daniel Slovinsky

Being the Nexus News Editor is a shitty job. You work well over 40 hours a week, fall behind in school, miss out on countless hours of sleep, constantly stress out about assigning the right amount of content or editing f...

May 28, 2014

I.V. Community Remembers Fellow Students

By Daniel Slovinsky

Members of campus and University-wide officials, faculty and Isla Vista community representatives spoke at a memorial service dedicated to the victims of Friday’s shooting yesterday at Harder Stadium, organized by UCSB...

May 25, 2014

Father of Victim Criticizes Politicians, NRA for Son’s Death

By Daniel Slovinsky

Richard Martinez, the father of Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez who died in Friday's shootings, delivered a public statement on behalf of Chris' family shortly before a scheduled press conference about the shootings a...

May 25, 2014

Three Stabbed Victims’ Names Released

By Daniel Slovinsky

Santa Barbara City College student Elliot Rodger stabbed to death George Chen, Weihan Wang and an individual identified as C.H., all UCSB students from California, before he began his shooting spree across Isla Vista.

May 19, 2014

OPP Calls for Contreras’ Resignation from EVPLA

By Carissa Quiambao, Daniel Slovinsky

The Open People’s Party rescinded Associated Students External Vice President of Local Affairs-elect Beatrice Contreras’ party membership and requested her resignation last Friday in light of sexual assault allegatio...

May 15, 2014

Fossil Free UC Protests During Regents Meeting

By Daniel Slovinsky, Carissa Quiambao

The UC-wide fossil fuel divestment group Fossil Free UC, or FFUC, staged a protest at yesterday’s UC Regents meeting in Sacramento, demanding University officials create a task force addressing the UC’s business rela...

May 15, 2014

Regents Meet, Review Financial Plans, Student Issues

By Carissa Quiambao, Daniel Slovinsky

After a public forum session featuring protests from fossil fuel divestment advocates and other grievances from students and faculty, the UC Board of Regents discussed a plan to streamline the transfer process from Calif...

May 1, 2014

DOE Official Discusses Sexual Assault

By Daniel Slovinsky

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education Catherine Lhamon spoke to members of UCSB administration, Associated Students executives and other selected representatives at two closed meetings ...

April 30, 2014

Fees For Non-A.S. Orgs Affirmed

By Daniel Slovinsky

Students voted to pass almost all fee reaffirmations and new fee initiatives processed by the Campus Elections Commission, with the exception of a $7.13 increase to the Office of Student Life’s existing $2.20 lock-in f...

April 24, 2014

Zooming In On I.V. Camera Towers

By Suzanne Becker, Daniel Slovinsky

The camera towers placed along Del Playa Drive and Embarcadero Del Norte in the days leading up to Deltopia cost the University about $8,000, although a final price has not been agreed upon, and they were placed on publi...

April 10, 2014

Isla Vistans Discuss Deltopia Riots

By Daniel Slovinsky

While 91 percent of the citations and arrests made during Saturday’s Deltopia riot did not involve UCSB students, the campus has received waves of negative media attention in the past week, causing members of the Isla ...

April 7, 2014

Deltopia 2014: What Happened?

By Daniel Slovinsky

Tear gas, broken glass and police in riot gear filled the streets of Isla Vista Saturday night when the day’s Deltopia activities turned violent after an unknown partygoer attacked a UCSB Police Department officer, cau...

April 4, 2014

Garrison Keillor Brings Legendary Radio Humor, Music to Granada

By Daniel Slovinsky

Legendary humorist and radio host of Minnesota Public Radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion” Garrison Keillor gave a live comedy and music performance on Wednesday hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures at the Granada Theater ...

March 13, 2014

Q&A: A Talk With Actor, Comic, Writer John Hodgman

By Daniel Slovinsky

In preparation for his upcoming comedy show “I Stole your Dad,” "The Daily Show" regular John Hodgman spoke to the Daily Nexus about his style of humor, his on-stage persona and his work as a writer, along with other...