Emily Yoon

Emily Yoon is the Co-Editor in Chief for the 2024-2025 school year. Previously, Yoon was a copy editor for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. She can be reached at eic@dailynexus.com.

June 17, 2025

Letter from the editor: No woman is an island

By Emily Yoon

Emily Yoon reflects on her time as Editor in Chief and the importance of partnership, integrity and accessibility in the newsroom.

April 24, 2025

A smart girl’s guide to secondhand shopping: the hidden dog

By Emily Yoon

Editor in Chief Emily Yoon explores the rise of curated thrift booths.

February 11, 2025

SBIFF 2025: Angelina Jolie receives Maltin Modern Master Award

By Emily Yoon

The Maltin Modern Master Award is the highest honor that the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presents, intended to honor individuals who have made significant cultural contributions to the world of film.

January 28, 2025

The rearview mirror: Things I’d say to my former self

By Emily Yoon

I often think about my high-school self: avid lover of Holly Warburton paintings and musical theater, writer of prose and poetry and a girl with a rebellious streak convinced, in true teenager fashion, that nobody unders...

January 16, 2025

‘So fetch!’: ‘Mean Girls’ Broadway tour hits Santa Barbara

By Emily Yoon

The hit Broadway musical “Mean Girls” performed to packed crowds at Santa Barbara’s Granada Theatre for a night full of frenemies, queen bees and revenge parties.