Evelyn Spence

Evelyn Spence harbors a great love for em dashes and runs on nothing but iced coffee, Jolly Ranchers and breaking news. She serves as the managing editor and can be reached at evelyn@dailynexus.com, managing@dailynexus.com or at @evelynrosesc on Twitter.

May 10, 2018

Cannabis Measure Receives CSD Endorsement

By Evelyn Spence

The Isla Vista Community Services District voted on Tuesday to endorse Measure T, which would allow the county to tax cannabis operations within unincorporated areas of the county, including I.V.

May 10, 2018

AFSCME Strike Comes to an End, A.S. Passes Resolution in Support

By Evelyn Spence

The Associated Students Senate passed a resolution during a meeting Wednesday night expressing support for the UC workers union’s three-day strike.

May 7, 2018

AFSCME Begins Strike, Draws Over 200 Supporters at UCSB

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Vianna Mabanag, Luke Dorsey

Workers from all 10 UC campuses plan to strike from May 7 to May 9. Participants on UCSB’s campus will strike from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. during these days.

May 3, 2018

Structure Fire on Del Playa Drive

By Evelyn Spence

Santa Barbara Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6767 Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista on Thursday night.

May 3, 2018

A.S. Elections Sees Increase In Voter Turnout

By Evelyn Spence, Hayley Tice

Almost 40 percent of the UC Santa Barbara student body voted in the Associated Students Elections on April 26, the highest voter turnout since the 2014 spring quarter election.

April 26, 2018

UC Workers’ Union Will Strike Following ‘Final Impasse’

By Evelyn Spence

AFSCME 3299, one of the largest unions representing workers within the University of California system, voted to strike following more than a year of negotiations, according to a union representative.

April 24, 2018

A.S. President Forum: Kopel vs. Dumlao

By Evelyn Spence

Candidates for the position of A.S. president took the stage Wednesday to discuss their qualifications.

April 17, 2018

A.S. Student Advocate General Candidate Forum: Martinez vs. Ettleson

By Evelyn Spence

Student Advocate General candidates for Associated Students elections introduced themselves to the student body during a Monday forum in The Hub, discussing how they would represent students should they be elected to the...

April 14, 2018

A.S. President Denies Allegations of Controversial Petitioning Strategies During Town Hall

By Evelyn Spence

President Le previously refused to comment on whether he asked intoxicated students to sign a petition at a party after the Nexus obtained a video of him allegedly doing so.

April 12, 2018

‘NewCen’ To Create Innovation Lab, Pedestrian Path

By Evelyn Spence, Shomik Mukherjee

A 3D model obtained by the Nexus suggests that there will be several unannounced features to the NewCen added on to the original proposed plan.

April 5, 2018

Broken, Outdated Pipes to Blame for UCen Smell

By Evelyn Spence

The University Center is in need of numerous structural improvements, including leaking parts of the roof and burst sewage pipes which have caused a strange smell in the building, according to the chair of the University...

April 4, 2018

Individual Arrested Following Estero Park Confrontation

By Evelyn Spence

An 18-year-old Isla Vista resident was reportedly arrested in Estero Park Monday night for “obstructing a peace officer."

March 31, 2018

UC President Wants Guaranteed Admission to all Qualified CCC Students

By Evelyn Spence

Currently there approximately 216,700 undergraduates enrolled within the UC system, according to the UC website.

March 18, 2018

UCen Project Will Be on A.S. Elections Ballot

By Evelyn Spence

A.S. Elections Board and career staff members involved in the elections process verified the number of signatures and student perm numbers to make sure that each is valid, according to Le.

March 8, 2018

President Le Draws Backlash for UCen Petitioning Methods

By Evelyn Spence

Associated Students President Hieu Le has received criticism for his methods of gathering signatures for a proposed University Center renovation project, which include not explicitly mentioning the cost of the project to...