For some campus dance groups, practice means a trip to Lot 22

UCSB dance groups — like Taara, a Bollywood-fusion dance team, or Raíces de mi Tierra, a folklórico group — can often be found practicing practicing in the campus parking garage on weeknights. 
read more

Former UCSB student jailed, charged with 26 counts of unlawful electronic peeping

Noozhawk reported that 12 of the counts pertain to identified victims and the remaining 14 involve unidentified victims, according to Senior Deputy District Attorney Megan Chanda. 
read more

Students protest TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk’s campus visit

Kirk debated with students for several hours on issues related to race, abortion and gender identity.
read more

UCSB students provide free tax-filing services to community

The program has been open for two weeks and completed 25 successful tax returns, none of which have been sent back by the IRS.
read more

UCSB police lieutenant sentenced to jail for driving under the influence, remains on administrative leave

UCSB could not offer any further information as to whether the lieutenant, Bradley Prows, would return to the police force following his release from jail.
read more

Turkish students fundraise, raise awareness for earthquake relief

TSSA hosted fundraisers at Rockfire Grill and partnered with local restaurant SADE Turkish Coffee and Baklava to sell baklava on Feb. 14, raising nearly $1,000 to send to Turkish humanitarian aid orga...
read more

Planned Parenthood Generation Action brings reproductive justice awareness and sex education to campus

PPGA — a campus organization funded by Planned Parenthood — hopes to inform students about the issues women and non-men face when attempting to receive abortions or exercise bodily autonomy not ju...
read more

UC News

A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
read more

UCSB’s Jewish community, administration condemn antisemitic actions in I.V., on campus

Jewish community members, university administrators, Santa Barbara police departments and local leaders met to discuss antisemitic acts at Hillel on Jan. 31.
read more

Voting opens for A.S. IVP special election; injunction places hold on results

The eligible candidates are Coleton Cristiani, Gabrielle Diaz and Sydney Kupsh.
read more

A.S. Office of the President hosts mental health town hall

The town hall was held in Corwin Pavilion and hosted panelists from UCSB’s Counseling & Psychological Services, Health and Wellness, Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education, Student Health Service an...
read more

Santa Barbara Women’s March gathers hundreds on Roe v. Wade anniversary

The march, which began in De La Guerra Plaza in downtown Santa Barbara, featured speakers, dancing, tabling from women’s rights and activist groups and concluded with a march down State Street. 
read more

New cannabis dispensary blazes into Isla Vista

Farmacy opened its doors a month ago, on Dec. 15.
read more

UAW union members reflect on historic contract campaign

Members of both unions spoke with the Nexus following the strike’s conclusion to share their perspectives on the new contract. 
read more

Yang announces $2B fundraising campaign, gives update on university happenings at UC Regents meeting

UCSB anticipates it will move into the pre-approval “silent phase” of the campaign in the next year ahead of the campaign's public launch in 2025 following approval from UCOP and Regents.
read more