Holly Rusch

Holly Rusch (she/her) is the Lead News Editor for the 2022-23 school year. Previously, Rusch was the University News Editor and co-Lead News Editor for the 2020-21 school year. She can be reached at news@dailynexus.com or hollyrusch@dailynexus.com.

November 10, 2022

Incumbents succeed in reelection bids down the ballot; local races decided by a handful of votes

By Nisha Malley, Asumi Shuda, Mark Alfred, Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel

Santa Barbara County voters cast 75,799 ballots of 237,759 voters, amounting to a turnout rate of 31.88%.

November 8, 2022

LIVE: Statewide and Local Midterm Election Results 2022

By Nisha Malley, Holly Rusch, Mark Alfred, Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda

Providing live updates on local races, statewide races, and propositions on the ballot for the November 2022 midterm election

November 8, 2022

One case dismissed, two proceed to evidentiary hearings in IVP’s restraining order cases against UCSB students

By Holly Rusch

Evidentiary hearings in regard to Patel and the anonymous student will be held on Dec. 12, although the court tentatively ruled that Schaefer did not meet the burden of proof for a restraining order against the anonymous...

November 7, 2022

A.S. Senator files Judicial Council case against IVP amid strike

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel

The A.S. Judicial Council did not immediately respond to request for comment regarding the status of the petition or if any other petitions against, or by, Schaefer were currently active.

November 5, 2022

Three UC unions ready to begin strike on Nov. 14

By Mark Alfred, Holly Rusch

A strike would see the 48,000 unionized UC workers organized under United Auto Workers — including TAs, graduate students and academic researchers, academic student employees and others — withhold their labor from th...

October 22, 2022

Local officials join Planned Parenthood to support Proposition 1 for California abortion rights

By Nisha Malley, Holly Rusch

Speakers at the event included California State Senator Monique Limón and Santa Barbara County Supervisors Joan Hartmann, Gregg Hart and Das Williams.

October 21, 2022

Recall petition process begins against A.S. Internal Vice President as A.S. executives offer comments on ongoing A.S. conflict

By Holly Rusch

The process was initiated after claims of Schaefer’s negligence of her position were made by members of A.S. beginning late September.

October 20, 2022

Internal Vice President strikes Senate meeting following Associated Students unrest

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch

The strike follows internal dysfunction within Associated Student and allegations of Schaefer’s neglect of her position.

September 29, 2022

On-leave researcher alleged to have possessed child porn worked with students for months following felony charges

By Mark Alfred, Holly Rusch

In the months following the arrest, the researcher continued his work with student researchers in the Vision and Image Understanding Lab.

September 28, 2022

Allegations of Internal Vice President negligence discussed at first fall quarter A.S. Senate meeting

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel

At the Senate’s Sept. 28 meeting, speakers at the Senate’s public forum voiced complaints regarding the resulting deficiencies in A.S. funding and function after Schaefer’s alleged neglect of her position.

September 28, 2022

Associated Students Internal Vice President fails to call Senate to session since June, causes backups in appointments, payment

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel

Associated Students Assistant Director of Governmental Services Holly Mayes confirmed to the Nexus that the 73rd Senate has not been called into session since June 1, with its last email vote concluding June 27.

September 22, 2022

UCSB researcher arrested for alleged child pornography possession had prior felony conviction, is now on leave and banned from campus

By Holly Rusch, Mark Alfred

Peterson was arrested in Carpinteria, at a house he did not reside in, for alleged possession of control child pornography and booked with a $50,000 bail, per police records obtained by the Nexus.

September 22, 2022

UCSB’s College Bowl team: The ‘dark horse candidate’

By Holly Rusch

Schuyler Capita reiterated that the group’s close friendship remained an asset throughout the trivia process.

September 22, 2022

Campus-Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act sworn into law

By Holly Rusch

The bill was co-sponsored by the SASA nonprofit — which has local chapters on the UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Community College and Santa Cruz campuses — and the University of California Student Association.

September 22, 2022

UCSB researcher charged after UCPD found child pornography found on work computer, remains employed by university

By Mark Alfred, Holly Rusch

Three months after his arrest, the researcher is still employed by UCSB.

September 21, 2022

UC Regents 9/21 Highlights

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch, Nisha Malley, Mark Alfred, Asumi Shuda

The Regents discussed topics such as federal loan forgiveness, a new dual admissions program, military weapons on campus and transfer student reports.