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.

April 21, 2022

A.S. Elections Voting Extended Through Sunday

By Holly Rusch

UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Elections Board has extended voting for spring 2022-23 elections until Sunday, April 24. The voter threshold for Associated Students (A.S.) elections is 20% of the student body....

April 21, 2022

A.S. Elections See Low Voter Turnout; Voting Opened

By Holly Rusch

The only A.S. constitutional amendment on the ballot, dubbed the Nonpartisan Act, asks students to vote on the elimination of the party system for senatorial candidates as well as for the Internal Vice President.

April 17, 2022

Low Candidate Turnout In 2022-23 A.S. Elections

By Holly Rusch

Shannon Hollingsworth, chair of the A.S. Elections Board, attributed the low candidate turnout to UCSB’s return to in-person instruction after years of being online from COVID-19.

April 17, 2022

Cheadle Center Receives Grant To Restore Campus Point Bluff’s Flora

By Holly Rusch

CCBER is working to redesign the land’s unique flora makeup, and work is slated to begin on the endeavor this summer with excavation of the asphalt pad to begin the following fall.

April 17, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-On In and Around Isla Vista

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.

April 9, 2022

Review of Associated Students 2021-22 Budget

By Alex Rudolph, Holly Rusch

The budget funds the functions of all Senate and executive offices and a variety of boards, committees, commissions and other entities that support student life on campus.

April 9, 2022

2022 A.S. Elections To Begin Phase-Out of Parties, Campaign In-Person

By Yiu-On Li, Holly Rusch

Both Associated Students (A.S.) parties registered in the election — the Isla Vista Party and Storke Party — are participating this year but, unlike previous years, they are making an effort to move away from the tra...

April 3, 2022

UCSB Wins UC Student Association Campus of the Year Award

By Holly Rusch

Esme Quintero-Cubillan said they believed UCSB’s campus won the award because of the EVPSA Office’s hard work and student-centered activism.

April 3, 2022

UCSB Sorority Kappa Alpha Theta Chapter House First in California To Be Green Certified

By Holly Rusch

With the assistance of Greeks Go Green, Kappa Alpha Theta followed a modified green certification checklist

April 3, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-On in Isla Vista

By Holly Rusch, Atmika Iyer

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.

April 1, 2022

UCSB Sorority Kappa Alpha Theta Chapter House First in California To Be Green Certified

By Holly Rusch

The Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County is part of a statewide Green Business program that provides “resources, assistance, and evaluations” for businesses aiming to significantly reduce their carbon footp...

March 31, 2022

Highlights of UC Regents’ March 2022 Meeting

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch

The University of California Board of Regents met in person at UC San Francisco Mission Bay from March 15-17 to discuss the possibility of a new student regent, cybersecurity and COVID-19, among other topics. The meeting...

March 4, 2022

I.V. Massacre Perpetrator Requests for Unconditional Release From Supervision Program

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

Court will meet again today, where Chi will continue to testify and both parties will present closing arguments before Judge Thomas Adams reaches a decision.

March 3, 2022

Survivor Speaks Out About Eavesdropping and Invasion of Privacy Case

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

Asia Juarez — who found a hidden camera in their bathroom on the morning of Feb. 15. — said she wanted to share her story because she “has nothing to be ashamed of.”

February 27, 2022

UCSB Student Arrested for Hiding Cameras in I.V. Bathroom Released From Custody; Charges Reduced

By Holly Rusch

Asinobi was previously held on a $400,000 bail after deputies contacted Asinobi at his residence and uncovered several “surreptitious recording devices."

February 25, 2022

Four A.S. Senators Resign During 2021-22 School Year; Six New Senators Appointed

By Holly Rusch

Bee Schaefer said that, although this year’s Senate hasn’t been as politically polarized as in years past, serving on the Senate still comes with pressure.