Iris Guo

Iris Guo (she/her) is the Community Outreach News Editor for the 2025-2026 school year. Previously, Guo was the Assistant News Editor and a News Intern for the 2024-2025 school year. She can be reached at irisguo@dailynexus.com or news@dailynexus.com.

August 12, 2026

Former UCSB student sentenced to 30 years to life for multiple sexual assaults

By Iris Guo

Former UCSB student Arian Eteghaei was sentenced to 30 years to life in California state prison on Aug. 10 by Judge Von Deroian of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court for sexual assaults against two victims.

August 5, 2026

Body of UCSB graduate student found in Sierra Nevada mountains

By Iris Guo

Vikram Mubayi, a chemical engineering doctoral candidate at UC Santa Barbara, was found deceased on Aug. 3 in the Eastern Sierra mountains.

May 1, 2026

Term in Review: A.S. S.A.G. Sydney Bivins

By Iris Guo

The 2025-26 A.S. Student Advocate General, Sydney Bivins, reflected on her term leading initiatives and analyzing changes to university policies.

April 24, 2026

Students find their missed connections with automated website

By Iris Guo

IV Missed Connections was developed with the intention of helping students find their missed connections.

April 15, 2026

Lisa Phillips advocates for survivors of sexual violence, speaks against Jeffrey Epstein

By Levi Kauffman, Iris Guo

Podcaster and sexual assault survivor Lisa Phillips shared her story of recovering from sexual abuse and seeking justice on April 8 at Isla Vista Theater.

April 8, 2026

Asian-owned businesses in I.V. allege exclusion from Soltopia, IVCSD asserts difficulties with time constraints

By Iris Guo, Michelle Cisneros

Several Asian-owned businesses in IV claim to have been excluded from the list of vendors chosen for the sanctioned Deltopia alternative, Soltopia.

April 2, 2026

UCSB contends with proposed systemwide shift to online language courses

By Iris Guo

UC administrators are looking to cut campus-based foreign language courses and aim to outsource language teaching to an online system.

March 6, 2026

Students react: new AI major

By Iris Guo, Gabriel Welch, Maria Basinger

UCSB CoE students share their perspectives on the new AI major which will be made available to all students by the 2027-28 academic year.

March 4, 2026

Persian Student Group celebrates Nowruz, foreign intervention in Iran

By Iris Guo

The UCSB Persian Student Group celebrated Nowruz, the Persian New Year, outside the UCSB Library on March 2. Nowruz, which will take place on March 20, has been celebrated for over three centuries and is observed by arou...

February 27, 2026

I.V. Food Co-op sees improved financials following shutdown of downtown store

By Iris Guo

The IV Food Co-op's board members announced their financial situation has improved following the shutdown of its downtown location.

February 20, 2026

Office of Ombuds provides confidential consultation in a range of difficult situations

By Iris Guo

The Office of the Ombuds provides confidential consultation services to all campus community members on issues related to the University.

February 18, 2026

MSA supports Muslim community members during Ramadan

By Iris Guo

The UCSB MSA has planned meals and prayers to build community among Muslim students as they observe Ramadan.

February 18, 2026

Senate hears from Indivisible I.V., allocates funding to I.V. cityhood initiative

By Iris Guo, Elijah Obando

Senate heard from the newly formed IV chapter Indivisible and allocated $10,000 to IVCSD for their initiative to make Isla Vista a city.

February 13, 2026

Artificial intelligence aims to bring real connections to college campuses

By Iris Guo

Ditto is a new dating app that was created by two UC Berkeley dropouts and utilizes AI features to set users up on dates.

February 12, 2026

SBIFF 2026: Academy Award-nominated directors talk international features

By Iris Guo

Kleber Mendonça Filho (“The Secret Agent”), Jafar Panahi (“It Was Just an Accident”), Joachim Trier (“Sentimental Value”), Oliver Laxe (“Sirāt”) and Kaouther Ben Hania (“The Voice of Hind Rajab”) pa...

February 6, 2026

Board of Supervisors honors UCSB Nobel laureates

By Iris Guo

The SBC Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to commend UCSB physics professor emeritus John Martinis and physics professor Michel Devoret for their 2025 Nobel Prize in physics.