Katherine Swartz

Katherine Swartz was the 2021-22 editor in chief of the Daily Nexus. Previously, Swartz was the University News Editor for the 2020-2021 school year. She can be reached at kswartz@dailynexus.com or news@dailynexus.com, and on twitter @kv_swartz.

October 26, 2020

A Guide to the Student Advocate General Special Election

By Katherine Swartz

The special election for the Student Advocate General (S.A.G.) position will be held from Oct. 26 at 8 a.m. to Oct. 29 at 4 p.m.

October 26, 2020

A.S. President Daevionne Beasley Announces Resignation

By Katherine Swartz

According to A.S. Legal Code, the Internal Vice President (IVP) — fourth-year Tianna White — will succeed the office of the president until a special election can be held in winter quarter.

October 26, 2020

A.S. Special Election Resumes Following Last-Minute Delay

By Katherine Swartz

The recall efforts come five months after a UCSB student alleged that Beasley sexually assaulted him in 2018, which Beasley denies.

October 23, 2020

Status of A.S. Presidential Recall Remains Up in the Air after Seven-Hour Senate Discussion

By Katherine Swartz

The recall efforts come five months after a UCSB student alleged that Beasley sexually assaulted him in 2018, which Beasley denies.

October 21, 2020

Petition to Recall A.S. President Reaches Voting Threshold, Moves to Senate Vote

By Katherine Swartz

Now that the petition signatures have been verified, A.S. Senate will vote on the petition at Wednesday’s meeting.

October 16, 2020

Special Election To Begin Following Student Advocate General Resignation

By Katherine Swartz

At least 4% of undergraduate students will have to vote for the results to be valid, which amounts to approximately 930 students.

October 13, 2020

A.S. Halts Senate Appointments Following Dispute Over Runner-Ups

By Katherine Swartz

A.S. Legal Code does not indicate a clear system for determining the runners-up, only that the highest vote-getter not elected from the previous spring’s election will fill the position.

September 16, 2020

UC Berkeley Police Captain Alex Yao Named as New UCSB Police Chief

By Katherine Swartz

Yao will replace UCSB’s Interim Police Chief James Brock in early fall quarter.

September 10, 2020

UCSB Student Sues UCPD Chief of Police for Sexual Battery

By Katherine Swartz

As of September 2020, there are now seven active lawsuits filed against members of the UCSB UC Police Department (UCPD).

August 22, 2020

The “Uphill Fight that the Black Community in America has Constantly Been Fighting Towards”: UCSB and IV Community Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement

By Arturo Martinez Rivera, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe, Katherine Swartz, Holly Rusch, Max Abrams

As protest headlines disappear from mainstream news, it remains unclear how the Black Lives Matter movement has changed, or will change, the community of Isla Vista and UCSB.

August 17, 2020

UC Santa Cruz Reinstates 41 Teaching Assistants Dismissed over COLA Strikes

By Katherine Swartz

Graduate students across the UC continue to advocate for a COLA, even as the pandemic brings challenges to in-person activism.

August 8, 2020

Isla Vista Experiences Largest Single-Day Jump in COVID-19 Cases

By Katherine Swartz

Santa Barbara County confirmed an additional five new cases on Friday, bringing the total count to 74 cases in Isla Vista, 20 of which are currently active.

July 17, 2020

Fall Quarter 2020 In-Person Classes List

By Katherine Swartz, Hayley Tice

As UC Santa Barbara closes in on a hybrid fall quarter, the Nexus has compiled a list of all remaining in-person classes.

July 11, 2020

UCSB Asst. Professor Sues Journalist for Defamation Over Reportings About Title IX Violations

By Katherine Swartz, Max Abrams

In the lawsuit filed last month, Professor Danielle Kurin alleges that journalist Michael Balter knowingly made defamatory, libelous and slanderous statements against her.