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.

July 13, 2019

Driver Damages Four Cars, House on 67 Block of Del Playa Drive

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Katherine Swartz

Police officers found the car abandoned by the corner of Camino Pescadero and El Greco Road around 9:50 p.m.

July 10, 2019

The Year of the Musical Biopic

By Katherine Swartz

These blink-and-you-miss-them genres will always be a part of film. Right now, we’re in the era of the musical biopic.

June 25, 2019

2019-2020 A.S. Executives: A Look Ahead

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams, Arturo Martinez Rivera, Katherine Swartz

The Nexus sat down with the five executives and asked them to speak about their plans for the upcoming year.

May 30, 2019

Regents Approve New Classroom Building to Alleviate Over-Enrollment

By Katherine Swartz

The building will include five new lecture halls, three active learning classrooms and 20 discussion classrooms, totaling 2,000 new seats.

May 23, 2019

Q&A With Gun Control Activist David Hogg

By Katherine Swartz

March for Our Lives Co-founder David Hogg sat down with the Daily Nexus to discuss his work this past year and what comes next for him.

May 23, 2019

More than a Year After Parkland, David Hogg Urges UCSB Students To Continue Fight for Gun Control

By Katherine Swartz

Hogg’s speech centered on his background as an activist in the national conversation around gun violence.

May 23, 2019

Isla Vista Memorial Project Receives Digital Revival for Fifth Anniversary

By Katherine Swartz

The exhibit of spontaneous memorials was unveiled in its new website format this Wednesday.

May 19, 2019

I.V. CSD Budget Sees About $200,000 Increase in Funding for Next Fiscal Year

By Katherine Swartz

The total amount of funding the I.V. CSD expects to receive in the 2019-2020 fiscal year is $1,105,921, compared to $898,337 in 2018-2019.

May 16, 2019

Term in Review: Internal Vice President Steven Ho

By Katherine Swartz

Soon to be former A.S. IVP Steven Ho’s term was defined by strict party lines in the Senate and his ability, and inability at times, to keep a divided room in order.

May 9, 2019

Bike Committee Opposition Does Not Change SRB Design Plans

By Katherine Swartz

The board voted 11-2 to move forward without bike parking.

May 2, 2019

A.S. Senate Supports Bike Committee Demands for More SRB Bike Parking

By Katherine Swartz

On Wednesday, A.S. passed a resolution through email vote supporting the Bike Committee’s demands for greater bicycle safety at the SRB.

April 19, 2019

Recap: A.S. President Candidate Forum

By Katherine Swartz

The two presidential candidates spoke to students in the Hub in a moderated 40-minute discussion.

April 11, 2019

Blum Center Unveils Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice Minor

By Katherine Swartz

The new minor educates students in poverty and intersectional inequality through policy, practice and social action.

March 13, 2019

The Best Education That Money Can Buy Isn’t Really the Best

By Katherine Swartz

Katherine Swartz takes a lens to the flawed college admissions process following the revelation that wealthy parents bribed their childrens' ways into elite universities.