Kyle Wu

July 26, 2024

Decoding academic choices: Exploring popular double majors and minors at UCSB

By Kacey Ly, Kyle Wu, Alexandra Chan

At UC Santa Barbara there are 90 majors and 40 minors offered. For some students, their higher education experience can include the exploration of an additional major or minor.

June 2, 2024

From campus to capital: Insights into UCSB’s Investment Advisory Committee

By Kyle Wu, Siddharth Chattoraj, Lance Sanchez, Bowie Chuang, Winston Zuo

The IAC manages an active portfolio worth over $200,000. The best-performing stock the IAC holds is NVIDIA with an unrealized return percentage of 37,744.43% and a realized percentage of 1,399.84%.

May 23, 2024

Disruption and dialogue: Quantifying the effects of the UC school system strikes

By Winston Zuo, Kyle Wu, Calais Waring, Megan Dhillon

The nearly six-week strike by UC graduate student workers led to substantial wage increases while maintaining the number of teaching assistant-led classes.

April 25, 2024

Munching metrics: Mapping retail dining nutrition at UCSB

By Dinesh Rustagi, Katy Tseng, Kyle Wu, Lance Sanchez

The Nexus analyzed the top-10 most calorie-dense menu options at four retail dining restaurants located on the UCSB campus.

February 2, 2024

UCSB’s lodging labyrinth: The hunt for housing in Isla Vista

By Alexandra Chan, Kyle Wu, Winston Zuo, Benjamin Monastyrsky

As UC Santa Barbara’s winter quarter reaches the halfway mark, students enter a housing market characterized by rising rent prices, limited unit availability and intense competition.

January 18, 2024

From checkups to coverage: Understanding UCSB’s healthcare landscape

By Kyle Wu, Kacie Chong

UCSB’s Student Health Service logged a total of 49,197 student visits between Fall 2022 and Spring 2023, and a majority of the students who visited were covered under UC SHIP.