Lizzy Rager

Lizzy Rager (she/her) is the Lead News Editor for the 2024-25 school year. She can be reached at lizzyrager@dailynexus.com

April 16, 2025

Graduate students rally against potential funding cuts

By Lizzy Rager

Hundreds of graduate students rallied on April 8 over funding cuts as the world's largest biomedical research funder, the NIH, looks to cut millions in grants

April 14, 2025

How did we get to Deltopia, the UCSB spring street festival?

By Lizzy Rager

Deltopia is more than 20 years old. How did the annual unsanctioned street festival get here, and where is the UCSB tradition heading now?

April 9, 2025

Ten student and graduate visas revoked at UC Santa Barbara

By Lizzy Rager

Seven current students and three graduates visas were terminated, leaving them vulnerable to detention or deportation. Roughly 50 visas were terminated UC-wide

March 31, 2025

Suspect in Isla Vista shooting, robberies pleads not guilty to seven felony charges

By Lizzy Rager

Jackson Kyle Jue was accused of attempted murder, second-degree robbery, carrying a concealed firearm and other felony charges.

March 28, 2025

UCSB freshman dies from injuries following balcony fall, family confirms

By Lizzy Rager

Elizabeth “Liz” Hamel died after suffering severe injuries due to an alleged balcony fall from an on-campus dorm hall in February, according to her family.

March 21, 2025

Suspect in Isla Vista bike path shooting arrested in Concord

By Lizzy Rager

Police identified the suspect as 20-year-old Jackson Kyle Jue, a resident of Isla Vista. He was found 330 miles away, late Thursday night.

March 20, 2025

Woman injured in Isla Vista shooting, suspect still at large

By Lizzy Rager

Near the Santa Ynez apartments last night, a woman suffered gunshot wounds in an armed robbery. The suspect evaded police and remains at-large.

March 6, 2025

A week in UC News

By Lizzy Rager

UC Merced sees spike in application numbers The University of California had a slight decline overall in student applications according to preliminary application numbers for the fall 2025 term, but UC Merced saw an incr...

March 1, 2025

UC health clinicians, researchers, technicians lead two-day strike

By Lizzy Rager, Grace Medecki

Joining over 20,000 workers across the system, UPTE CWA 9119 led a strike after accusing the university of bargaining their worker contracts in bad faith

February 27, 2025

Students experience CalFresh delays en masse, county issues letters on compromised benefits

By Lizzy Rager

In January, 700 EBT cards from CalFresh were canceled by the county due to risks of their information being compromised, according to state information

February 27, 2025

A week in UC News

By Lizzy Rager

LA County police gave contradictory accounts of their presence at the UCLA pro-Palestine encampment in spring and 20,000 workers across the UC go on strike

February 21, 2025

IVCSD Term in Review: Marcos Aguilar

By Lizzy Rager

Former IVCSD president and director Marcos Aguilar reflects on his last four years serving the Isla Vista community and his last 15 years living in Isla Vista.

February 20, 2025

A Week in UC News

By Lizzy Rager

Thousands of UC employees voted to authorize a strike on for alleged systemic and ongoing staffing shortages that impact patient care and research operations.

February 13, 2025

Student associations files lawsuit against the Department of Education over ‘illegal’ DOGE data access

By Lizzy Rager

Staffers from DOGE reportedly gained access to DOE systems that had personal information of millions of students enrolled in federal aid programs

February 13, 2025

A Week in UC News

By Lizzy Rager

A judge halts Trump's order on NIH medical research cuts, UPTE-CWA 9119 begins their strike vote and the UC releases a new Artificial Intelligence website