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

May 2, 2024

Proposed pilot program could bring meal swipe rollovers to UCSB next school year

By Lizzy Rager

The proposal suggests up to two meals can be shared between students, up to three can be donated and up to four can be rolled over.

May 1, 2024

Encampments continue for third day, remain peaceful

By Lizzy Rager, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Approximately 55 students are circulating the encampments, and around 40 people involved with the organization and upkeep of the effort announced staying until they are “forcibly removed.”

April 25, 2024

UCSB alumnus dies in cliff fatality, community emphasizes raising fence heights

By Lizzy Rager

He was the 14th person to die in a cliff fatality in the past 20 years and the second to die in the past year following another cliff fatality in the summer.

April 22, 2024

Sospechoso en intento de secuestro sigue prófugo

By Lizzy Rager, La Vista Editor

Este artículo fue actualizado a las 7:26 p.m., el 2 de abril, con la información más reciente. Según una advertencia de UCSB, el sospechoso es un “hombre adulto hispano, con 5 pies 6 pulgadas de altura, con una com...

April 21, 2024

Man in bluff fatality identified

By Lizzy Rager

The man who died in a cliff incident on Saturday was identifed as 23-year-old Jacob William Parker.

April 20, 2024

Suspect in attempted abduction remains at large

By Lizzy Rager

Police described the suspect as “an adult Hispanic male, 5’6 feet tall, stalky build and dressed in all black including black gloves,” according to a UCSB emergency alert.

April 19, 2024

Mobile app College Sauce aims to connect campus

By Lizzy Rager

The app’s goal is to centralize platforms like Shoreline and Discord, where students promote events and make connections, in a “one-size-fits-all” package.

April 10, 2024

Deltopia in full-throttle with record-level citations, massive crowds

By Lizzy Rager

The 13th annual unsanctioned street festival saw over 20,000 attendees, record-level citations and overwhelmed medical emergency services by early Saturday morning.

April 2, 2024

Community entities promote Deltopia-preparedness efforts

By Lizzy Rager

The 13th annual Deltopia will be the first to take place under the new social ordinances and temporary suspension of the Restorative Justice Program.

March 19, 2024

Dank Bowl Kitchen closes, Yetz’s Bagels pop-up to take over

By Lizzy Rager

Dank Bowl Kitchen will officially close on Thursday, March 21, and will be replaced by Yetz’s Bagels, under the same owner. The closure marks an end to 14 years of Dank Bowl Kitchen bread bowls.

March 17, 2024

EVPLA, community members question Restorative Justice Program suspension at Deltopia Town Hall

By Lizzy Rager

A.S. EVPLA hosted the first-ever Deltopia Town Hall with panelists from IVFP, UCPD and more. Attendees questioned the RJ suspension and how the county and University is preparing for Deltopia.

March 14, 2024

SJP, Black Studies hold ‘Day of Interruption’ rally, teach-in to end UC repression

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Lizzy Rager

Students for Justice in Palestine, the Department of Black Studies and several campus organizations united for a “Day of Interruption” on March 7.

March 8, 2024

‘U.S. Building of the Year’ Interactive Learning Pavillion: the need, the design and now

By Lizzy Rager

The Interactive Learning Pavilion (ILP) won “US Building of the Year” in a contest by World-Architects with 42% of 5,000 votes.

March 7, 2024

What to expect for Deltopia 2024: Social ordinance, cliff safety, restorative justice

By Lizzy Rager, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Nexus spoke with I.V. community officials to evaluate how the social ordinances, ongoing cliff safety measures and the temporary suspension of the Restorative Justice Program will affect Deltopia.