Max Abrams

Max Abrams served as the lead news editor for the 2020-2021 school year. He is from Buffalo. That's all you need to know.

August 30, 2020

In Photos | With College-Linked COVID-19 Outbreaks Nationwide, Maskless Parties in I.V. Draw Hundreds to the Streets

By Max Abrams

Amid growing concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in I.V., the Nexus sought out to document the current state of partying during an average weekend in quarantine.

August 28, 2020

Student Health Ramps Up Flu Shot Efforts For New UC-Wide Vaccine Requirement

By Max Abrams

The new mandate anticipates additional spikes in COVID-19 cases in the community, come fall, and an increased strain on UCSB’s — and the rest of the UC campuses’ — medical systems.

August 25, 2020

Amid Backlash and Uncertainty, UC Regents Hold Heated Discussion on Future of TMT

By Max Abrams

Until July’s meeting, those for and against the Thirty Meter Telescope have rarely sat at the same table.

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 7, 2020

UC Announces Influenza Vaccine Requirement For All Students and Employees Come Fall

By Max Abrams

This is the first time the UC has required the flu vaccine.

August 7, 2020

In a Reopening Roller Coaster, Barber Shops Are Cutting Profits Thin

By Max Abrams

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Richie Ramirez said he has shuttered and reopened his barber shops three separate times, turning a profit for only six weeks out of the last six months.

July 31, 2020

In an Unwavering Fight Against Brain Cancer, a Gaucho’s Legacy Shines Through

By Max Abrams

Several of Raul Garcia's friends spoke to the Nexus about the ways in which he brings joy to their lives and why their friendships with him are everlasting.

July 27, 2020

Police Arrest Suspect For Breaking Into Vacant Isla Vista Apartment and Refusing To Leave

By Max Abrams

Donald Cameron was arrested on one count of burglary, vandalism and obstructing a peace officer. He is currently in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail on $50,000 bail.

July 21, 2020

California Hair Salons and Barbershop Services Permitted To Reopen Outdoors

By Max Abrams

Isla Vista barbershop services and salons such as Wanderlust Hair Studio, Richie’s Barber Shop and Campus Cuts Hair Salon can once again reopen under the new guidelines, albeit outdoors.

July 19, 2020

Poke Theory SB Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

By Max Abrams

Since learning that an employee tested positive, Poke Theory SB has begun operating under stricter cleaning protocols as a precaution, the manager said.

July 16, 2020

iV Menus Owner Sentencing Postponed To September

By Max Abrams

Galoustian’s sentencing will be based on the eight felony charges he pled guilty to in December 2019, two years after his initial arrest.

July 14, 2020

International Students Allowed To Stay In U.S. Following I.C.E. Policy Reversal

By Max Abrams

Under the previous guidelines, international students enrolled in only online classes would have either had to leave the U.S. or transfer to a U.S. university offering in-person instruction.

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.

July 8, 2020

UC To Sue Federal Government, Seeking To Prevent Deportation of International Students

By Max Abrams

Currently, there are over 41,000 graduate and undergraduate international students within the UC system.

July 6, 2020

Former UCSB Student Challenges Title IX Case Reopening

By Max Abrams

In July’s hearing, the judge will decide whether or not to grant Roe’s motion, which could reverse the superior court’s previous decision to vacate the Title IX findings.

June 29, 2020