Michelle Cisneros

May 1, 2026

Term in Review: A.S. President Le Anh Metzger

By Michelle Cisneros

The 2025-26 A.S. President, Le Anh Metzger, reflected on her and her office’s projects throughout the academic year.

April 30, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Michelle Cisneros

Two people are found dead near UC Berkeley, UC Merced is found to be sharing license plate data and a Senate committee passes a research funding bill.  

April 23, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Michelle Cisneros

AFSCME announces an open-ended strike, a UC Davis student dies following a bike collision and historical Native American remains are found near UCB.

April 23, 2026

Sable continues legal battle against local entities

By Michelle Cisneros

A county judge upheld an injunction against the pipeline restart, with Sable subsequently announcing a separate lawsuit against Santa Barbara County.

April 16, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Michelle Cisneros

Governor Newsom appoints four new regents and reappoints two, UC revises AFSCME contract and Department of Justice investigates UCSD School of Medicine.

April 15, 2026

Proposed county budget cuts to affect CalFresh application timelines, IVFP

By Michelle Cisneros

The SBC Board of Supervisors is considering extensive budget cuts that would impact CalFresh and law enforcement coverage in Isla Vista.

April 9, 2026

A month in UC student news

By Michelle Cisneros

UC continues plan to extend online language courses, UC and UAW reach contract agreement and UCLA removes César E. Chávez from department name.

April 8, 2026

Asian-owned businesses in I.V. allege exclusion from Soltopia, IVCSD asserts difficulties with time constraints

By Iris Guo, Michelle Cisneros

Several Asian-owned businesses in IV claim to have been excluded from the list of vendors chosen for the sanctioned Deltopia alternative, Soltopia.

April 7, 2026

Sexual assaults reported on bus routes near UCSB

By Michelle Cisneros

An individual was sexually assaulted on a bus going toward the North Hall Bus Loop on April 4. This follows a similar incident that occurred on Jan. 20. 

April 2, 2026

Chancellor Assanis discusses plans for the University, budget cuts

By Michelle Cisneros

UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Dennis Assanis spoke with the Daily Nexus in an exclusive interview about a range of topics.

March 21, 2026

How contention over a local pipeline garnered an executive order from the president

By Michelle Cisneros

Last week, an executive order prompted the U.S. Department of Energy to direct oil company Sable Offshore to restart a local pipeline system.

March 14, 2026

UAW members rally amidst contract negotiations, reach a tentative agreement

By Michelle Cisneros

About 200 members of the United Auto Workers Local 4811 held a “Last Chance” practice picket at the UC Santa Barbara Library steps on March 12.

March 5, 2026

Judge rejects Sable’s motion to lift preliminary injunction against pipeline restart

By Michelle Cisneros

A Superior Court judge rejected a motion to lift an injunction for the restart of the Santa Ynez Unit and the Las Flores Pipelines on Feb. 27.

March 5, 2026

Crown Collective celebrates one year in business

By Michelle Cisneros

Crown Collective, a student-owned pop-up, has been making Black hair care products accessible to UC Santa Barbara students for the last year.

March 4, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Michelle Cisneros

UC Regents sell $2 billion in bonds amid uncertainties with federal funding, UC proposes new AFSCME contract offer and UCB Multicultural Center reopens.

February 26, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Michelle Cisneros

Trump administration sues UC over alleged antisemitism against employees and all UC campuses agree to send alerts for campus immigration enforcement activity.