Nisha Malley

Nisha Malley (she/her/hers) is the County News Editor for the 2022-23 school year. Previously, Malley was an Assistant News Editor for the 2021-22 school year. She can be reached at news@dailynexus.com.

January 28, 2022

Black Women’s Health Collaborative Launches Community Gardening Project

By Nisha Malley

Around 20 students congregated to establish plants in two raised beds provided by the church and that is solely dedicated to Black community members in Isla Vista.

January 27, 2022

Students Required to Get Boosted, Tested Prior to Returning to In-person Instruction

By Nisha Malley

Completion of boosting and testing requirements will update students’ Clearance Badge.

January 23, 2022

Abolition Activist and Scholar Angela Davis Accepts Medal for Social Transformation

By Nisha Malley

The medal honors activists who have made notable accomplishments toward achieving racial equity.

January 20, 2022

Chancellors Get Pay Raise: Recap of UC Regents January 2022 Meeting

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda, Nisha Malley

Here are the most important takeaways from the University of California Board of Regents’ first meeting of 2022.

January 16, 2022

Interdisciplinary Humanities Center Hosts Annual Event Series, Themed “Regeneration”

By Nisha Malley

The Public Event Series brings together academic and creative voices of national and international stature across humanities fields to address topics of broad social concern.

January 15, 2022

GUSD Keeps Schools Open Amid Omicron Winter Surge

By Nisha Malley

Isla Vista Elementary School and the rest of Goleta Union School District (GUSD) serve just over 3,500 students at nine schools.

January 13, 2022

Isla Vista Food Co-Op Celebrates 50 Years, Reflects on the Pandemic

By Nisha Malley

The co-op lists its visionary goals – environmental stewardship, economic resilience, community advocacy and healthy food for all – that it aims to balance with the demands of running a viable business.

January 12, 2022

UC Leadership Affirms Support for DACA Program

By Nisha Malley

The chancellors’ letter described both the sizable presence that DACA participants have across UC campuses and the value they bring as students, employees and community members.

December 5, 2021

Texas Court Ruling Puts Future of DACA Program in Jeopardy

By Nisha Malley

An estimated 4,000 undocumented students are enrolled across UC campuses, according to 2020 data.

November 28, 2021

RCSGD Vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance Mourns Deaths From Transphobic Violence

By Nisha Malley

The event marked the university’s first on-campus event dedicated to Trans Day of Remembrance.

November 19, 2021

Historian Annette Gordon-Reed Speaks About the History of Race and School Segregation in Texas

By Nisha Malley

The Pulitzer Prizing-winning author promoted her latest book about the historical significance of Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating slave emancipation in the United States.

November 4, 2021

UCSB Hosts Eighth Día De Los Muertos Celebration

By Nisha Malley

This marks the eighth celebration of Día de Los Muertos at UC Santa Barbara, which began in 2014 when a group of Latinx faculty members founded the Latinx UCSB Networking Association.

October 28, 2021

UCSB Limits Number of Units Students Can Enroll in At Each Pass Time

By Nisha Malley

Students may now only enroll in a maximum of 10 units during pass 1 — the initial registration period — followed by a maximum of 15 units during pass 2 and 21 units during pass 3.

October 26, 2021

University of New Hampshire Theoretical Physicist Presents, “Plantation Politics in STEM”

By Nisha Malley

The talk covered the history of racism in STEM fields through the lens of colonialism

October 22, 2021

Café Picasso Re-opens After Pandemic, Offering Free Brunch on Sundays

By Nisha Malley

The cafe served platters of chicken and potato taquitos with sides of black beans, pico de gallo, crema and salad. Coffee and juices were also available as part of the cafe’s regular offering.