An Ode to the Out-of-State Struggle

February 27, 2025 by

When I flew back to school from my home in Colorado to start my sophomore year, my sister began to cry in the plane seat next to me. As we gazed over the Pacific, preparing to land in sunny Santa Barb...
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Best Of 2024

May 31, 2024 by

The best of everything IV has to offer, right in one place
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Stories from the staff: Fantastical fears

November 1, 2022 by

Whether commonplace or unexpectedly unique, irrational fears are just that — irrational. Staff writers share their irrational fears.
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Outside Opinions: Vote YES on Prop. 1

October 16, 2022 by

Joan Hartmann and Gregg Hart make the appeal for voting YES on Prop. 1 this coming month.
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Stories from Storke: 2021-22 Senior Reflections

May 26, 2022 by

Graduating Nexus seniors reflect on their time under Storke Tower.
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Reaching for the Stars, the TMT Project Fails Those Below

May 20, 2022 by

The Mauna Kea Protectors at UCSB critique the UC's involvement in the Thirty Meter Telescope project, urging divestment.
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The Disproportionate Impact of the Pandemic on Migrant Essential Workers in California

April 28, 2022 by

A research team at the UCSB Center for Publicly Engaged Scholarship breaks down four things you need to know about being a migrant essential worker in California during the pandemic.
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Stories from Storke: Return to Virtual Learning

January 27, 2022 by

The Opinion Staff reflects on another quarter of virtual learning.
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Letter From the Opinion Editors: Moving Forward

December 2, 2021 by

Opinion Editors Emily Kocis and Toni Shindler-Ruberg reflect on the history of the Opinion section and the Nexus, and what that means moving forward.
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Spooky Stories from the Staff

October 28, 2021 by

The Opinion Staff share their best spooky stories in honor of Halloween.
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Ask AJ: Halloween Horrors

October 21, 2021 by

AJ answers all your pressing questions about Halloween festivities and dealing with midterm stress.
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Ask AJ: Barely Functional Fall

October 7, 2021 by

AJ breaks down some fall fallacies.
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Focusing on Faith: Reflections on the Jewish American Experience

May 27, 2021 by

The Jewish writers of the Opinion Staff reflect on their Jewish American identities to commemorate this year's Jewish American Heritage Month of May.
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Reckoning With Race: Opinion Staff Writers Reflect on AAPI Heritage Month

May 8, 2021 by

Members of the Daily Nexus' Opinion Staff reflect on issues of identity for this year's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month of May.
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Breaking the Silence: Opinion Staff Writers Speak Up After 2021’s Day of Silence

April 24, 2021 by

After honoring this year's Day of Silence, the Daily Nexus Opinion Staff's LGBTQ writers reflect on the systemic silencing they've experienced and continue to face.
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