Sanya Kamidi

Sanya Kamidi serves as the Deputy News Editor and before that was a Social Media Manager. Loves coffee and will find any excuse to miss class for the Nexus. She can be reached at skamidi@dailynexus.com or @skamidi on Twitter.

June 7, 2020

Letter to the Editor: The Nexus Needs to Commit to Formal Diversity Initiatives

By Sanya Kamidi

Outgoing editor Sanya Kamidi outlines formal diversity initiatives that the Nexus must put in place.

May 30, 2020

UCSB Student Organizes March Through I.V. To Call for Justice for George Floyd

By Max Abrams, Sanya Kamidi

Students plan to march from Storke Tower to Sands Beach via Del Playa Drive beginning at noon.

May 29, 2020

Ramadan During a Pandemic: Muslim Students Reflect on Experiences at Home, in Isla Vista

By Simren Verma, Sanya Kamidi

Physical distancing requirements have made this Ramadan different from many students’ childhood celebrations.

May 23, 2020

A.S. Elections Board Outlines Remote Instruction Procedures for Recall Petition, Election

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

Two-thirds of the 71st Senate must vote in favor in order for a recall election to be held in Fall Quarter 2020.

May 22, 2020

Study Hall Bar Open Thursday Night In Violation of County and State Health Order

By Sanya Kamidi

Study Hall did not answer multiple phone calls made late Thursday night while the business was still open.

May 21, 2020

Swearing in of 71st A.S. Senate, A.S. Executives Overshadowed by Recall Fight Against President Beasley, Zoombombing

By Sanya Kamidi, Katherine Swartz

Despite the controversy about Beasley during the 70th Senate meeting, his swearing in came and went with little fanfare.

May 17, 2020

UCSB Student Says A.S. President-Elect Sexually Assaulted Him in 2018

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

The President-elect currently serves as the external vice president for statewide affairs and is scheduled to be sworn in as A.S. president on Wednesday.

April 13, 2020

UCSB To Conduct Summer Sessions A, C, D and E Through Remote Instruction, No Decision Made On Later Sessions Yet

By Sanya Kamidi

Some summer courses are traditionally held online each summer, but with the transition to fully remote instruction, courses designed to be taught in-person will now have to be adjusted to online as well.

April 3, 2020

UCEAP Suspends All Spring and Summer Study Abroad Programs

By Sanya Kamidi

It’s unclear how many students are still currently abroad, either due to travel restrictions or their personal desire to stay abroad.

April 1, 2020

SB County To Shut Down Isla Vista Beaches During Deltopia Weekend

By Sanya Kamidi

According to the press release, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office will be enforcing the closure.

March 18, 2020

Businesses in I.V.: What’s Open, What’s Closed

By Sanya Kamidi, Holly Rusch

This information is based on what employees at each business said as of April 20, around 8 p.m.

March 17, 2020

Should I Stay or Should I Go? UCSB Students Grapple With I.V. Leases After University Recommends Moving Home

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi

Isla Vista Tenants Union lawyer Robin Unander is working with the university to send a memo to UCSB students about their housing options.

March 15, 2020

All Five UCSB Students Test Negative For Coronavirus, Remain Under Quarantine

By Sanya Kamidi

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department said the remaining test results would come back by Wednesday at the latest.

March 14, 2020

Breaking: UCSB To Extend Remote Instruction Through Spring Quarter

By Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams

Although all in-person classes are canceled through spring quarter, Yang maintained in the email that the campus will remain “open and operational” through spring quarter.

March 12, 2020

UCEAP Suspends Over 45 Study Abroad Programs Due to Coronavirus Concerns

By Sanya Kamidi

UCEAP has been working with both the host universities abroad and the students’ home UC campuses to coordinate course credit, financial aid and all the other lingering questions.

March 11, 2020

European Travel Suspension Will Not Prevent UCEAP U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents From Returning to U.S.

By Sanya Kamidi

All University of California students who are currently studying abroad in Europe through the UC Education Abroad Program and are United States citizens or permanent residents will not be significantly impacted by the tr...