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.

November 26, 2019

Cave Fire Grows to 4,100 Acres, UCSB Emphasizes No Threat To Campus

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Katherine Swartz, Max Abrams

Classes for the remainder of the week were cancelled at 10:44 a.m. on Tuesday in an email sent by Chancellor Yang, but the fire “poses no threat to our campus,” with no evacuations planned.

November 21, 2019

University Takes Second Attempt at Controversial Faculty Housing Project

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

The proposal would demolish Ocean Road and cover the 16.7 acres of land up and down the street with up to 540 housing units.

November 21, 2019

“I do feel very privileged to be able to leave”: UC Study Abroad Students To Leave Hong Kong

By Sanya Kamidi

Each student’s academics would be dealt with by the universities they were attending in Hong Kong.

November 18, 2019

Police Searching for 3 Suspects in Armed Isla Vista Home Invasion Robbery

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

Students are advised to lock their doors and stay away from windows.

November 13, 2019

UC Study Abroad Suspends Spring Hong Kong Program, Citing Safety Concerns

By Sanya Kamidi

All of the UC students currently in Hong Kong are attending one of three schools: University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong or Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

November 7, 2019

UCSB Track and Water Polo Programs Committed Major Infractions, NCAA Announces

By Sanya Kamidi

Both the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs and the men’s water polo program were found guilty of violating two different types of NCAA regulations.

November 7, 2019

UCSB Student Arrested Following On-Campus Stalking, Victim Discusses Navigating Reporting Process

By Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams

A third-year UCSB student was arrested Sunday afternoon on a felony charge of stalking and two misdemeanor charges of vandalism and “annoying phone calls.”

November 2, 2019

Student Organizations Hold Demonstration in Arbor in Solidarity With Survivors of Sexual Assault

By Sanya Kamidi, Katherine Swartz

The event’s organizers were careful to emphasize that Thursday’s gathering was not a protest but instead a demonstration to support survivors.

October 31, 2019

Delirium Attendance Down by 20%, Special Events Coordinator Discusses Successes, Pitfalls

By Katherine Swartz, Sanya Kamidi

In 2018, Delirium sold out on the second day of sales. The final total this year was 4,651, more than 1,100 students — or about 20 percent — below capacity.

October 31, 2019

There’s No Place Quite Like Sweet Jane

By Sanya Kamidi

In addition to the myriad of costume-esque clothing and accessory options, Sweet Jane sells birthday supplies, festival clothes and Isla Vista-specific merchandise.

October 30, 2019

Sigma Pi Operations Suspended By National Executive Office While UCSB Investigates Sexual Assault Allegations

By Sanya Kamidi

In the past month, there have been three reports of sexual assault at the Sigma Pi house.

October 25, 2019

Five Years of Delirium: How Program Board Works Behind the Scenes

By Sanya Kamidi

Members of the AS Program Board spend months booking artists, reaching out to their agents and narrowing down the list of potential performers — all of which is student-run.

October 24, 2019