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 27, 2019

Two MCC Bathrooms To be Converted To All-Gender

By Sanya Kamidi

Gary Lawrence, director of the University Center, said he hopes to have the signs installed by July 15.

June 26, 2019

iV Menus Owner Trial Postponed To December

By Sanya Kamidi

December will mark two years since Galoustian was first arrested in I.V. on three felony charges of rape.

June 25, 2019

2019-2020 A.S. Executives: A Look Ahead

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams, Arturo Martinez Rivera, Katherine Swartz

The Nexus sat down with the five executives and asked them to speak about their plans for the upcoming year.

June 20, 2019

Promise Scholars Program Sees First Graduating Class

By Sanya Kamidi

The program, the first of its kind in the nation, strives to give low-income students resources and guidance to help them graduate in four years with minimal debt.

June 11, 2019

Student Regents: How Representative Are They of the UC?

By Sanya Kamidi

An overwhelming proportion of the student regents have come from UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Davis.

June 6, 2019

Spotlight Shines on Different Stages: Campus Groups Host Alternative Graduations

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

The majority of the alternative graduation ceremonies will be held in the next two weeks.

June 6, 2019

Pay-What-You-Can Photography Event Inspires Other Students To Give Back

By Sanya Kamidi

It was the desire to strike a good balance between paying artists for their art and making grad photos as accessible as possible that led Kiyomi Morrison to create the event.

May 30, 2019

Veterans Resource Center Inches Toward “One-Stop Shop” Model

By Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams

The center will be relocating to a new space in Fall Quarter, doubling the current square footage available for student veterans.

May 24, 2019

Five Years Later, I.V. Honors Victims of 2014 Shooting With Recreation of Original Vigil

By Sanya Kamidi

As the group made its way through I.V., people stepped out of homes and restaurants to silently watch.

May 23, 2019

How We Remember: Five Years of Refusing To Forget

By Sanya Kamidi

While I.V. might be losing some of its physical reminders of the tragedy, the community has created its own ways to remember and honor the victims.

May 22, 2019

“Gray Area” Of Eligibility Portion of A.S. Legal Code to Remain Unaddressed

By Sanya Kamidi

Faults in the eligibility portion of Legal Code were highlighted twice during this Senate’s term.

May 16, 2019

Two Local Businessmen Propose Loop Renovations, Face Community Resistance at CSD

By Sanya Kamidi

Jonathan Wygant and Terry Huggins are interested in redeveloping the area to increase the amount of affordable housing in I.V. as well as to create more startup/incubator spaces.

May 14, 2019

CSD To Change Election Years, Citing Money Saved and Aiming for Higher Voter Turnout

By Sanya Kamidi

Three positions on the board of directors will now be up for grabs in the 2020 general election, as opposed to fall 2019.

April 11, 2019

A.S. Senate Votes Against Divestment Through Secret Ballot

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Simren Verma, Jorge Mercado

The early morning vote came down to 10 yeses, 14 noes and 0 abstentions.

April 8, 2019

SJP Introduces Feedback Survey for Divestment Resolution

By Simren Verma, Sanya Kamidi

Kupsh added that there is a “pretty big chance” the resolution will be introduced at this Wednesday’s Senate meeting, but declined to confirm an exact date.

April 4, 2019

Police, UCSB Administration & Local Government Prepare for Deltopia

By Sanya Kamidi

As Deltopia weekend approaches, student and local government leaders, UCSB administrators and law enforcement agencies have been collaborating to prioritize student safety.