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.

September 27, 2018

New RCSGD Director Hopes to Help Rebuild Center

By Sanya Kamidi

Leets comes to UCSB from Portland State University where he worked as the director of the Queer Resource Center.

September 27, 2018

UCSB Researcher Arrested For Lewd Acts on Child Under 14

By Sanya Kamidi

Zhou did not respond to request for comment.

September 20, 2018

MultiCultural Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary

By Sanya Kamidi

Beyond its existence as an event space, the MCC is focused on giving voice to students.

September 20, 2018

Beyond the Ranking: UCSB Outside Academics

By Sanya Kamidi

There is more to a university than its numbers; the way that students are supported and included contributes to their academic and professional success.

September 8, 2018

Four Arrested After Paintball Gun Injures Pedestrian

By Sanya Kamidi

The men are currently in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail on $30,000 bails.

September 5, 2018

Why I Hate Cigarettes

By Sanya Kamidi

Sanya Kamidi opens up about her fear of addiction and the ever-present temptation of nicotine.

August 24, 2018

VIDEO: Arrest of SBCC Student Called into Question by Witnesses

By Sanya Kamidi

The student was charged with carrying a concealed dirk or dagger, resisting arrest, carrying an open container in public and possession by a minor.

August 22, 2018

Suspected Pipe Bomb in Isla Vista Foot Patrol Office Deemed All Clear

By Sanya Kamidi

Residents in houses near the IVFP were first warned about the suspected bomb at approximately 12:05 p.m.

August 15, 2018

UC Regents Found in Contempt Of Court, Expelled Student Allowed to Return to UCSB

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi

The student who filed the complaint, referred to as Jane Roe in court documents, said Doe stalked her on a daily basis after the two engaged in a sexual encounter in November 2015 and briefly dated.

July 24, 2018

Sheriff’s Deputies Discover “Human Remains” Near Del Playa Beach

By Sanya Kamidi

The decedent does not appear to be the missing 17-year-old victim from the Montecito Debris Flow disaster in January.

July 17, 2018

Goleta To Finally (Tar)Get a Target

By Sanya Kamidi

The store will operate at the intersection of Hollister Avenue and Storke Road, replacing the K-Mart in Storke Plaza.

July 6, 2018

Holiday Road Fire in Goleta Burns 133 Acres

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

Approximately 100 acres have burned as of 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

June 30, 2018

Carbajal Visits Migrant Children Detention Facility, Calls for Answers About Reunification Process

By Sanya Kamidi

Among the 319 children being housed at this facility, 26 have been separated from their families, Carbajal said.

June 21, 2018

One Suspect Still At Large Following Attempted I.V. Robbery

By Sanya Kamidi

Mendoza and his vehicle were found on the 6700 block of El Colegio Road, where he was arrested.

June 7, 2018

Bong, Bong, Bong: The Hands Behind the Carillon Bells

By Sanya Kamidi

As a member of Adjunct Professor Margo Halsted’s carillon bells class, Sophia Tao has spent the last two years making the trek up the tower at least once a week to play the bells.

May 31, 2018

Title IX Policy Changes Proposed by UCOP

By Sanya Kamidi

A graduate student representative of the UC Santa Barbara Title IX Student Advisory Board presented a series of proposed UC Title IX policy changes to the A.S. Senate Wednesday evening.