Sean Crommelin

Sean Crommelin is the Science and Tech Editor for the Daily Nexus. He can be reached at science@dailynexus.com

May 13, 2019

Sunrise Movement Holds Green New Deal Town Hall at Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival

By Sean Crommelin

The Sunrise Movement SB held a town hall on April 23 to advocate for the Green New Deal and answer questions from the public.

May 3, 2019

UCSB Signs Onto OA2020 Initiative in Push for Open Access Publishing

By Sean Crommelin

The OA2020 Expression of Interest was signed about a week after the UC terminated its subscription with the Dutch information and analytics company Elsevier.

April 25, 2019

UCSB Professor Wins Pulitzer Prize

By Sean Crommelin

UC Santa Barbara Black studies professor and author Jeffrey Stewart won a Pulitzer Prize for his work The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke.

April 19, 2019

Pizza My Heart is Not Leaving I.V.

By Sean Crommelin

Jake Hopkins, a UCSB student, claimed Pizza My Heart was closing in the Free and For Sale (UCSB) Facebook group on April 10.

March 14, 2019

Summer Cal Grant Bill Reintroduced to the State Legislature

By Sean Crommelin

SB 461 will provide up to nine units of aid per session to students eligible for Cal Grant.

March 7, 2019

Majority of UCSB Pre-Bio Students Decide To Switch Majors

By Sean Crommelin

Many students found that the administrators and advisors were at best overburdened and at worst outright unhelpful.

February 14, 2019

Overheard At UCSB Commemorates First Anniversary

By Sean Crommelin

The "Overheard at UCSB" Facebook page turned one year old this week.

February 14, 2019

EVPLA Publishes Proposal for Lighting Expansion in Isla Vista

By Max Abrams, Sean Crommelin

On Jan. 12, the Office of the EVPLA presented a report to I.V. detailing a comprehensive plan to improve street lighting in I.V.

February 13, 2019

UC Freshman Applicant Numbers Decline Systemwide

By Sean Crommelin

Although freshman applications to UCSB declined this year, Przekop is optimistic for the class of 2023.

January 24, 2019

UCSB Greek Life Works To Mend Relationship with Administration and Students Alike After Series of Shutdowns

By Sean Crommelin

Ashlock said student leaders within Greek organizations have taken more initiative in fostering relationships with administration.

January 15, 2019

I.V. CSD Condemns Proposed Title IX Amendments

By Amira Garewal, Sean Crommelin

The amendments would narrow the definition of sexual harassment as well as limit the proceedings to live hearings.

December 3, 2018

UC Responds to Proposed Title IX Amendments

By Ashley Rusch, Sean Crommelin

Title IX is the federal civil rights law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive federal funding.