Serrano Ham

October 9, 2025

Huh? Government shutdown forces UCSB to fire all RAs

By Serrano Ham

In response to the ongoing federal government shutdown, UC Santa Barbara has announced that all resident assistants (RAs) will be terminated, effective immediately. The decision to fire RAs, cited in a statement by the O...

October 2, 2025

Band party reaches new heights

By Serrano Ham

As Isla Vista welcomes back thousands of residents for the start of the new academic school year, students at UC Santa Barbara are witnessing the emergence of a new party culture. Roof sitters have become a prevalent pre...

August 31, 2025

Answering your stupid questions

By Serrano Ham

In response to the copious amounts of incoming freshman questions, the Daily Nexus has made answering them an all-hands-on-deck event. Below are a few of the questions Serrano Ham has been forced to address. 

August 14, 2025

Shocking! Freshman hates roommate

By Serrano Ham

With the beginning of the 2025-26 school year approaching, freshmen at UC Santa Barbara may have physically survived the gauntlet of room selection, but some have found that their relationships with their roommates may n...

August 6, 2025

CALPIRG off the chain

By Serrano Ham

In the wake of the United States Environmental Protection Agency announcing its decision to withdraw its classification of greenhouse gases as harmful to public health and welfare, the California Public Interest Research...

July 14, 2025

Timely warning: Freshman season has begun

By Serrano Ham

It happens like clockwork: as soon as decisions are released and commitments are made, they come in droves. The word is bitter on the tongue and makes the mouth twist with disgust. Freshmen. 

May 29, 2025

Best way to skip lecture

By Serrano Ham

By this time of the year, all you degenerates have already skipped at least one or two lectures. And if you say you haven’t, then you’re a liar and a degenerate. Skipping a lecture is an art form, it can either be a ...

May 15, 2025

The wild side of UCSB emerges from under the cloud cover

By Serrano Ham

Under the hot sun, a pack of creatures gathers in the distance. Creeping through bushes littered with discarded red Solo cups and plastic bags, we get a closer look at these specimens. Here on the Anacapa lawn, we observ...

May 8, 2025

Santa Rosa demolition halted as rat population protests

By Serrano Ham

In the wake of Santa Rosa Residence Hall’s projected demolition in the 2026-27 school year, UC Santa Barbara’s rat population has protested their loss of housing. These rats have established historic colonies within ...

April 17, 2025

Bingo! Your next professor may be a lottery hire

By Serrano Ham

University of California, Santa Barbara? More like California Lottery, Santa Barbara. Following the introduction of a lottery selection process for its Honors Program, Resident Advisor hires, on-campus housing and even i...

March 6, 2025

Welcome to the library: the quiet floor was made for other people

By Serrano Ham

It is common knowledge that the top three floors of UC Santa Barbara’s Library, numbering floors six through eight, are the quiet floors, where speaking or making any sort of noise above slightly aggressive typing is s...

February 13, 2025

The power of love: he came for my identity, he left with my heart

By Serrano Ham

Love entered my life when I received that text from that unknown number. “Hey Chris, it’s Jared. Just got a new number.” I giggled. Silly Jared, I’m not Chris. I replied to the message, telling him he had the wro...

February 6, 2025

Campbell Hall Plague spreads

By Serrano Ham

Hot take: college is like preschool. College students must painfully relearn how to make friends and share their things. And, college students’ immune systems seem to have a major regression, becoming susceptible to ev...

January 23, 2025

UCSB unveils new 10-year academic plan

By Serrano Ham

After wasting their first quarter at UC Santa Barbara taking Online Walking, many students are realizing that major requirement classes are hard to come by. To combat this widespread problem and the outrage of the studen...

November 14, 2024

Trumpkin Spice Lattes prove the winner

By Serrano Ham

Ladies and gentleman, the poll data is in. Young college students, some of them UC Santa Barbara’s very own, contributed to Donald Trump’s reelection. The reason: Trumpkin Spice Lattes. Yes, you heard that right, Tru...

November 7, 2024

UCSB Environmental Health & Safety says ‘IDGAF’

By Serrano Ham

UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Health & Safety has made headlines this week following a loud explosion reported in the building, halting business (which many didn’t even know was happening). As employees evacuated ...