Sindhu Ananthavel

April 9, 2022

A Week in UC News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The Nexus is reintroducing a column recapping up-to-date UC news.

March 31, 2022

Highlights of UC Regents’ March 2022 Meeting

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch

The University of California Board of Regents met in person at UC San Francisco Mission Bay from March 15-17 to discuss the possibility of a new student regent, cybersecurity and COVID-19, among other topics. The meeting...

March 7, 2022

IVCSD Holds “Lighting Walk” To Assess Street Lighting in I.V.

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Kyra Schimpf

Volunteers gathered at the Isla Vista Community Center and then split into groups, with each group walking through a different quadrant of I.V. and making note of its underlit areas.

March 4, 2022

SASA Holds Town Hall With Campus and Community Leaders

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Panelists spoke out on methods of addressing sexual violence issues in the UCSB community and answered questions from students.

February 20, 2022

“Persistence and a sense of relentlessness”: Author and Essayist Roxane Gay Reflects on Her Career

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Ahead of the upcoming talk, the Nexus spoke with Gay about her career as an author, her writing process and the realities of her large platform. 

February 16, 2022

Individual Dies After Lagoon Car Accident

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The cause of the accident is currently unknown.

February 13, 2022

ASL 4 All Relaunches In-Person

By Asumi Shuda, Sindhu Ananthavel

American Sign Language (ASL) 4 All was founded in 2021 by current president and fourth-year acting and music double major Violet Joy Hansen.

February 5, 2022

UCSB Library Kicks Off “Reads” Program With Book Giveaway

By Sindhu Ananthavel

UCSB Reads — which will celebrate its 16th anniversary this year — occurs annually and features a different book every year.

January 31, 2022

CA Senate Passes Bill Allowing for New Student Regent

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Previously, the UC appointed only one voting student regent onto the board per year.

January 29, 2022

Moderators on UCSB Subreddit Combat COVID-19 Misinformation

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The subreddit has a set of rules regarding conduct, and when users report posts or comments that seem to be breaking any of the rules, moderators will review the report and act accordingly. 

January 28, 2022

Students Express Apprehension Over Return to In-Person Instruction

By Asumi Shuda, Sindhu Ananthavel

The Nexus spoke to students about their thoughts and feelings regarding this initial return to remote learning and subsequent return to in-person instruction.

January 20, 2022

Chancellors Get Pay Raise: Recap of UC Regents January 2022 Meeting

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda, Nisha Malley

Here are the most important takeaways from the University of California Board of Regents’ first meeting of 2022.

January 15, 2022

International Students Facing Travel Restrictions Amid Remote Winter Quarter

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda

From mandatory quarantining for international travel to rising prices in booking flights, home has now become an unattainable destination for many international students. 

January 14, 2022

Veteran Students Reflect on the Support They Receive From UCSB

By Asumi Shuda, Sindhu Ananthavel

An issue among veteran students is a lack of “interconnectedness” only exacerbated by the pandemic.

January 13, 2022

2022-23 State Budget Increases Funding for UC

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The proposal includes a $307.3 million increase in ongoing funding for the UC.

December 8, 2021

Student Researchers Union Votes to Authorize Strike, Union Members Optimistic for Negotiations

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel

Rebecca Martin, an organizer with SRU-UAW and a first-year electrical and computer engineering doctoral student, said that the union is currently in a state of determining “strike-readiness.”