Sindhu Ananthavel

Sindhu Ananthavel (she/they) is the Lead News Editor for the 2023-24 school year. Previously, Ananthavel was the Deputy News Editor for the 2022-23 school year, the Community Outreach News Editor for the 2021-22 school year and an assistant news editor for the 2021-22 school year. She can be reached at news@dailynexus.com.

September 28, 2022

Associated Students Internal Vice President fails to call Senate to session since June, causes backups in appointments, payment

By Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel

Associated Students Assistant Director of Governmental Services Holly Mayes confirmed to the Nexus that the 73rd Senate has not been called into session since June 1, with its last email vote concluding June 27.

September 24, 2022

UCSB community protests for women’s rights in Iran following death of Mahsa Amini

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Nisha Malley

Amini’s death has sparked international protests and online dissent under the hashtag #Mahsa_Amini.

September 23, 2022

Associated Students forms new Commission on Culture, Arts & Joy Justice

By Sindhu Ananthavel

CCAJJ aims to create a coalition for underrepresented cultural student organizations and unify activism on campus.

September 21, 2022

UC Regents 9/21 Highlights

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

The Regents discussed topics such as federal loan forgiveness, a new dual admissions program, military weapons on campus and transfer student reports.

September 1, 2022

California allocates $45 billion in funding to the UC; UCSB to receive no individual funding

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The total sum of UC allocations in the state budget is $602.3 million

September 1, 2022

UC News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

A weekly recap of up-to-date UC news

July 29, 2022

UC Nurses Receive Wage Increase in New Labor Contract

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The contract takes effect immediately and runs through Oct. 31, 2025

July 28, 2022

Highlights of the UC Regents’ July 2022 Meeting

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

The University of California Board of Regents convened on July 20 and 21 in-person at UC San Francisco Mission Bay.

July 13, 2022

California State Budget Passes, Increasing Funding for the UC

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The most significant addition for the UC in the new budget — which was first proposed in January — is a $307.3 million increase in the UC’s ongoing general fund.

June 7, 2022

LIVE: Statewide and Local Primary Election Results 2022

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

The county will release the first polling place results at 9 p.m. and continue to update results throughout the night as additional ballots are received.

June 3, 2022

SBSO Arrests Suspect for Stalking and Hate Crimes in I.V.

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The arrest follows a timely warning sent by the UC Santa Barbara Police Department to the campus community on May 31.

May 27, 2022

Daily Nexus “Best Of” Winners 2021-22

By Sierra Vakili, Valerie Fu, Emily Kocis, J. Matteo Wharton, Holly Rusch, Atmika Iyer, Daniela Gomez, Garret Harcourt, Stephanie Gerson, Marisol Cruz, Sindhu Ananthavel

The Nexus surveys the UCSB student community annually to pick the best locations and services within the local area based on voting through a Google Form. The winners of our survey are listed here.