Tamari Dzotsenidze

Tamari Dzotsenidze, Managing Editor, first started at the Daily Nexus her first quarter freshman year as an assistant news editor. When not in the dungeon under Storke tower, she likes to make weird art and go to the beach with her dog Duke.

May 21, 2017

Regents Approve Nonresident Enrollment Cap

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The University of California Board of Regents approved an 18 percent cap of nonresident enrollment across the UCs on Thursday.

May 18, 2017

Protests Halt UC Regents Meeting

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The public forum with UC Regents was set to discuss proposed UC-wide tuition hikes but ended with protests and police intervention.

May 11, 2017

Playful Wisdom: Go Club and Its Quiet Success

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Facing off against each other, Rex Luan and Stephen Hu, current and future president of UC Santa Barbara’s Go Club, sit in perfect contrast.

May 4, 2017

Party Politics Extend Past A.S. Election Results

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Despite parties dissolving immediately after elections, party politics remain at play within Associated Students (A.S.) long after elections are over.

April 28, 2017

Campus United Dominates Associated Students Election for Second Year Running

By Josh Ortiz, Maura Fox, Jose Ochoa, Tamari Dzotsenidze, Stephany Rubio, Phi Do

The party won four of five executive seats, save one which is a nonpartisan student advocate general. Students elected 16 Campus United candidates and 9 candidates from the newly formed Isla Vista Party to A.S. Senate.

April 27, 2017

UC Office of the President Responds to Allegations of Inflating Budgets, Editing Statements, More

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

“It is outrageous and unjust to force tuition hikes on students while the U.C. hides secret funds," said UC Regent and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom.

April 27, 2017

Term in Review: External Vice President of Student Affairs Neha Nayak

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Nexus has compiled profiles of our current elected officials to reflect on their past year in office. Here is a look at A.S. External Vice President of Student Affairs, Neha Nayak, successes and shortfalls throughout...

April 23, 2017

Healthcare Scheme Steals Nearly $12 Million From UC System, Student Personal Information

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The UCOP announced Thursday that the university has uncovered a fraudulent scheme that has stolen almost $12 million through the student health plan.

April 20, 2017

Best Buds Run Dispensary Out of Isla Vista

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

UCSB student Trevor Barrett and several friends operate a successful marijuana delivery service in Isla Vista.

April 20, 2017

Student Advocate General Candidate Forum: Jack Tannenbaum

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Jack Tannenbaum, a third-year economics major, spoke at Wednesday's Associated Students (A.S.) candidate forum in the Hub to discuss his plans for A.S. if elected as Student Advocate General.

April 13, 2017

Campus Feels Strain of Increasing Enrollment

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Board of Regents approved UC President Janet Napolitano’s plan in November 2015 to enroll 10,000 more undergraduates across the UC system by the 2018-19 school year, and UCSB is feeling the crunch.

April 9, 2017

Yemeni Nobel Laureate Visits UCSB

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Tawakkol Karman, the first female Arab and Yemeni Nobel laureate, came from Istanbul to discuss tyranny, terrorism and the Arab Spring.

March 14, 2017

New Print Lab to Open in Music Library this Spring

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

A new print lab will open in the Music Library this Spring Quarter, the Collaborate Student Support Center announced Wednesday.

March 9, 2017

A.S. Senate Passes Conference Budget Cap in Effort to Reduce Student Fees

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Associated Students (A.S.) Senate passed a bylaw on Wednesday aimed at decreasing student fees by capping the amount that student groups spend on off-campus conferences.

March 9, 2017

Construction Leads Expect Bike Lanes to Reopen in Spring

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Students can expect to bike by the library again when Spring Quarter rolls around.

March 2, 2017

Vista Point: The Goings-On in I.V.

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

FNL Improvability will ditch the improv this Friday and perform scripted sketches in Embarcadero Hall during their 8 p.m. show. Tickets to the 8 p.m. show are $3. They will resume performing improv during their late nigh...