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.

November 6, 2016

California Ballot Initiatives 2016

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Nexus guide on California ballot measures, covering marijuana, plastic bags, prescription drugs and more.

November 6, 2016

Santa Barbara Ballot Measures 2016

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Nexus guide on local ballot measures affecting Santa Barbara.

November 2, 2016

Bird Calls Persist While Residents Call for Reprieve

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Residents of the neighboring San Miguel and San Nicolas dorms have received reports from resident assistants about students yelling “cacaw” at all hours of the day and night.

November 2, 2016

A.S. Finance Committee To Fund $5,000 for College Republicans Event Featuring Ben Shapiro

By Brandon Chen, Tamari Dzotsenidze

UCSB College Republicans received $5,000 from the A.S. Finance and Business Committee for an upcoming event featuring Ben Shapiro, a political commentator who will present a criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Kydland, a Nobel laureate in economics, joined a group of academics and journalists traveling to North Korea last spring for a peace conference. He met with North Korean students and professors on the trip in an attempt to open up avenues for broader research. Though the trip was diplomatic, he noted that it was “purely scientific.” Soham Tikekar / Daily Nexus

October 27, 2016

UCSB Professor Part of Scientific Trip to North Korea

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Finn Kydland, Nobel laureate and UC Santa Barbara economics professor went to North Korea for a peace summit last spring, traveling with academics and journalists to promote international diplomacy.

October 20, 2016

CALPIRG Pushes for Yes on Prop 67

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Over 100 counties throughout California have passed ordinances to ban single-use plastic bags, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, but Prop 67 would ratify Senate Bill 270 to ban plastic bags throughout the state in...

October 11, 2016

2017 Senior Class Gift Announced

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Though voting was done solely through email in the past, this year kicked off a “voting party” with free pizza donated by Giovanni’s to increase voter turnout.

October 9, 2016

First Friday Offers Free Food, Laid-Back Vibes

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Fall’s inaugural First Friday took over Prefect Park as the Free Food Fest on Oct.7, offering new bites and the same laid-back vibes Isla Vistans have come to love since its inception.

October 6, 2016

New Grant To Lay Framework for Digital Database

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The UCSB library has received a $100,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences to create a framework that supports extensive digital library collections.