Wynne Bendell

Wynne Bendell (she/her) is the Lead News Editor for the 2026-2027 school year. Previously, Bendell was the University News Editor for the 2025-2026 school year, and an Assistant News Editor and a News Intern for the 2024-2025 school year. She can be reached at wynnebendell@dailynexus.com or news@dailynexus.com.

October 21, 2026

A week in UC news

By Wynne Bendell

CA public college students pass through CalFresh barrier, D.O.E. awards CAL researchers funding for research and UCSD staff attend student protests undercover.

October 21, 2026

UC students are increasingly failing introductory math courses, UCSB reports highest pass rates

By Wynne Bendell

The number of first-year UC students failing introductory math classes has doubled in the past five years. However, UCSB has reported the lowest failure rate.

October 15, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Wynne Bendell

Berkeley freshman discovers dwarf galaxies, UCLA students walkout against sexual assault and Newsom’s executive order accelerates independent AI oversight

October 15, 2026

Students for Justice in Palestine fundraised this summer to help victims of genocide

By Wynne Bendell

SJP has spent the past summer working on fundraising campaigns to help Palestinians gain access to higher education and clean drinking water.

October 15, 2026

Local Jewish organizations hold third vigil remembering victims of Oct. 7 attack

By Wynne Bendell

On Oct. 7, nearly 100 students gathered on the Storke Tower lawn in remembrance of the lives lost from the attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas in 2023.

October 9, 2026

UCSB receives $20 million grant to create cloud laboratory

By Wynne Bendell

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded UC Santa Barbara a $20 million grant to build one of the nation’s 20 programmable cloud laboratory nodes.

October 9, 2026

Santa Barbara City ends contract with Flock, A.S. condemns local use

By Wynne Bendell

The Santa Barbara City Council voted to end their contract with Flock Safety, a manufacturer of automated license plate readers, on Aug. 23.

October 8, 2026

Construction begins on ILP bike path, tentative completion in January

By Wynne Bendell

Construction of the bike path between the Interactive Learning Pavilion and the library began last week, with expected completion in January 2027.

October 7, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Wynne Bendell

Berkeley students rally for reinstatement of lecturer Gallegos-Diaz, Newsom signs research investment bill and UCLA asks for dismissal of ‘antisemitism’ lawsuit

October 7, 2026

UCSB student Nathaniel Zabala passed away

By Wynne Bendell

UC Santa Barbara student Nathaniel Zabala passed away in Goleta on Sept. 21 at the age of 21.

October 1, 2026

A.S. President E.J. Raad summer update

By Wynne Bendell

This summer, A.S. President E.J. Raad prepared for the academic year in which he hopes to expand basic needs, reinstate 24/7 library hours and more.

September 30, 2026

A month in UC student news

By Wynne Bendell

ACLU claims Berkeley has suppressed pro-Palestine speech, Newsom vetoes campus protest transparency bill and UC Davis professors missing after Nepal flood.

September 1, 2026

A summer in UC student news

By Wynne Bendell

UCB suspends international student work authorization program, ‘Defending Education’ files lawsuit against the UC, and more.

August 31, 2026

One year of student protests against I.C.E.

By Wynne Bendell

For the 2025-26 academic year, hundreds of students organized demonstrations speaking out against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

August 27, 2026

An analysis of a decade of crime at UCSB

By Wynne Bendell, Levi Kauffman

The Daily Nexus compiled and analyzed crime data from 2016 to 2024 obtained via Clery reports at UC Santa Barbara in order to observe crime report trends over the last decade.