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June 18, 2025

‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ is a mixed bag of a franchise finale

By Jake Turner

“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” proves once again that Tom Cruise is to be trusted with action films, even if the franchise's finale was underwhelming.

June 18, 2025

‘Andor’ Season 2 charts the cost of rebellion

By Kaavya Saini

The second and final season of "Andor" offers political commentary on fascism and resistance through detailed production and airtight performances.

May 23, 2025

Setting the stage: past 25 years of Extravaganza lineups lack gender diversity and mark genre shift

By Lauren Chiou

The Daily Nexus looked at all Extravaganza lineups from 2000-2025, finding a prominent lack of female performers and a shift in genre presence from rock to electronic dance music.

May 22, 2025

Extravaganza 2025: Chris Lake brings the heat, Aminé saves the day

By Lauren Chiou, Kendra Martinez

Amidst sunny weather and a last-minute lineup change, students arrived in droves to watch headliner Chris Lake and performers Aminé, Ravyn Lenae and Zacari on the Harder Stadium stage.

May 17, 2025

Shabang 2025: two UCSB student bands featured on festival lineup

By Lauren Chiou, Kendra Martinez

Isla Vista bands Big Hungry and Cordoba performed at the two-day music festival, bringing a taste of the I.V. music scene to San Luis Obispo.

May 16, 2025

‘The Last Dance’ nabs a share at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards

By Arin Lau

The film tied for the most nominations ever at the Hong Kong Film Awards, earning 18 total and winning five.

May 15, 2025

Long live the mountain show

By Stella Mullin

“Those are my favorite memories of going to UCSB, the mountain shows. They’re so special,” Isla Vista musician Jack Corliss said.

May 14, 2025

Lineup for 45th Extravaganza revealed: students react, AS Program Board responds

By Kyra Schimpf

UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Program Board revealed the partial lineup for the 45th annual Extravaganza music festival on May 8 to mixed reception, which was swiftly followed by a full lineup reveal shared vi...

May 9, 2025

Separación: El dilema de existir solo para trabajar

By Sofia Benitez

¿Alguna vez has escuchado la frase “encontrar un balance entre el trabajo y la vida personal”? ¿Qué tal si existiera un procedimiento quirúrgico que te permitiera ir al trabajo y al terminar tu turno, olvidar por...

May 8, 2025

‘Sinners’ is an adrenaline shot to risk-averse Hollywood

By Jake Turner

The vampire horror film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan) who return home to 1932 Mississippi and are forced to confront the supernatural evil threatening their lives.

May 8, 2025

An evening with Trixie & Katya

By Anusha Singh, Saanvi Tiwary

The drag queen comedy duo made a rare out-of-drag appearance to a sold-out crowd at UCSB's Campbell

May 7, 2025

Hiromi brings spirit, fun and jazz fusion to Campbell Hall

By Natalie Frances

Hiromi Uehara and her band Sonicwonder demonstrated a masterful ability to lead their audience on a unique and energetic voyage through jazz music.

May 1, 2025

UCSB DKA presents: ‘Reel Talk’

By Stella Mullin

Created by members of UC Santa Barbara's film fraternity Delta Kappa Alpha, "Reel Talk" is a student-produced talk-show parody.

April 24, 2025

Zero Waste Festival encourages sustainability with music, crafts, thrifting

By Lauren Chiou

The festival was organized by Associated Students Zero Waste Committee, a student-led organization dedicated to reaching a UC-wide goal of zero waste.