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October 18, 2024

Nearly half of undergraduates report food insecurity, new interim A.S. Food Bank coordinator plans to expand services

By Sophia Evans

Crystal Bach wants to expand the Food Bank programs and get more funding. One project includes a mobile food pantry.

October 17, 2024

Halloween programming for 2024

By Lizzy Rager

In celebration of Halloween, I.V. and campus entities have organized programming throughout October. This includes the Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3, during which an ordinance will be enforced by the IVFP.

October 17, 2024

S.E.A.L. hosts fifth annual Cultural Identities Fair

By Dmitri Anh-Minh Tran

S.E.A.L. hosted its fifth annual Cultural Identities Fair on Oct. 9, with cultural clubs, career-oriented organizations and Greek life, tabling and fundraising for their organizations.

October 17, 2024

AFSCME 3299 announces strike vote from Oct. 28-30, says University engaged in ‘bad-faith bargaining’

By Lizzy Rager

A UC-wide union representing 37,000 service and patient care workers announced on Oct. 10 that a strike vote will be held from Oct. 28-30 which may authorize an Unfair Labor Practice Strike.

October 17, 2024

Student guide to voting in 2024 elections

By Sophia Benito

This Election Day the UCSB community will be able to vote for the next president, local officials and other ballot initiatives. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.

October 16, 2024

SJP walks out for Gaza, Lebanon during “Week of Rage”

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

SJP called for students to walk out of their classes on Oct. 9 and gather at the library steps to honor victims of violence in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 and in Lebanon due to recent strikes.

October 10, 2024

AFSCME 3299 demands better wages, housing preceding new contract

By Jack Dindia

The AFSCME 3299 labor union rallied on Oct. 9 for better pay and housing support. The union contract expires on Oct. 31, and they are currently in contract negotiations with the University.

October 10, 2024

The search for a new chancellor begins

By Lizzy Rager

A.S. Senator Dan Siddiqui was chosen to represent the undergraduate student body on a consulting committee to pick UCSB’s new chancellor after Yang steps down at the end of this year.

October 3, 2024

Senators boycott first meeting of fall quarter in solidarity with Jewish students

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Sixteen senators boycotted the first Senate meeting of the quarter last night. The Senators claimed that the IVP and administration failed to reschedule to accommodate Rosh Hashanah.

October 3, 2024

DEI within the 2023-24 Daily Nexus content

By Siddharth Chattoraj, Kaavya Saini, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Daily Nexus has made a dedicated effort to uphold the values of diversity, equity and inclusion within our publication and in our coverage.

September 5, 2024

Meal swipe rollovers, donations, sharing are coming to campus this fall

By Lizzy Rager

UC Santa Barbara is launching a pilot meal swipes rollover, donation and sharing program in the fall quarter. A random sample of 10% of meal swipe holders will be able to opt into the program.

August 15, 2024

Chancellor Yang to step down at end of academic year

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Chancellor Henry T. Yang will step down from his role at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Yang served as chancellor for 30 years, and plans to return to teaching and researching at UCSB.

June 23, 2024

Police disband UCSB Liberated Zone Encampment, five arrested

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Lizzy Rager

Over 75 sheriff deputies swept the UCSB Liberated Zone encampment on June 23, arresting five individuals, according to encampment reports and police radio correspondence.

June 20, 2024

A.S. Senate passes bill to divest A.S. funds from Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions list corporations

By Michelle Cisneros, Dmitri Anh-Minh Tran

The bill, aligned with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, marks the first of its kind at UC Santa Barbara.

June 12, 2024

Pro-Palestine student protestors occupying Girvetz Hall met with police presence

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Lizzy Rager

Pro-Palestine protestors occupying Girvetz Hall were met with a heavy police presence from multiple local law enforcement agencies. No students were arrested.