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September 20, 2019

Eight International UCSB Students Unable To Begin Fall Quarter Amidst Visa Difficulties

By Sanya Kamidi

Two of the students are from Iran, one is from Turkey and the other five are from China.

September 20, 2019

Formerly Incarcerated Student Wants To Make A “Blueprint” For Others To Pursue Higher Education

By Max Abrams

After losing nearly half his life to the prison system, Ryan Flaco Rising’s outlook felt bleak — except for his hopes of going to college.

September 19, 2019

No Additional Mountain Lion Sightings Since Thursday Morning, UCSB Says

By Evelyn Spence

The alert still cautioned students to "be aware of [their] surroundings and report sightings."

September 19, 2019

UC To Divest From Fossil Fuels, But Climate Activists Say This Is Only The First Step

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

For climate activists across the UC system, but particularly at UC Santa Barbara, the victory was lauded. 

September 17, 2019

Second Sighting of Mountain Lion Reported By Devereux Lagoon

By Sanya Kamidi

The alert warned students to avoid the area for the time being. 

September 17, 2019

UCSB Rolls Out Option To Indicate Pronouns Through G.O.L.D.

By Sanya Kamidi

The RCSGD and the Trans Task Force have been advocating for this initiative for several years now, starting with former RCSGD director Christine Dolan. 

September 16, 2019

Staff Report | Free Resources for Students On and Off Campus

By Staff Report

As students move in and prepare for the start of another school year, the Daily Nexus has compiled a list of free resources available to all UCSB students throughout the year.

September 11, 2019

Students Respond: Growing Up Post-9/11

By Staff Report

As students who were too young to remember 9/11 but have grappled with its effects on society since, we wanted to hear how 9/11 affected students' childhoods, educations and perceptions of the world.

September 10, 2019

Interim Food Bank Coordinator Discusses Temporary Relocation, Plans for Food Bank’s Future

By Christina Muoio

The elevator should take about six to nine months to fix, according to Interim Food Bank Coordinator Philip Pinedo.

September 9, 2019

UCSB To Lose All Power This Weekend in Scheduled Outage

By Evelyn Spence

The maintenance work will take approximately 12 hours and will begin at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.

September 5, 2019

Fifth UCPD Lawsuit Alleges “Unsafe Work Practices,” “Harassing Environment”

By Evelyn Spence

The other four other lawsuits filed against the department are currently stalled while the university attempts internal mediation.

September 2, 2019

Let the Bells Ring: Carillon Concert Series Celebrates Tower’s 50th Anniversary

By Marc Vukcevich

The concert saw an eclectic mix of music including songs composed specifically for the carillon, classical songs by composers such as Mozart and pop hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody."

September 1, 2019

Three Weeks After Burglary, Webb Hall Gems Remain Missing

By Evelyn Spence

News of the missing items broke on Aug. 26 after a post by a UCSB student about the missing gems was shared to the UCSB Free & For Sale Facebook page. 

August 24, 2019

Honors for Who? A Look Into Diversity in UCSB’s Honors Program

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Almost half of the 1,713 students in the honors program in 2018-19 school year identified as white, despite white students making up only about 30% of the total student body. 

August 20, 2019

Orientation for Spanish-Speaking Parents of Incoming Students Celebrates Inaugural Summer

By Madeline Thompson

The transition to college can be especially hard for first-generation students and their parents if they have no experience with universities, Medina emphasized.

August 13, 2019

“Power Is Found In The Community”: Santa Barbara Gathers at Vigil for Mass Shootings

By Alex Bumpers

Over fifty members of the Santa Barbara community convened downtown last Monday evening to mourn those who were killed in the mass shootings in Dayton, El Paso and Gilroy.