Isla Vista

March 9, 2023

From Sinzenich to Santa Barbara, Leroy Zeller’s international student-athlete journey

By Lucas Webster

Leroy Zeller led the UCSB men's soccer team to a conference final this past season and won Co-Goalkeeper of the Year of the Big West Conference.

February 16, 2023

Keeping up with the UC labor strike: a UCSB social media sentiment analysis

By Samantha Su, Siddharth Chattoraj, Adil Ahmed

The Daily Nexus Data Team analyzed the sentiment of social media discussions about the UC labor strike at UCSB. The sentiment was mixed across Discord, Reddit and Twitter.

November 20, 2022

El Congreso sends direct letter to Chancellor to address demands

By Asumi Shuda

El Congreso published its initial list of demands on Apr. 28 and presented the list to university administrators and Yang in a May 4 meeting.

October 27, 2022

Diwali Across the Globe

By Siddharth Chattoraj

A look into the different ways people around the world celebrate Diwali.

October 27, 2022

Halloween in Isla Vista

By Siddharth Chattoraj

A look into the history of crowds and crime during Halloween weekend in Isla Vista and the consequent deterrents and restrictions put in place.

October 8, 2022

Nexus explained: UC campus crime data from 2008-2016

By Siddharth Chattoraj, Christy Yu

Crimes rose across the UC campuses and the UCSB police arrested a higher rate of people than other campuses over the years.

November 7, 2021

On-Campus Bike Thefts Increase From Previous Years

By Stella Jia, Alex Rudolph

During the first month of fall quarter, there were 76 reported bike thefts on campus in the first 30 days after move-in weekend on Sept. 19.

October 14, 2021

Isla Vista’s COVID-19 Numbers Remain Low After Students Move Back for In-Person Instruction

By Atmika Iyer, Alex Rudolph

UCSB has reported 57 positive COVID-19 cases since Sept. 19. Three of these cases have been from UCSB employees, two from graduate students and the remaining 52 cases were from undergraduates.

September 3, 2021

2020 Census Data Shows Demographic Shifts In I.V.

By Atmika Iyer, Alex Rudolph

According to the Census, in the last 10 years, the population of I.V. and number of people living in UCSB-affiliated housing increased by 678 and 1,436, respectively.

August 25, 2021

IVCSD Budget Increases by 6% in New Fiscal Year

By Atmika Iyer, Alex Rudolph

Though total spending is only proposed to increase by 6%, a few programs, such as operations, community programs and parking, have major allocation changes.