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November 4, 2025

UCSB reels from federal research cuts as scholars and unions fight back

By Calais Waring, Winston Zuo

The Trump administration’s research funding cuts have halted millions in UCSB grants, prompting legal challenges, union action, and campus uncertainty.

October 9, 2025

Nonbinary Asian students at UCSB report mixed experiences of respect and inclusion

By Lance Sanchez

Every two years, undergraduate students across the University of California system complete the UC Undergraduate Experience Survey, which measures perceptions of campus climate, belonging and respect. The survey captures...

October 7, 2025

DEI within the 2024-25 Daily Nexus staff

By Samantha Dillon, Lance Sanchez

Here at the Nexus, we continue to offer support to all students interested in participating in student journalism regardless of background and prior experience.

October 7, 2025

Diversity, equity and inclusion within the 2024-25 Daily Nexus content

By Kaavya Saini, Lance Sanchez

The Daily Nexus stands firmly committed to upholding our values of diversity, equity and inclusion within our coverage and newsroom. In 2018, we initiated our first diversity, equity and inclusion survey to measure these...

September 6, 2025

From fast fashion to thrift finds, students define campus fashion

By Grace Mundaden

Through Google Trends, the Nexus analyzed fashion trends from five towns near large public universities across the United States.

August 4, 2025

Analyzing one month of I.C.E. presence in Santa Barbara

By Anusha Singh, Michelle Cisneros

Through analyzing spatial and temporal aspects of I.C.E. sightings across both Goleta and Santa Barbara, along with overlaying population data from the American Community Survey (ACS), the Nexus aims to detect and report...

July 24, 2025

2024-25 UCSB undergraduate department enrollment trends

By Siddharth Chattoraj

Psychological and Brain Sciences and Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology were the most enrolled departments in 2024–25, while Classics and Latin American and Iberian Studies were the least.

July 10, 2025

From the Thunderdome to Thunder star, UCSB’s Ajay Mitchell is making waves in the NBA

By Sudarshan Raj, Arjun Bombwal

Former UCSB basketball standout Ajay Mitchell contributed to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 2025 NBA title run as a rookie, building on a college career that marked him among the program's top players.

June 27, 2025

Reading the 2024-25 Associated Students budget: Continued trend of high rollover

By Malia Guy, Sharon Lee, Yijia Yuan

The UC Santa Barbara Associated Students final budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year shows that 35% of their entities ended the year with rollover funding, leaving $3,371,913.71 unused.

June 26, 2025

Tracking the sound of Isla Vista: Examining I.V. band audiences and follower bases through Spotify metrics

By Lance Sanchez

To gauge how popular or recognizable a certain artist is, Spotify calculates a popularity score from 1-100 based on the general popularity of the artist’s discography. The music scene in I.V. serves as a launchpad for ...

May 23, 2025

From campus to the world: study abroad by the stats

By Kacie Chong

A recent survey by the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) sheds light on the key motivators behind students' decisions to study abroad.

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 15, 2025

r/HaveYou(UCSantaBarbara)Reddit

By Winston Zuo, Calais Waring, Andrew Liang

r/UCSantaBarbara has established itself as a resource for students, professors and community members to share and exchange information. The subreddit celebrates its 14th birthday today.

May 9, 2025

Where Gaucho Baseball Comes From

By Andy Chan, Chloe Lo, Shinzo Irie, Leia Lazatin

A large number of Gaucho baseball players come from large metropolitan areas in Northern and Southern California.

April 24, 2025

What’s in a grade? How instructor experience shapes grade distribution

By Benjamin Ancho, Chloe Hu, Annaka Lee, Rachel Zhu

Factors such as how long an instructor has been teaching and faculty responsibilities often correlate with grading patterns.

April 11, 2025

UCSB students receive better grades in courses with higher Rate My Professors ratings

By Cyrus Navasca, Laurence Liao, Husni Abdel-Haq

Rate My Professors useful for gauging typical class performance under certain professors. Quality ratings and difficulty ratings can provide students with valuable insights when selecting classes.