Data

The data journalism blog by the Daily Nexus.

March 17, 2018

UCSB Student Loans at a Glance

By Hayley Tice

UC Santa Barbara students and their parents borrowed a total of $91,162,535 in student loans during the 2016-17 school year, according to the current Campus Profile.

January 22, 2018

Looking Back: The Thomas Fire’s Impact on Santa Barbara Air Quality

By Hayley Tice

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the APCD issued an Air Quality Warning on Dec. 5 and the impacts from the Thomas Fire continue to affect the community.

January 21, 2018

About The Labyrinth

By Phi Do

Welcome to The Labyrinth: the Nexus’s data journalism reporting section. Our society, in large part, is driven by diverse and huge sets of data (i.e., stock markets, elections, public opinions, healthcare) generated an...

December 18, 2017

UCSB, UC Receive Record Number of Applicants for Fall 2018

By Simren Verma

The University of California received a record number of applicants for Fall 2018, with over 221,000 students applying for undergraduate admission.

December 6, 2017

Burglary Rate Declines in I.V. Despite Weekend Surge

By Evelyn Spence

Burglaries at UC Santa Barbara have increased since 2014, while burglaries in Isla Vista have dropped, local law enforcement say.

July 6, 2017

Admission Rate at UC Santa Barbara Slips Lower for Class of 2021

By Jose Ochoa

UCSB accepted 493 more out-of-state students than in the previous year and 297 more international students.

June 1, 2017

Trump Budget a Threat to SB Housing and Infrastructure

By Phi Do

Santa Barbara County could lose more than a million dollars in annual federal funding following President Donald Trump’s first full budget proposal for the 2018 fiscal year.

May 18, 2017

Sexual Assault Reports Up in I.V.

By Stephany Rubio

It is unknown what exactly has prompted the increase, but the issue has been at the center of Associated Students’ elections platforms and the recent sexual assault sit-in on May 3 and 4 in Cheadle Hall.

May 11, 2017

Comparing Civic Engagement at UCSB with National Elections

By Phi Do

About 36 percent of the undergraduate student body, or 7,220 undergraduates, participated in the 2017 Associated Students Election, making it one of the higher voter turnout rates in the past decade.