Editorials

Nexus Retracts EVPSA Endorsement

April 25, 2018 by

The editorial board believes it is best to formally retract the endorsement of Mayela Morales for the executive position.
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Mayela Morales for External Vice President for Statewide Affairs

April 19, 2018 by

Mayela Morales’s platform includes addressing the rising costs of higher education, increasing outreach to students and uplifting groups in the community who may feel they lack representation.
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Anthony Pimentel for Internal Vice President

April 19, 2018 by

It is crucial for the Associated Students (A.S.) internal vice president (IVP) to be seen as a neutral and non-polarizing figure, as the IVP is responsible for leading a Senate full of students with v...
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Justice Dumlao for Associated Students President

April 19, 2018 by

With experience working with different groups on campus and a firm set of goals for his time as president of the association, Justice Dumlao demonstrates the leadership qualities that could improve A....
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Sophia Dycaico for External Vice President for Local Affairs

April 19, 2018 by

Sophia Dycaico has been involved in the community since her freshman year, working as a community coordinator for the then-external vice president of local affairs, taking an active role campaigning f...
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Rose Ettleson for Student Advocate General

April 19, 2018 by

Student advocate general (S.A.G.), a position within the Office of the Student Advocate (OSA), works to help students who “face charges from the University in housing, academic, social conduct, and ...
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The Nexus, Through the Years and By the Numbers

April 12, 2018 by

Over eight decades in, it’s time for some self-reflection.
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Letter from the Editor: Let’s Chat

December 18, 2017 by

I want to be the editor in chief of a newspaper that can serve as a complete emblem of our current community for years to come, in all our voices and in all our stories.
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Editorial: News in a Year After the 45th President

November 9, 2017 by

Journalists have a responsibility to hold an open dialogue with readers about the process by which they construct and deliver “the truth” to their audience. It’s time to get meta.
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Letter from the Editor: From One ’90s Kid to the Last

August 24, 2017 by

The Nexus Editor in Chief gives incoming freshman encouraging advice for the upcoming year.
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Farewell from the Editor: Four Years at the ‘Nexus’

June 8, 2017 by

Outgoing opinion Editor Jackson Kerr bids his farewell and expresses his thanks and optimism for the future of the Daily Nexus.
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Farewell from the Editor: Continuing Activism

June 8, 2017 by

Outgoing Opinion Editor Sebastianne Kent bids her farewell and urges fellow activists to continue their work in the UCSB community.
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Remembering the Recovery

May 23, 2017 by

On the night of May 23, once the majority of us had become aware something very bad had happened, I called my parents and told them I was safe. May 24 was a gloomy day, no sun in Santa Barbara’s typ...
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Carrying on the Legacy of Christopher Michaels-Martinez

May 23, 2017 by

As the inaugural recipient of the Christopher Michaels-Martinez Memorial Scholarship, my experience of the events of May 23, 2014, is mostly secondhand. Campus administration created six scholarships ...
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A New Phase in Isla Vista

May 23, 2017 by

On the evening of May 23, 2014, I was just stepping out of the shower at my house in San Diego. It was Memorial Day weekend, and freshman me had returned home to spend some time with family and friend...
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