Best of 2023
Every year the Daily Nexus compiles a list of categories that make Isla Vista, Isla Vista. We then share those places and things with the UC Santa Barbara community so we can elect a winner for each c...
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News
A week in UC student news
A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
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Los Curanderos reflects on its revitalization, brings back conference for high school students
The group organizes weekly local speakers,maintains a mentorship program and organizes conferences to various locations in California.
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Indus celebrates End-of-Year Banquet and Culture Show
The event consisted of food, dancing and singing performances, as well as an open dance floor to end the night.
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Isla Vista locals urged to heed water safety protocols
Rescue teams were frequently called to the Isla Vista area due to poor ocean conditions from impacts of the storms.
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A.S. Senate swears in 74th cohort
A.S. executives were sworn in by their predecessors, and the 74th senate was then collectively sworn in.
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A.S. Senate passes bill to improve financial transparency
The bill requires any entities receiving A.S. funds to provide monthly line-item reports on fiscal spending to the Finance and Business Committee.
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Local bands barred from practicing at Parking Lot 22 amid noise, safety concerns
The university posted a sign at Lot 22 stating that parking facilities should only be used for parking — and not for making music.
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Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista
Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.
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Students for Justice in Palestine hosts Palestine Liberation Week
The week consisted of various speakers, demonstrations and a wall in the Arbor educating on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Anti-Defamation League CEO discusses combating hate in America
Jonathan Greenblatt spoke on hatred, antisemitism and how to work against it at Campbell Hall on May 22.
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A week in UC student news
A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.
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Department of Asian American studies introduces interdisciplinary Ph.D. emphasis
The group of graduate students underpinning the effort gained support from several other departments on campus.
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Disability honor society initiated at UCSB
The UCSB chapter is being funded through the Disabled Students Program (DSP) R.I.S.E. grant.
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QTGSU creates a lasting community for LGBTQIA+ graduate students
The Nexus spoke with members of the Queer and Trans Graduate Student Union’s (QTGSU) board regarding their events and advocacy throughout the past year.
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Featured Comic
Time Flies… Gradutation
Aries
March 21 - April 19
Forgetting to take off the ratty AF1’s at the potluck (most Asian households don’t take kindly to shoes in the house!)
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Wearing your only red t-shirt to every final (Red is a lucky color in many cultures, especially Chinese cultures)
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Putting spiders in your friend’s wedding dress for good luck (Has its origins in old english folklore, and represents abundance for the couple)
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Accidentally summoned a ghost by leaving their chopsticks straight up (A superstition that has Chinese origins because the chopsticks are reminiscent of funeral incense)
Leo
July 23 - August 22
Didn’t like your friends significant other so they gifted them an umbrella (The word for umbrella ‘san’ sounds like the word for divorce in Chinese)
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Believing in horoscopes (The modern western zodiac actually came from Babylonian astrology)
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Walked backwards in Portugal to live out the Faust fantasy (In Portugal, walking backwards allows the devil to know exactly where you are)
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
Stole a raven from the tower of london as reparations (According to UK superstition, if there aren’t 6 ravens in the tower, the kingdom will fall)
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
Breaks a knuckle knocking on wood for good scores on finals (Knocking on wood may have originated from the Celts and their love for tree spirits)
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Drunkenly rearranging their apartment for the feng shui at 3 AM (A Chinese cultural practice that harmonizes a person with the energies of the environment around them)
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Left out their middle name on their taxes because the Fae run the IRS (Giving the Fae your full name gives them power over you, and the IRS has too much)
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
Hit by a car but the license plate had an angel number (Beyond just blowing up on TikTok, angel numbers were invented by... Pythagoras)
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