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September 17, 2015

UC Divests $200 Million From Big Oil

By Juliet Bachtel

University of California Investment Office recently announced it divested nearly $200 million from coal mining and oil companies focused on tar sands while adding sustainability criteria to their investment portfolio.

September 17, 2015

Celebrity Mathematician Joins UCSB Faculty

By Josh Ortiz

Renowned mathematician Yitang Zhang will be joining UC Santa Barbara’s mathematics faculty this fall, a development many hope will add further prestige to the university.

August 27, 2015

Letter from the Editor: Emile Nelson

By Emile Nelson

Our 2015-2016 editor in chief starts us off to a great year with wise words and fun facts.

August 22, 2015

Sexual Assault Bill Allowing Punishment for Off-Campus Offenses Passes Unanimously

By Danny Kolosta

Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson’s Senate Bill 186 (SB 186) passed the senate floor with a unanimous 63-0 bipartisan vote on Monday.

July 28, 2015

International Student Alagie Jammeh Risks Life To Speak Out Against Homophobia

By Emile Nelson

“No one should be denied their fundamental basic human rights because of their sexuality,” Alagie Jammeh posted on Facebook in September 2014. By November of that same year, Jammeh found his world crumbling around hi...

June 4, 2015

Students Demand Bookstore Discontinue Jansport Products

By Beth Lebens

The UCSB chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops, Chancellor Henry T. Yang, Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Marc Fisher and UCSB Bookstore director Mark Beisecker agreed in a meeting on Wednesday in room...

June 2, 2015

New A.S. Senators Discuss Goals for Upcoming Year

By Staff Report

The Daily Nexus spoke with the three new Associated Students senators about their plans for the upcoming school year. Sworn in May 27 to fill vacancies left by three senators who stepped down shortly after the spring ele...

June 1, 2015

Administrators, Students Discuss Sexual Assault Case Procedures

By Peeka Zimmerman

The “It’s Not On Us, It’s On You” campaign leaders and survivors of sexual assault Alejandra Melgoza, Melissa Vasquez and Lexi Weyrick organized an open forum with Chancellor Henry T. Yang and other university ad...

June 1, 2015

Organizations Rally to Support Fossil Fuel Divestment

By Megan Mineiro

Members of various environmental organizations, including Fossil Free UCSB, gathered outside Cheadle Hall Thursday afternoon to protest for the UC Board of Regents to divest from the fossil fuel industry.

May 28, 2015

Open Forum To Discuss Sexual Assault Policy

By Megan Mineiro

The “It’s Not On Us, It’s On You” campaign led by survivors of sexual assault Alejandra Melgoza, Lexi Weyrick and Melissa Vasquez will host an open forum discussion between students and university administrators ...

May 28, 2015

Gauchos Paddle Out As One

By Danny Kolosta

UCSB Surf Team hosts second annual Memorial Paddle Out to honor victims of May 23, 2014

May 27, 2015

Speaker Gives Talk Against Same-Sex Marriage

By Christopher Chen

UCSB Anscombe Society held its inaugural lecture Tuesday night at Buchanan Hall, hosting former George Mason University economics professor and Ruth Institute president and founder Jennifer Roback Morse to present argume...

May 26, 2015

New Storage Service To Assist On-Campus Residents

By Max Fernbacher

The student-run storage service company known as BoxCamp will offer summer storage and delivery for UC Santa Barbara students moving out of on-campus residence halls during the last two weeks of Spring Quarter.

May 24, 2015

One Year Later: Candlelit Vigil and March Remembers Students Lost

By Staff Report

Storke Tower rang out six times Saturday evening to begin a moment of silence as part of the Candlelit Vigil and March held to commemorate the students lost in the events of May 23 last year. UC Santa Barbara students, f...

May 22, 2015

Talk Examines Military, University Sexual Assault

By Peter Mounteer

The Campus Advocacy Resources & Education office hosted a lecture on military sexual trauma (MST) by assistant professor at the USC School of Social Work Kristen Zalesky in the Flying A room Thursday morning.

May 22, 2015

Students Win New Venture Competition With BAC Monitor Startup

By Carissa Quiambao

This year’s New Venture Competition (NVC) Finals awarded its annual $10,000 grand prize to student tech start up Milo, a business projected to create a device that proactively monitors the blood alcohol content (BAC) o...