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July 26, 2020

UCSB Students To Represent Bernie Sanders at Democratic National Convention

By Channing Mink

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the convention will be held virtually, aside from a few representatives that will attend in person.

July 18, 2020

School Is Out, But Jobs Are Sparse: UCSB Students Struggle with COVID-19 Labor Market

By Madeline Thompson

Internships and jobs — some of which require a physical presence for special equipment and in-person mentoring from professionals — could not easily be translated to an online format. 

July 17, 2020

CSO Officer Tests Positive for COVID-19, Program Suspended until July 31

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Brock initially suspended the program until July 5, but later extended the suspension until the end of July.

July 17, 2020

Fall Quarter 2020 In-Person Classes List

By Katherine Swartz, Hayley Tice

As UC Santa Barbara closes in on a hybrid fall quarter, the Nexus has compiled a list of all remaining in-person classes.

July 16, 2020

Legal Resource Center No Longer Provides Privileged Counseling

By Jackson Guilfoil

The change in LRC services, which went into effect Monday, was met by protest from LRC staff and UC Santa Barbara students.

July 14, 2020

International Students Allowed To Stay In U.S. Following I.C.E. Policy Reversal

By Max Abrams

Under the previous guidelines, international students enrolled in only online classes would have either had to leave the U.S. or transfer to a U.S. university offering in-person instruction.

July 11, 2020

UCSB Asst. Professor Sues Journalist for Defamation Over Reportings About Title IX Violations

By Katherine Swartz, Max Abrams

In the lawsuit filed last month, Professor Danielle Kurin alleges that journalist Michael Balter knowingly made defamatory, libelous and slanderous statements against her.

July 7, 2020

Academic Council Recommends UC To Defund Police, Ban Police Firearms

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The Academic Council centered the recommendations on statements they received from students and faculty across the UC System about anti-Black police violence.

July 3, 2020

From Four Members to First Place: The Trajectory of UCSB Taara Dance Group

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

In less than a year since the group’s inception in June 2018, the four hopeful members became a winning team of 12 in their dream competition.

June 28, 2020

Case Count in I.V. Reaches Double Digits; Yang Announces Five Additional Cases in UCSB Community

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Five participants in a campus research study focusing on asymptomatic cases of coronavirus tested positive for the virus.

June 28, 2020

LRC Fights To Retain Protected Counseling for UCSB Students, Which Could Disappear by July

By Jackson Guilfoil

The student legal services advisor job description will change from “inform and advise” to “educate and inform."

June 27, 2020

Hours Ahead, But Left Behind: International Students Face Uncertainty With Remote Instruction

By Katherine Swartz

The switch to remote learning forced international students to quickly decide whether to stay in Santa Barbara or go to their home countries

June 20, 2020

Elings Hall Shut Down on Friday After Researcher Tests Positive for Coronavirus

By Max Abrams

Any staff members who may have been in close contact with the researcher have already been contacted.

June 19, 2020

Majority of Fall Quarter Classes To Be Held Remotely, Tuition and Student Fees Will Not Change

By Holly Rusch

Any student who wishes to continue learning entirely remotely will be given the option to do so.

June 17, 2020

UCSB Confirms Two Additional Cases of Coronavirus Among Students

By Max Abrams

One of the two students worked for the Dining Services but had not been at work for more than a week and was not involved in food preparation.

June 15, 2020

UC Regents Endorse Repeal of Affirmative Action Ban

By Evelyn Spence

In order to appear on the California ballot in November, the amendment to repeal Proposition 209 must pass through the California State Senate with two-thirds approval.