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April 16, 2020

Lea Toubian for External Vice President for Local Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The Daily Nexus endorses Lea Toubian for external vice president for local affairs.

April 16, 2020

Melissa Perez for Student Advocate General

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The Daily Nexus endorses Melissa Perez to serve as the next student advocate general.

April 16, 2020

Alia Reynolds for External Vice President for Statewide Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The Daily Nexus endorses Alia Reynolds for the position of EVPSA.

April 16, 2020

Tianna White for Internal Vice President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The Daily Nexus endorses Tianna White for internal vice president.

April 13, 2020

UCSB To Conduct Summer Sessions A, C, D and E Through Remote Instruction, No Decision Made On Later Sessions Yet

By Sanya Kamidi

Some summer courses are traditionally held online each summer, but with the transition to fully remote instruction, courses designed to be taught in-person will now have to be adjusted to online as well.

April 10, 2020

A.S. Senate Allocates $80,000 to Student Relief Groups To Support Those Affected by Coronavirus

By Jackson Guilfoil

Both organizations provide financial relief to students through various means and can use the total $80,000 to help students experiencing financial hardship.

April 8, 2020

UCSB Minecraft Server: Building a Home Away From Home

By Melea Maglalang

Missing the usual sights of Storke Tower, the University Library and the UCen, UCSB fourth-year Charles Neumann took it upon himself to recreate the campus in a Minecraft server. 

April 7, 2020

UCSB Student Affairs Works To Transition to Online Services

By Holly Rusch

Beginning the first week of spring quarter, Student Affairs will be sending students weekly emails that either introduces them to new online services or updates them on old ones.

April 7, 2020

UCSB Student Who Returned to Campus on April 3 To Move Out of Dorm Tests Positive for Coronavirus

By Holly Rusch

The student then received the positive coronavirus test result after returning home after April 3.

April 5, 2020

As In-Person Research Goes Dormant, UCSB Researchers Explore New Methods of Work

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

Despite the shuttering of research on campus, there are still alternatives for student researchers, such as proposing ideas for future projects.

April 3, 2020

UCEAP Suspends All Spring and Summer Study Abroad Programs

By Sanya Kamidi

It’s unclear how many students are still currently abroad, either due to travel restrictions or their personal desire to stay abroad.

April 3, 2020

UCSB Eases Pass/No Pass Grading Policies in Light of Coronavirus Impact

By Jackson Guilfoil

Students normally have to decide to have their classes graded P/NP by week seven but can now make the switch anytime up until June 5, the last day of spring quarter instruction.

April 2, 2020

UC Will Not Fire “Career Employees” Due To Coronavirus Through End of June

By Katherine Swartz

Napolitano clarified that this does not mean that there will not be cutbacks on hours or layoffs for staff as part of “typical student and career employee summer staffing" adjustments.

April 2, 2020

Spring Quarter A.S. Elections To Take Place Digitally

By Holly Rusch

Soft campaigning will begin as previously planned on April 12, giving candidates approximately 10 days until voting ends.

April 1, 2020

UCSB Fourth Year Launches Collegiate Sales Certification Program

By KJ Clay

The program’s singular goal is to help “fellow Gauchos get a foot in the door in an increasingly competitive job market.”

March 30, 2020

“I didn’t have any time to say goodbye to anybody”: UCSB Students Lament A Senior Year Cut Short

By Evelyn Spence

For the UCSB class of 2020, and for classes of 2020 worldwide, the loss of an in-person spring quarter and the presence of the coronavirus pandemic has thrown their lives into uncertainty.