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April 19, 2018

One Year Later, El Centro Reopens Its Doors

By Stephany Rubio

The Chicano movement in the late 1960s, known as El Movimiento, found its home at UC Santa Barbara with the creation of the El Centro Annex building, giving Chicanx students and their allies a space where they could expr...

April 19, 2018

Sophia Dycaico for External Vice President for Local Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

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 for local self-govern...

April 19, 2018

Rose Ettleson for Student Advocate General

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

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 public interest matt...

April 18, 2018

UC Will Begin Guaranteed Admission for All Qualified CCC Students

By Sanya Kamidi

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) will increase the number of Californians who pursue higher education, California Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley said in a press release.

April 17, 2018

A.S. Student Advocate General Candidate Forum: Martinez vs. Ettleson

By Evelyn Spence

Student Advocate General candidates for Associated Students elections introduced themselves to the student body during a Monday forum in The Hub, discussing how they would represent students should they be elected to the...

April 17, 2018

Students Exchange Views on ‘Olé,’ Consider New Mascot or Rebranding

By Jose Ochoa

Students expressed concern that UCSB negatively represents Argentinian people by using features like a mask and grimacing face on “Olé."

April 14, 2018

A.S. President Denies Allegations of Controversial Petitioning Strategies During Town Hall

By Evelyn Spence

President Le previously refused to comment on whether he asked intoxicated students to sign a petition at a party after the Nexus obtained a video of him allegedly doing so.

April 12, 2018

Historic El Centro Building Set To Reopen

By Victoria Gurrola

A year after students and alumni fought against the demolition of The El Centro Annex building, El Centro will be officially reopened on April 14.

April 12, 2018

Phishing Scams Target UCSB and SB Residents

By Vianna Mabanag

Phishing schemes strike again at unsuspecting UCSB students.

April 12, 2018

‘NewCen’ To Create Innovation Lab, Pedestrian Path

By Evelyn Spence, Shomik Mukherjee

A 3D model obtained by the Nexus suggests that there will be several unannounced features to the NewCen added on to the original proposed plan.

April 11, 2018

UCSB Spanish and Portuguese Department Hosts Indigenous Writers Conference

By Stephany Rubio

For the first time at UC Santa Barbara, indigenous writers, poets and scholars gathered for “A Verbal Kaleidoscope,” a conference aiming to challenge how indigenous literature and practices are studied in Western aca...

April 5, 2018

Abortion Pill Clears Hurdle on Path to Public Universities

By Katie Wolf

New reports confirm the safety of the Mifiprex pill, a hormonal pill used for medical abortions, which could sway legislators on their vote regarding Senate Bill 320.

April 5, 2018

Stagnant $2 Million Fund Could Offset UCen Project Costs, Fees Will Still Rise After Inflation

By Shomik Mukherjee

The student fees that would fund a proposed University Center renovation decreased slightly after students voted to allocate a roughly $2 million fund to the project, though part of the fees would still climb each year a...

April 5, 2018

Broken, Outdated Pipes to Blame for UCen Smell

By Evelyn Spence

The University Center is in need of numerous structural improvements, including leaking parts of the roof and burst sewage pipes which have caused a strange smell in the building, according to the chair of the University...

April 3, 2018

UCSB to Host First Annual Indigenous Writers Conference

By Stephany Rubio

The UCSB Spanish and Portuguese department will host “A Verbal Kaleidoscope,” its first-ever conference about indigenous writers, languages and literatures on April 4 and 5.

March 18, 2018

UCen Project Will Be on A.S. Elections Ballot

By Evelyn Spence

A.S. Elections Board and career staff members involved in the elections process verified the number of signatures and student perm numbers to make sure that each is valid, according to Le.