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February 26, 2022

Daily Nexus Alumnus Photographs 2022 Olympics

By Mark Alfred

Haffey is taking on his ninth Olympic Games and spoke with the Nexus from Beijing as he photographed the 2022 Winter Olympics. 

February 25, 2022

APIDA New Year Showcase Celebrates Different Asian Cultures During Lunar New Year

By Haoning Zhu

 The event began with attendees sharing their experiences and traditions of celebrating the new year.

February 25, 2022

Nonprofit Pitches To Transform Inactive Offshore Oil Platform Into a Lighthouse and Site for Marine Life Growth

By Jacob Davis

Ryan Davis, creative director of Americas Green Corps, created the plan to reconfigure the decommissioned Platform Holly into the “Green Lighthouse” national monument back in December 2020

February 25, 2022

Four A.S. Senators Resign During 2021-22 School Year; Six New Senators Appointed

By Holly Rusch

Bee Schaefer said that, although this year’s Senate hasn’t been as politically polarized as in years past, serving on the Senate still comes with pressure. 

February 24, 2022

Four Alumni Join UCSB Foundation Board of Trustees

By Asumi Shuda

The UCSB Foundation is a non-profit, public-benefit corporation founded in 1973, and is governed by the Board of Trustees.

February 24, 2022

Student Workers Union Prepares to Renegotiate Contract with the UC, Holds Town Halls

By Nisha Malley

Bargaining between the union and UCOP will begin in March, with up to six bargaining sessions currently slated to occur during winter and spring quarters.

February 24, 2022

Office of Black Student Development Unveils Community Space and Office, Commemorates Its Founding

By Nisha Malley

The space, which offers a physical location to support and advocate for Black students, will be open to the campus community beginning April 30.

February 24, 2022

Laura Capps Runs for 2nd District Supervisor

By Atmika Iyer

Capps is currently running unopposed, after potential candidate Jonathan Abboud decided not to run for the position.

February 23, 2022

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

Events happening in and around Isla Vista.

February 23, 2022

IVRPD Celebrates Black History Month With “Forward Ever, Backward Never”

By Nisha Malley, Atmika Iyer

Kiefer expressed IVRPD’s intent to host more events in the future in honor of Black History Month.

February 22, 2022

Dan-el Padilla Peralta Speaks at UCSB About Classicism as an Afro-diasporic Movement

By Melea Maglalang

The lecture was the first of the museum’s “Myth, Religion, and Race: the Art of Harmonia Rosales” lecture series, examining works by Harmonia Rosales, an Afro-Cuban American artist.

February 22, 2022

Vista Point: Monthly Goings-on Dedicated to Black History Month

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

This Vista Point will be dedicated to Black History Month events throughout the UC system.

February 20, 2022

“Persistence and a sense of relentlessness”: Author and Essayist Roxane Gay Reflects on Her Career

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Ahead of the upcoming talk, the Nexus spoke with Gay about her career as an author, her writing process and the realities of her large platform. 

February 19, 2022

Man Seriously Injured From Del Playa Shooting, Suspect Remains Outstanding

By Nisha Malley

The investigation of the shooting is ongoing. The status of the victim remains unclear, and the shooter remains outstanding.

February 19, 2022

Hosford Clinic’s Healing Space Provides Therapy Services to Black-Identifying Patients

By Asumi Shuda, Nisha Malley

A year into its creation, the Healing Space connects Black-identifying clients with Black therapists to offer therapy and psychological services.

February 18, 2022

University Works To Fulfill 2019 Black Student Union Demands

By Holly Rusch

In 2019, Chancellor Henry T. Yang promised the creation of an OBSD, funding for eight paid positions — totaling to about $900,000 — and $55,000 annually for Black Student Union programming.