News

November 6, 2021

UCSB Student Faces Additional Charges of Sexual Assault

By Atmika Iyer

The dates of his alleged crimes from both cases range from October 2020 all the way to June 2021. 

November 5, 2021

City of Goleta To Sue UCSB for Underhousing Students

By Atmika Iyer

The consequence of this alleged violation was an unprecedented housing crisis, with many students having to resort to living in Goleta.

November 5, 2021

“Munger Hall Has Got To Go:” Students Protest Munger Hall and Eviction of Students Living in Hotels

By Atmika Iyer, Asumi Shuda

UCSB students and faculty have grappled with a severe housing crisis since last summer; Munger Hall is the university’s proposed solution. 

November 5, 2021

Isla Vista Halloween Passes With No Halloween-Related Arrests

By Atmika Iyer

Crime statistics and attendance numbers for the annual weekend have declined drastically since 2013, which saw over 200 arrests and nearly 250 citations. 

November 5, 2021

New Emergency Shelter Hosts Houseless Residents Displaced From Sweeped I.V. Encampments

By Asumi Shuda

The shelter is currently housing approximately 30 residents, with a few soon exiting the facility to enter permanent housing or transitioning into sober-living rehabilitation. 

November 5, 2021

County Engages in Mediation With UCSB for Violation of Long Range Development Plan

By Atmika Iyer

The university’s plan to build Munger Hall as a solution to the housing crisis will leave students at UCSB before 2025 without much of a solution.

November 4, 2021

Community Protests Heavy Police Presence During Halloween Weekend

By Holly Rusch

The festival, hosted by a coalition of student and local organizations, held live music, speakers and community artists selling local wares.

November 4, 2021

Munger Responds to Architecture Criticism, UCSB Stands By Design

By Atmika Iyer, Asumi Shuda

“I’d rather be a billionaire and not be loved by everybody than not have any money,” Munger told MarketWatch.

November 4, 2021

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch, Melea Maglalang, Kyra Schimpf

The 2021-22 Nexus News Team has revived our old column, "Vista Point," to keep our readers informed of local events and happenings. 

November 4, 2021

UCSB Hosts Eighth Día De Los Muertos Celebration

By Nisha Malley

This marks the eighth celebration of Día de Los Muertos at UC Santa Barbara, which began in 2014 when a group of Latinx faculty members founded the Latinx UCSB Networking Association. 

November 4, 2021

Associate Professor Discusses Decolonial Feminism, Archipelagic Relationalities at MCC Event

By Melea Maglalang

Figueroa-Vásquez’s novel, “Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature,” examines how dictatorships affect the intimate lives of people.

November 4, 2021

Students Celebrate Halloween in Local Sanctioned Programming

By Kyra Schimpf

UC Santa Barbara and local governmental organizations put on sanctioned events for students to take part in during Halloween weekend. 

November 3, 2021

Regeneration: Environmentalist Paul Hawken Restores Hope on the UCSB Campus

By Mariam Bagdady

Hawken dedicated the lecture to expanding on his book "Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation," as well as redefining sustainability. 

November 2, 2021

B.U.R.S.A. Provides a Home Away From Home for Burmese Students

By Asumi Shuda

The Nexus spoke with the founding members of the organization as they reflected on their work thus far. 

November 1, 2021

UC Santa Barbara’s Special Education and School Psychology Graduate Program Receives $2.7 million Grant

By Jenna Reisgen

The grant, which was split with Boston University, will fund six doctoral students at UCSB and three at Boston University.

November 1, 2021

Students Express Concerns With Daily COVID-19 Self-Reporting Survey

By Ellah Foster

As fall quarter progresses, some students are identifying issues with the system, including the self-reporting feature.