News

November 1, 2020

In the Driver’s Seat: Prop 22 May Have Consequences for I.V. Gig Workers

By Atmika Iyer, Skye Schoenhoeft

As the future of ridesharing apps is on the California ballot, students in I.V. working for rideshare and delivery companies spoke to the Nexus about how Proposition 22 would affect them.

November 1, 2020

How Prop 21’s Rent Control Initiative May Affect Isla Vista

By Chloe Kimmel, Jackson Guilfoil

If it passes, Prop 21 would replace 1995’s Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which bars rent control on housing first occupied after 1995 and on titled units such as single-family homes.

October 30, 2020

Sarah Danielzadeh Voted in as New A.S. Student Advocate General In Special Election

By Holly Rusch

Sarah Danielzadeh, a fourth-year English major and former Letters and Sciences senator, beat 11 other candidates in a special election for Associated Students Student Advocate General.

October 29, 2020

“If I get COVID now, I don’t really care”: Interviewing Passersby and Partiers in I.V. During the Pandemic

By Max Abrams, Katherine Swartz, Holly Rusch

On June 22, the first day of summer sessions, there were 7 confirmed COVID-19 cases in I.V. By Oct. 1, the first day of fall quarter, there were 239. Now, there are nearly 400.

October 29, 2020

White Sworn in as New A.S. President, Flaherty Succeeds Her as Internal Vice President

By Katherine Swartz

White, a fourth-year political science major and current internal vice president, was sworn in by Beasley during the Associated Students Senate meeting on Wednesday evening.

October 29, 2020

Catherine Flaherty for I.V. CSD Board Director

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Neither Catherine Flaherty nor Daniel Mitchell represent the ideal candidate, but the Nexus believes Flaherty is the better choice.

October 28, 2020

iVMenus Owner Sentencing Postponed For Seventh Time, Rescheduled to Nov. 4

By Max Abrams

In addition to an expected 18-year prison sentence, Galoustian will likely have to register as a sex offender for life.

October 26, 2020

A Guide to the Student Advocate General Special Election

By Katherine Swartz

The special election for the Student Advocate General (S.A.G.) position will be held from Oct. 26 at 8 a.m. to Oct. 29 at 4 p.m.

October 26, 2020

A.S. President Daevionne Beasley Announces Resignation

By Katherine Swartz

According to A.S. Legal Code, the Internal Vice President (IVP) — fourth-year Tianna White — will succeed the office of the president until a special election can be held in winter quarter.

October 26, 2020

As COVID-19 Cases Climb in I.V., UCSB Announces Free On-Campus COVID-19 Testing for All Students

By Max Abrams

To help identify and contact trace positive cases in the community, the university said that students are “strongly encouraged” to make appointments for testing.

October 26, 2020

UCSB Students Educate Community on Prop 16 at “Yes on Prop 16” Rally

By Sierra Van Der Brug

Proposition 16, one of 13 propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot in California, would repeal a proposition from 1996 that banned affirmative action in the state.