News

August 28, 2020

UCSB Library Prepares for Possible Fall 2020 Reopening

By Michelle Lee

In addition to extensive cleaning and floor restrictions, library staff have implemented drastic changes in the structure and layout of the library to further ensure student health and safety.

August 27, 2020

Here’s What You Need To Know About I.V. CSD Elections This November

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe, Arturo Martinez Rivera

The openings for the 2020 ballot include two seats with a four-year term and one seat with a two-year term.

August 25, 2020

Amid Backlash and Uncertainty, UC Regents Hold Heated Discussion on Future of TMT

By Max Abrams

Until July’s meeting, those for and against the Thirty Meter Telescope have rarely sat at the same table. 

August 24, 2020

Current Honors Students Will Continue To Receive Priority Registration, But Policies May Change for Future Incoming Classes

By Chloe Kimmel

During the 2020-2021 academic year, it is expected that the Academic Senate will likely re-evaluate priority registration for all eligible UCSB students who currently receive it.

August 22, 2020

The “Uphill Fight that the Black Community in America has Constantly Been Fighting Towards”: UCSB and IV Community Speak on Black Lives Matter Movement

By Arturo Martinez Rivera, Sofía Mejías-Pascoe, Katherine Swartz, Holly Rusch, Max Abrams

As protest headlines disappear from mainstream news, it remains unclear how the Black Lives Matter movement has changed, or will change, the community of Isla Vista and UCSB.

August 20, 2020

SB County Reports First COVID-19 Death in Isla Vista

By Holly Rusch

The I.V. resident was one of two deaths announced by the county on Thursday, bringing the county’s total death count to 84. 

August 17, 2020

UC Santa Cruz Reinstates 41 Teaching Assistants Dismissed over COLA Strikes

By Katherine Swartz

Graduate students across the UC continue to advocate for a COLA, even as the pandemic brings challenges to in-person activism.

August 11, 2020

I.V. CSD 2020-21 Budget Projects Increase in Revenue Despite Coronavirus

By Hayley Tice

The Isla Vista Community Services District expects revenues of over $1.36 million and expenses of approximately $1.26 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year.

August 8, 2020

Isla Vista Experiences Largest Single-Day Jump in COVID-19 Cases

By Katherine Swartz

Santa Barbara County confirmed an additional five new cases on Friday, bringing the total count to 74 cases in Isla Vista, 20 of which are currently active. 

August 7, 2020

UC Announces Influenza Vaccine Requirement For All Students and Employees Come Fall

By Max Abrams

This is the first time the UC has required the flu vaccine.

August 7, 2020

In a Reopening Roller Coaster, Barber Shops Are Cutting Profits Thin

By Max Abrams

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Richie Ramirez said he has shuttered and reopened his barber shops three separate times, turning a profit for only six weeks out of the last six months. 

August 5, 2020

UCSB Alum and Literary Partner Publish Mental Health-Focused Poetry Collection

By Alexandra Goldberg

The poetry collection takes readers through the ups and downs of heartbreak, loss and letting go with the intent to shine light on mental health struggles.

August 4, 2020

UCSB Professor Explores Race in the U.S. Through a South Asian Lens, in New Novel “Members Only”

By Suryan Bhatia

Pandya said his initial ideas for the novel began in 2016, a year he published his first collection, “The Blind Writer: Stories and a Novella.”

August 2, 2020

Amidst Partying in Isla Vista, UCSB Continues To Warn Students About Coronavirus Risks

By Holly Rusch

I.V.’s cramped living conditions, infamous for housing 10 or more people under the same roof, can make tracking the spread of coronavirus increasingly difficult. 

July 31, 2020

In an Unwavering Fight Against Brain Cancer, a Gaucho’s Legacy Shines Through

By Max Abrams

Several of Raul Garcia's friends spoke to the Nexus about the ways in which he brings joy to their lives and why their friendships with him are everlasting.  

July 27, 2020

Police Arrest Suspect For Breaking Into Vacant Isla Vista Apartment and Refusing To Leave

By Max Abrams

Donald Cameron was arrested on one count of burglary, vandalism and obstructing a peace officer. He is currently in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail on $50,000 bail.