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May 29, 2020

Ramadan During a Pandemic: Muslim Students Reflect on Experiences at Home, in Isla Vista

By Simren Verma, Sanya Kamidi

Physical distancing requirements have made this Ramadan different from many students’ childhood celebrations. 

May 28, 2020

The Show Must Go On: How Zoom Became A.S. Program Board’s Newest Venue

By Yiu-On Li

For the Associated Students Program Board, shifting in-person performances to digital spaces to comply with the state’s stay-at-home orders did not come easily.

May 27, 2020

Zoombombing Interrupts Second 71st Senate Meeting in a Row

By Katherine Swartz, Evelyn Spence

The Senate now plans to meet this Friday at 11 a.m. and again on May 3 at 6 p.m.

May 27, 2020

Isla Vista Census Self-Response Rate Averages Below 50% As of May 26

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The results of the census affect a decade’s worth of congressional representation and federal funding in communities.

May 26, 2020

UC Fully Divests from Fossil Fuels, Sells $1 Billion in Assets

By Nadia Abushanab

Going forward, the UC Investments team is committed to growing its investments in sustainable practices such as renewable energy, waste conversion, sustainable agriculture and technology.

May 26, 2020

Breaking: UCEAP Suspends All Fall 2020 Study Abroad Programs

By Max Abrams

Students will not be charged withdrawal or cancellation fees and will have the option to either transfer their applications to the spring or apply for the Fall 2021 term. 

May 25, 2020

Daily Nexus | “Best Of” Voting 2020

By Staff Report

The Nexus presents its annual "Best Of" voting for 2020!

May 24, 2020

As Phase Two Reopening Rolls Out, Santa Barbara County Mandates Face Coverings in Public Starting Tuesday

By Holly Rusch

Residents who do not own face coverings can receive one for free at the Santa Barbara Administration building lobby, the Santa Barbara Health Care Center or the Santa Maria Health Care Center.

May 23, 2020

A.S. Elections Board Outlines Remote Instruction Procedures for Recall Petition, Election

By Sanya Kamidi, Evelyn Spence

Two-thirds of the 71st Senate must vote in favor in order for a recall election to be held in Fall Quarter 2020. 

May 23, 2020

Mourning in Quarantine: Six Years Since May 23, 2014

By Staff Report

This year, the Nexus reached out to members of the Isla Vista and UC Santa Barbara community and asked them to write about how they will be memorializing those who lost their lives.

May 22, 2020

UC Regents Committee Drafts Plans To Reduce UC Food and Housing Insecurity by 2022

By Holly Rusch

The UC has currently been allocated $260 million through the federal C.A.R.E.S. act, $130 million of which was allocated to campuses for the distribution of emergency grants for students.

May 22, 2020

Juan Sánchez Muñoz, UCSB Alumnus, Named UC Merced’s Fourth Chancellor

By Max Abrams

Early in his career, Muñoz worked as a secondary school teacher, a community college advisor and served as a Marine.

May 22, 2020

UC Suspends ACT and SAT in Admissions

By Katherine Swartz

If a new test has not been implemented by 2025, the testing requirement for California students will be eliminated altogether.

May 22, 2020

Study Hall Bar Open Thursday Night In Violation of County and State Health Order

By Sanya Kamidi

Study Hall did not answer multiple phone calls made late Thursday night while the business was still open. 

May 21, 2020

Swearing in of 71st A.S. Senate, A.S. Executives Overshadowed by Recall Fight Against President Beasley, Zoombombing

By Sanya Kamidi, Katherine Swartz

Despite the controversy about Beasley during the 70th Senate meeting, his swearing in came and went with little fanfare.

May 21, 2020

Term in Review: IVP Alli Adam

By Katherine Swartz

Transparency and availability in A.S. posed a challenge this spring with a remote quarter, but Adam led the Senate’s shift to weekly Zoom meetings and deemed the transition a success.