News

June 16, 2020

UC Reaches Open-Access Publishing Deal With Springer Nature

By Max Abrams

The new deal comes just over a year after the UC walked away from its 20-year partnership with Elsevier over disagreements surrounding the UC’s push for open-access research articles.

June 15, 2020

UC Regents Endorse Repeal of Affirmative Action Ban

By Evelyn Spence

In order to appear on the California ballot in November, the amendment to repeal Proposition 209 must pass through the California State Senate with two-thirds approval. 

June 13, 2020

On-Campus Living Requirement Waived for Senators for Upcoming School Year

By Evelyn Spence

The on-campus housing requirement — a part of A.S. Legal Code — has long been a subject of debate on the Senate table.

June 10, 2020

UC Academics Explore the Black Lives Matter Movement and Greater Themes During “The Fire This Time: Race at Boiling Point”

By Max Abrams

The webinar featured prominent speakers who discussed the greater themes surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality and institutionalized racism.

June 8, 2020

Two UCSB Dining Services Staff Members Test Positive for Coronavirus

By Max Abrams

Dining services employees have been following sanitizing and cleaning protocols and wearing face coverings and gloves to reduce the chance of transmission.

June 7, 2020

UCSB Library Offers Community Perspectives in New COVID-19 Archives Project

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Through a google form on the University Library website, interested participants can answer questions about their coronavirus stories.

June 6, 2020

A.S. Senate Passes Two Resolutions Supporting Indigenous Nations

By Holly Rusch

During the public forum, students expressed the importance of representation for Indigenous students, who make up only 1% of the school’s population.

June 5, 2020

Thirty Meter Telescope Has Received $68M From UC in Past Six Years

By Max Abrams

The financial report was obtained through a California Public Records Act from Mauna Kea Protectors at UC Berkeley and details the UC’s contributions to TMT from October 2014 to February 2020. 

June 3, 2020

Editorial | Why Has UCSB Not Addressed Allegations of Severe UCPD Misconduct?

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

To this day, the student body knows very little about what is happening within the UCSB Police Department. 

June 3, 2020

UCSB Grad Students Receive Extended Degree and Candidacy Timelines But Funding Remains Uncertain

By Madeline Thompson

Some graduate students are saying that it is unclear how many students — faced with the cost associated with an extra year of study — will utilize this offer. 

June 3, 2020

A.S. Senate Passes Resolution Addressing On-Campus Housing Under a Fall Quarter Hybrid Scenario

By Max Abrams

The resolution, which is positional and only takes a stance on the issue, urges the university to “bear the increased financial consequences of a situation that is essentially out of their control."

June 1, 2020

Achievement Unlocked: UCSB’s Gaming Community Adapts to Remote Instruction

By Holly Rusch

While clubs have faced difficulties staying together as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Gaucho Gaming is uniquely positioned to make the leap from in-person to digital social events.

May 30, 2020

Close to 1,000 March to Sands Beach for Justice for George Floyd on Saturday

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Floyd’s death — as well as the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade — have ignited protests against violence toward Black people in over a dozen cities. 

May 30, 2020

UCSB Student Organizes March Through I.V. To Call for Justice for George Floyd

By Max Abrams, Sanya Kamidi

Students plan to march from Storke Tower to Sands Beach via Del Playa Drive beginning at noon.

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.