News

July 26, 2020

UCSB Students To Represent Bernie Sanders at Democratic National Convention

By Channing Mink

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the convention will be held virtually, aside from a few representatives that will attend in person.

July 21, 2020

California Hair Salons and Barbershop Services Permitted To Reopen Outdoors

By Max Abrams

Isla Vista barbershop services and salons such as Wanderlust Hair Studio, Richie’s Barber Shop and Campus Cuts Hair Salon can once again reopen under the new guidelines, albeit outdoors.

July 19, 2020

Poke Theory SB Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

By Max Abrams

Since learning that an employee tested positive, Poke Theory SB has begun operating under stricter cleaning protocols as a precaution, the manager said.

July 18, 2020

School Is Out, But Jobs Are Sparse: UCSB Students Struggle with COVID-19 Labor Market

By Madeline Thompson

Internships and jobs — some of which require a physical presence for special equipment and in-person mentoring from professionals — could not easily be translated to an online format.

July 17, 2020

CSO Officer Tests Positive for COVID-19, Program Suspended until July 31

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Brock initially suspended the program until July 5, but later extended the suspension until the end of July.

July 17, 2020

Fall Quarter 2020 In-Person Classes List

By Katherine Swartz, Hayley Tice

As UC Santa Barbara closes in on a hybrid fall quarter, the Nexus has compiled a list of all remaining in-person classes.

July 16, 2020

Legal Resource Center No Longer Provides Privileged Counseling

By Jackson Guilfoil

The change in LRC services, which went into effect Monday, was met by protest from LRC staff and UC Santa Barbara students.

July 16, 2020

iV Menus Owner Sentencing Postponed To September

By Max Abrams

Galoustian’s sentencing will be based on the eight felony charges he pled guilty to in December 2019, two years after his initial arrest.

July 14, 2020

International Students Allowed To Stay In U.S. Following I.C.E. Policy Reversal

By Max Abrams

Under the previous guidelines, international students enrolled in only online classes would have either had to leave the U.S. or transfer to a U.S. university offering in-person instruction.

July 14, 2020

Gov. Newsom Issues Statewide Order to Close More Indoor Operations Amidst Coronavirus Spike

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

Monday’s order mandates the closure of dine-in restaurants, wineries, movie theaters and family entertainment centers, along with zoos, museums and cardrooms.

July 11, 2020

UCSB Asst. Professor Sues Journalist for Defamation Over Reportings About Title IX Violations

By Katherine Swartz, Max Abrams

In the lawsuit filed last month, Professor Danielle Kurin alleges that journalist Michael Balter knowingly made defamatory, libelous and slanderous statements against her.

July 8, 2020

UC To Sue Federal Government, Seeking To Prevent Deportation of International Students

By Max Abrams

Currently, there are over 41,000 graduate and undergraduate international students within the UC system.

July 7, 2020

Michael V. Drake Appointed as First Black UC President, Succeeding Janet Napolitano

By Katherine Swartz

Drake is the 21st UC President and the first Black president in UC history.

July 7, 2020

Academic Council Recommends UC To Defund Police, Ban Police Firearms

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The Academic Council centered the recommendations on statements they received from students and faculty across the UC System about anti-Black police violence.

July 6, 2020

Former UCSB Student Challenges Title IX Case Reopening

By Max Abrams

In July’s hearing, the judge will decide whether or not to grant Roe’s motion, which could reverse the superior court’s previous decision to vacate the Title IX findings.