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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. 

May 21, 2020

Term in Review: S.A.G. Andrew Nguyen

By Holly Rusch

Reflecting on what he would change about the role, Nguyen looked back to the importance of compassion and empathy that he has learned over the past year.

May 21, 2020

Term in Review: EVPSA Daevionne Beasley

By Max Abrams

Reflecting on his year as a whole, Beasley said the one thing he would change about his office is its accessibility to students.

May 21, 2020

Term in Review: President Alison Sir

By Evelyn Spence

Sir, who has spent the last few months running her office from home, spoke to the Nexus over Zoom about her successes, shortcomings and what comes next. 

May 21, 2020

Term in Review: EVPLA Christian Ornelas

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Besides his original platform goals, Ornelas’ position as EVPLA required his participation in frequent student and administration discussions across campus. 

May 19, 2020

Isla Vista “Mirror Bus” Driver Arrested for Stalking

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Zachary Coughlin, the driver of the “mirror van,” for stalking on Monday night in Isla Vista around 10 p.m.

May 19, 2020

Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Collision With a Car in Isla Vista

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

California Highway Patrol and American Medical Response paramedics arrived on the scene of the crash north of the intersection of Camino Del Sur and Sueño Road.