News

October 10, 2019

Fourth Mountain Lion Sighting Spooks Students

By Evelyn Spence

The school has sent out a number of warnings over the past few weeks about mountain lion sightings.

October 10, 2019

I.V. CSD Considers Turning Deltopia Into a Sanctioned Festival

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The Isla Vista Community Services District discussed a proposal from Lucidity Festivals to turn Deltopia into a more controlled community celebration and festival.

October 10, 2019

Ten Takeaways From UC Payroll Data

By Jackson Guilfoil

The unabridged list of employee payroll information can be found on the UCOP website.

October 7, 2019

Latest Mountain Lion Sighting Actually Bobcat, Previous Sightings Confirmed As Mountain Lions

By Sanya Kamidi

Students are cautioned to stay away from the area until further notice. 

October 4, 2019

Stalking Reports Increased, Disciplinary Action for Drug Violations Decreased in 2018

By Hayley Tice

The report includes crimes reported to the UCPD and other campus security agencies.

October 3, 2019

CALPIRG Discusses Latest Projects, Plans for Upcoming Year

By Jackson Guilfoil

The plastics petition is one of the four current projects the UCSB chapter of CALPIRG will be working on over the next year

October 3, 2019

The Faces Shaping the Future of the I.V. Community Center

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The Nexus interviewed each board member and compiled small profiles on each regarding their ties to the I.V. community and their visions for the community center.

October 3, 2019

50 Years: Isla Vista’s Role in the “Countercultural Revolution”

By Katherine Swartz

The event that sparked the violence of 1970 is arguably the most nationally well-known event in the university’s history: the burning of the Bank of America building in Isla Vista. 

October 3, 2019

UCSB Alum Founds Creative Computing Initiative, Brings Technical Courses to Humanities Students

By Ashley Rusch

UCSB alumnus Ross Dowd has spearheaded an upcoming humanities-based technological program, meant to prepare humanities majors for careers in an increasingly tech-driven world. 

October 3, 2019

UCSB Offers New Minor in Architecture and Urban History

By Alexandra Leal Silva

Students taking on the minor must take two lower-division art history courses and 20 units of upper-division courses from the art history, environmental science or geography departments.

October 3, 2019

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

By Staff Report

Little excerpts of events happening around Isla Vista this week; go out, join your neighbors, and have fun!

September 30, 2019

I.V. Community Room Closed Until End of Oct. After Mold Discovery

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

A remediation team was hired to do a complete cleanup of the conference room, restroom and janitor closet.

September 29, 2019

In Photos | Move-in Weekend 2019

By Daily Nexus Photography

Last weekend saw hordes of UCSB freshmen flood the campus and move into their dorms, reviving the campus as the first week of school began.

September 28, 2019

In Photos | Climate Strike Santa Barbara

By Daily Nexus Photography

Nexus photographer Siavash Ghadiri captured the urgent energy seen throughout protest.

September 26, 2019

Vista Point

By Staff Report

Little excerpts of events around Isla Vista this week; go out, join your neighbors, and have fun!

September 26, 2019

For Many, Access to Mental Health Resources Starts In College

By Sanya Kamidi

For students who have never had access to mental health resources before, (C.A.P.S.) can be a student’s first foray into addressing mental health issues.