News

July 9, 2019

Water Rescue Called In For Drunk Rafters, Aborted Shortly After Group Tows Themselves In

By Sanya Kamidi

The individuals had been out in the ocean for approximately fifteen minutes before the water rescue was called in.

July 8, 2019

UC Regents Elect Former State Politician as New Chair

By Max Abrams

Prior to assuming the role of board chair, Pérez worked as a regent after being appointed to the position in 2014 by former California Gov. Jerry Brown.

July 5, 2019

New Initiative Aims To Address Basic Needs and College Affordability through Marijuana Cultivation Tax

By Max Abrams

UCSB students have rallied behind a new initiative calling for the redirection of a year-old cultivation tax, asking that the money collected from the tax be used to address college affordability.

July 5, 2019

7.1 Earthquake Strikes Southern California, Second Large Quake in Two Days

By Sanya Kamidi

Santa Barbara County “initiated earthquake protocol and all stations report no damage,” SBC Fire Spokesperson Mike Eliason tweeted out.

July 2, 2019

UCSB Teaching Assistant Under Fire From Colleagues, Students for Transphobic Tweets

By Evelyn Spence

The Twitter account, which features the T.A.'s photograph and name, contains hundreds of tweets and retweets espousing transphobic views.

June 29, 2019

CSD Discusses Possibility of Bookmobile, Library Branch in I.V.

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The discussion stems from a larger public assessment of library needs the Goleta Valley Library is currently conducting.

June 28, 2019

UC Gains $4 Million in Funding for Summer Financial Aid

By Sanya Kamidi

Students who qualify can use the additional aid beginning this Summer Session A.

June 28, 2019

Campus Point 2.0: New Coffee Shop to Replace Coffee Collab

By Sanya Kamidi

Nelson’s vision for Campus Point Coffee is simple: He wants Isla Vistans to use the space as a place to come together.

June 27, 2019

Two MCC Bathrooms To be Converted To All-Gender

By Sanya Kamidi

Gary Lawrence, director of the University Center, said he hopes to have the signs installed by July 15.

June 26, 2019

iV Menus Owner Trial Postponed To December

By Sanya Kamidi

December will mark two years since Galoustian was first arrested in I.V. on three felony charges of rape.

June 25, 2019

2019-2020 A.S. Executives: A Look Ahead

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Max Abrams, Arturo Martinez Rivera, Katherine Swartz

The Nexus sat down with the five executives and asked them to speak about their plans for the upcoming year.

June 22, 2019

UC Announces New Measures to Fortify Admissions Process

By Max Abrams

UC’s decision to reform its admission process arrives roughly three months after several universities across the U.S. were accused of using unfair backdoor methods to admit students.

June 20, 2019

Promise Scholars Program Sees First Graduating Class

By Sanya Kamidi

The program, the first of its kind in the nation, strives to give low-income students resources and guidance to help them graduate in four years with minimal debt.