News

March 14, 2019

UC Regents Table Non-Resident Tuition Increase

By Sanya Kamidi

The Board of Regents plans to reconsider the tuition hike at their next meeting in May.

March 14, 2019

Summer Cal Grant Bill Reintroduced to the State Legislature

By Sean Crommelin

SB 461 will provide up to nine units of aid per session to students eligible for Cal Grant.

March 14, 2019

Southern California Edison Found Responsible for Thomas Fire

By Evelyn Spence

A more detailed report about the fire’s investigation will be “available as soon as possible,” according to the department.

March 13, 2019

Trial for iV Menus Owner Will Begin in Late July

By Sanya Kamidi

Both parties said they anticipate the trial to take 15 court days, which includes jury selection.

March 13, 2019

SB Supervisors and Young Democrats Discuss Lack of Recreational Dispensaries

By Cristian Loza

As the drug becomes progressively more available, Williams and Lavagnino suspect that a lot of marijuana’s negative stigma will begin to fade.

March 12, 2019

Police Issue Five Citations During Underage Drinking Decoy Operation in I.V. & Goleta

By Evelyn Spence

Overall, 67 people were contacted in I.V. and Goleta.

March 12, 2019

Hella Black Podcast Holds Live Recording at UCSB

By Caleb Brown

The “Hella Black Podcast” centers on Black issues and works to uplift Black organizers.

March 11, 2019

Baby Birds Expected to Hatch Across Campus in the Upcoming Months

By Amira Garewal

As spring begins, hundreds of baby birds are expected to hatch across the UCSB campus in the upcoming months.

March 10, 2019

Daily Nexus Wins Seven CCMA Awards

By Staff Report

The Associated Collegiate Press Conference is an event the Nexus attends yearly. This year, the Nexus was able to send 13 staffers to the conference.

March 10, 2019

UC Will Not Raise In-State Tuition

By Evelyn Spence

This decision comes following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget plan.

March 8, 2019

Deputies Deploy Naloxone For Second Time in 24 Hours

By Max Abrams

Once stabilized, the victim was taken to a local hospital for further treatment.

March 7, 2019

Deputies Deploy Naloxone for Overdose Victim

By Evelyn Spence

The woman has since been transferred to a hospital for further treatment.

March 7, 2019

UCOP Deems Collegiate Free Speech Executive Order Unnecessary

By Simren Verma

President Trump spoke at CPAC, where he discussed the executive order.

March 7, 2019

Majority of UCSB Pre-Bio Students Decide To Switch Majors

By Sean Crommelin

Many students found that the administrators and advisors were at best overburdened and at worst outright unhelpful.

March 7, 2019

Chancellor Yang Promises Fulfillment of Multiple BSU Demands

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

These proposals were part of the most recent set of demands BSU released to the university in February, but built upon over 50 years of efforts from previous generations of BSU students.

March 7, 2019

UC Walks Aways from Elsevier Negotiations

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

UC’s past contract with Elsevier set them back $11 million per year.