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April 19, 2018

Off-Campus Senate Candidates Talk Platforms

By Stephany Rubio, Shomik Mukherjee

For the most part, candidates for both Campus United (CU) and the Isla Vista Party (IVP) converged on issues at the official forum, agreeing on topics like safety in I.V., keeping tuition and student fees at a minimum an...

April 19, 2018

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-On in Isla Vista

By Staff Report

VOTING ON GOLD BEGINS SOON UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Elections voting will begin on April 23 at 8 p.m. Students have the opportunity to vote their peers into senatorial positions as well as five executive ...

April 19, 2018

Mayela Morales for External Vice President for Statewide Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Mayela Morales’s platform includes addressing the rising costs of higher education, increasing outreach to students and uplifting groups in the community who may feel they lack representation.

April 19, 2018

Anthony Pimentel for Internal Vice President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

It is crucial for the Associated Students (A.S.) internal vice president (IVP) to be seen as a neutral and non-polarizing figure, as the IVP is responsible for leading a Senate full of students with varying views.

April 19, 2018

Justice Dumlao for Associated Students President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

With experience working with different groups on campus and a firm set of goals for his time as president of the association, Justice Dumlao demonstrates the leadership qualities that could improve A.S. from the top down...

April 19, 2018

One Year Later, El Centro Reopens Its Doors

By Stephany Rubio

The Chicano movement in the late 1960s, known as El Movimiento, found its home at UC Santa Barbara with the creation of the El Centro Annex building, giving Chicanx students and their allies a space where they could expr...

April 19, 2018

Sophia Dycaico for External Vice President for Local Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Sophia Dycaico has been involved in the community since her freshman year, working as a community coordinator for the then-external vice president of local affairs, taking an active role campaigning for local self-govern...

April 19, 2018

Rose Ettleson for Student Advocate General

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Student advocate general (S.A.G.), a position within the Office of the Student Advocate (OSA), works to help students who “face charges from the University in housing, academic, social conduct, and public interest matt...

April 18, 2018

UC Will Begin Guaranteed Admission for All Qualified CCC Students

By Sanya Kamidi

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) will increase the number of Californians who pursue higher education, California Community College Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley said in a press release.

April 17, 2018

A.S. Student Advocate General Candidate Forum: Martinez vs. Ettleson

By Evelyn Spence

Student Advocate General candidates for Associated Students elections introduced themselves to the student body during a Monday forum in The Hub, discussing how they would represent students should they be elected to the...

April 17, 2018

Students Exchange Views on ‘Olé,’ Consider New Mascot or Rebranding

By Jose Ochoa

Students expressed concern that UCSB negatively represents Argentinian people by using features like a mask and grimacing face on “Olé."

April 14, 2018

A.S. President Denies Allegations of Controversial Petitioning Strategies During Town Hall

By Evelyn Spence

President Le previously refused to comment on whether he asked intoxicated students to sign a petition at a party after the Nexus obtained a video of him allegedly doing so.

April 12, 2018

Deltopia Attendance, Medical Emergencies Rise

By Phi Do, Sanya Kamidi

Despite a forecast with a low probability of rainfall, this year’s Deltopia weekend saw a 25 percent increase in attendance from 2017.

April 12, 2018

Historic El Centro Building Set To Reopen

By Victoria Gurrola

A year after students and alumni fought against the demolition of The El Centro Annex building, El Centro will be officially reopened on April 14.

April 12, 2018

Future of I.V Government in Voters’ Hands

By Jose Ochoa

As primary elections quickly approach, student organizers and local government officials are making their second push toward a measure which would fund Isla Vista’s financially hamstrung government for the first time.