News

October 14, 2026

Senate establishes permanent student safety committee, discusses funding concerns

By Elijah Obando

A.S. Senate established a permanent student safety committee under the Office of the President at its Oct. 7 meeting.

October 9, 2026

UCSB receives $20 million grant to create cloud laboratory

By Wynne Bendell

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded UC Santa Barbara a $20 million grant to build one of the nation’s 20 programmable cloud laboratory nodes. 

October 9, 2026

Santa Barbara City ends contract with Flock, A.S. condemns local use

By Wynne Bendell

The Santa Barbara City Council voted to end their contract with Flock Safety, a manufacturer of automated license plate readers, on Aug. 23. 

October 8, 2026

Construction begins on ILP bike path, tentative completion in January

By Wynne Bendell

Construction of the bike path between the Interactive Learning Pavilion and the library began last week, with expected completion in January 2027. 

October 8, 2026

UCSB admit rate increases by 5.3 percentage points

By Elijah Obando

UCSB admitted around 47% of its 127,382 undergraduate applicants for fall 2026 — a 5.3% percentage point increase compared to the previous year. 

October 8, 2026

El Congreso celebrates renovation of El Centro

By Julia Sanabria

Students, faculty and community members gathered at newly renovated El Centro on Oct. 1 to celebrate the long-awaited renovation of the historic 78-year-old building.

October 7, 2026

A week in UC student news

By Wynne Bendell

Berkeley students rally for reinstatement of lecturer Gallegos-Diaz, Newsom signs research investment bill and UCLA asks for dismissal of ‘antisemitism’ lawsuit

October 7, 2026

Senate introduces bill to establish permanent student safety committee

By Elijah Obando

The 77th A.S. Senate introduced a bill that would establish a permanent student safety committee under the Office of the President at its Sept. 30 meeting.

October 7, 2026

UCSB student Nathaniel Zabala passed away

By Wynne Bendell

UC Santa Barbara student Nathaniel Zabala passed away in Goleta on Sept. 21 at the age of 21.

October 6, 2026

Alpha Phi members speak out about alleged racism in recruitment process

By Levi Kauffman

An Alpha Phi International Fraternity representative who assisted in the UCSB chapter’s fall recruitment allegedly discriminated against women of color.

October 2, 2026

A.S. S.A.G. Suyan Wang summer update

By Iris Guo

A.S. S.A.G. Suyan Wang spoke with the Nexus regarding the work she completed in preparation for the academic year, including a major website update.

October 2, 2026

Gevirtz Graduate School of Education creates new education and society undergraduate major

By Julia Sanabria

The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education has formulated a new interdisciplinary undergraduate major: the Bachelor of Arts in education and society.

October 1, 2026

A.S. IVP Victoria Ly summer update

By Elijah Obando

A.S. 2026-27 IVP has been streamlining internal senate communication systems and developing plans to connect A.S. with the larger student body.

October 1, 2026

A.S. President E.J. Raad summer update

By Wynne Bendell

This summer, A.S. President E.J. Raad prepared for the academic year in which he hopes to expand basic needs, reinstate 24/7 library hours and more. 

October 1, 2026

A.S. EVPSA Jasmine Hsieh summer update

By Julia Sanabria

Throughout the summer, the 2026-27 Associated Students External Vice President for Statewide Affairs Jasmine Hsieh has been preparing for the upcoming academic year.

October 1, 2026

A.S. EVPLA Noah Luken summer update

By Levi Kauffman

This summer, A.S. 2026-27 EVPLA Noah Luken was appointed to the IVCSD Board of Directors and developed a survey to analyze living conditions in Isla Vista.