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May 26, 2014

Administrators, Politicians Respond to Isla Vista Tragedy

By Aditya Tadanki, David Jackson

Politicians, university administrators and community leaders spoke out in the wake of last Friday’s mass murder [...]

May 25, 2014

Killer’s History with Law Enforcement Points to Troubled Past

By Patrick Kulp

Twenty-two-year-old Santa Barbara City College student Elliot Rodger had been planning the massacre since at least fall of 2012. During this time, he had three run-ins with Santa Barbara law enforcement.

May 25, 2014

Father of Victim Criticizes Politicians, NRA for Son’s Death

By Daniel Slovinsky

Richard Martinez, the father of Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez who died in Friday's shootings, delivered a public statement on behalf of Chris' family shortly before a scheduled press conference about the shootings a...

May 25, 2014

Three Stabbed Victims’ Names Released

By Daniel Slovinsky

Santa Barbara City College student Elliot Rodger stabbed to death George Chen, Weihan Wang and an individual identified as C.H., all UCSB students from California, before he began his shooting spree across Isla Vista.

May 25, 2014

Isla Vista Community Gathers to Mourn, Share Memories of Those Lost

By Peter Mounteer

Students, community members and victims' families assembled for a candle in response to the tragedy that shook Isla Vista on Friday night.

May 25, 2014

Witnesses Share Accounts of Tragedy in Isla Vista

By Marissa Wenzke

Santa Barbara City College student Elliot Rodger killed six people Friday night in Isla Vista, including three victims he stabbed to death inside his apartment and another three he shot to death during a 10-minute shooti...

May 25, 2014

A Map of the Various Crime Scenes in Last Night’s Shooting

By Jason Schock

A visual breakdown of the mass shooting incidents. Click on an icon for more details.

May 24, 2014

Account of Shooting: IV Deli Mart Owner Michael Hassan

By Marissa Wenzke

I.V. Deli Mart owner Michael Hassan gives the Nexus a breakdown of what happened last night inside his store, where one person was shot dead as part of a shooting spree throughout I.V. that left 7 dead. Hassan said he wa...

May 24, 2014

Seven Killed in Isla Vista Shooting Spree

By Marissa Wenzke

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown confirmed six people were killed during multiple drive-by shootings Friday night in Isla Vista, with the suspect also dying from gunshot wounds, and seven victims now being hospita...

May 23, 2014

Multiple Shootings in Isla Vista

By Staff Report

[Update: Police have now confirmed a total of seven fatalities and thirteen injured and more information is coming in continuously. Check here for the latest information.] At least one unidentified suspect traveling in a...

May 23, 2014

Student Regent Nominee Revealed

By Peter Mounteer, Aditya Tadanki

Former Internal Vice President and third-year economics major at UCLA Avi Oved recently received the nomination to be the 41st University of California Student Regent for the 2015-2016 school year.

May 23, 2014

SJP Hosts Annual Palestinian Culture Night

By Miranda Durr

Students for Justice in Palestine celebrated the third-annual Palestinian Culture Night with a myriad of Palestinian dishes, presentations and live performances at the MultiCultural Center last night. The event featured ...

May 23, 2014

ShadowMaps Wins New Venture Competition

By Max Fernbacher

The Technology Management Program’s New Venture Competition Finals awarded $10,000 to a team of graduate students yesterday at Corwin Pavilion for their business start-up ShadowMaps, an application using cloud-based GP...

May 22, 2014

Students, Organizations Honored in Awards Ceremony

By Peter Mounteer

Representatives from some one hundred student organizations were honored in the 28th annual Leadership and Activities Awards ceremony recognizing the achievements of individuals and student organizations in the Student R...

May 22, 2014

Student Protesters Take D.C.

By Josh Fiacco

Dozens of UC students protested the leadership of UC President Janet Napolitano Monday at the UCDC Center in Washington D.C., where she met with UC graduates and 14 selected students at a special alumni event.

May 22, 2014

Senators Amend Student Lobby, Swear in Execs

By Tiana Miller-Leonard

Last night, students identifying as members of Coalition for Survivors silently protested the last Associated Students Senate meeting for the 2013-2014 academic school year, during which senators passed a controversial r...