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October 9, 2024

SJP holds vigil in remembrance of victims in Gaza since Oct. 7

By Michelle Cisneros

Members of SJP, JVP and other community members gathered on Oct. 7 for a vigil in remembrance of the Palestinian, Lebanese and Israeli lives lost in the last year.

October 4, 2024

CALPIRG celebrates California ban on plastic bags in grocery stores after a year of advocacy

By Conor Kelly

California banned single-use plastic bags on Sept. 22, correcting a loophole in the original law. CALPIRG engaged in grassroots organizing on the matter for the year prior.

October 4, 2024

Sable Offshore applies for waiver to reopen 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill pipeline

By Michelle Cisneros

The OSFM is currently deliberating on granting a waiver to Sable Offshore that would fast-track permission to reopen the same pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio Beach oil spill.  

October 3, 2024

Senators boycott first meeting of fall quarter in solidarity with Jewish students

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Sixteen senators boycotted the first Senate meeting of the quarter last night. The Senators claimed that the IVP and administration failed to reschedule to accommodate Rosh Hashanah.

October 3, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

The names and images of students arrested at UC Irvine’s pro-Palestine encampment last year were projected on a billboard truck driving through Irvine on Sept. 26.

October 3, 2024

Yang receives 24.2% pay raise in final year as chancellor

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Chancellor Henry T. Yang received a pay raise from $579,750 to $820,000 for his final year as chancellor, approved by a Regents vote which significantly increased pay for the UC chancellors.

October 3, 2024

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS) is hosting an English Conversation Club meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Student Resource Building (SRB).

October 3, 2024

DEI within the 2023-24 Daily Nexus content

By Siddharth Chattoraj, Kaavya Saini, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Daily Nexus has made a dedicated effort to uphold the values of diversity, equity and inclusion within our publication and in our coverage.

October 2, 2024

A.S. IVP Summer update

By Lizzy Rager

Associated Students Internal Vice President Açúcar Pinto has spent the summer reimagining the structure of Senate meetings and overseeing that the budget goes toward equitable causes.

October 2, 2024

A.S. EVPSA Summer update

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

A.S. 2024-25 EVPSA Monica Mekhlouf wants to improve disabled student resources, housing accessibility and basic needs of students on campus while lobbying on a statewide level.

October 2, 2024

A.S. EVPLA Summer Update

By Lizzy Rager

External Vice President for Local Affairs Owen Meyers hopes to expand his work with UCIV and the Pardall Center while carrying on some of the work of his predecessor. 

October 2, 2024

A.S. S.A.G. Summer update

By Michelle Cisneros

The 2024-25 Associated Students Student Advocate General Alvin Wang spoke with the Nexus on his office’s casework process and basic needs advocacy.

October 2, 2024

A.S. President Summer update

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

A.S. 2024-25 president Nayali Broadway spoke with the Nexus about her plans to support the student body, expand student services and maintain communication throughout the association. 

October 1, 2024

Trump supporters galvanize community, honk through I.V.

By Lizzy Rager

According to source estimates, about 40-50 vehicles donning pro-Trump flags drove down El Colegio Road, the Pardall loop and throughout Isla Vista for half an hour, honking as they passed through.

September 27, 2024

Students organize over UC mask policy in first Pro-Palestine rally of academic year

By Michelle Cisneros, Lizzy Rager

Students and members of pro-Palestine activist groups gathered at the library steps on Sept. 27 to call for an end to a new UC-wide policy that bans the use of face masks to conceal identity.

September 27, 2024

IVCSD rolls out new fees for community spaces reservations

By Conor Kelly

The IVCSD has started charging a fee for community space rentals, a service that had otherwise been free up until Sept. 1. The board said the new charges will help balance its budget and cover janitorial services.