News

March 11, 2024

UCSB doctoral student announces seven-day hunger strike

By Asumi Shuda

Department of Education doctoral student Charlene Macharia listed several demands to administration on March 9 in the wake of the suspension of the MultiCultural Center.

March 10, 2024

SBC Supervisor Capps hosts community safety meeting about bluff safety, seeks public suggestions

By Grace Medecki

Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD), Santa Barbara County Parks Department staff and other community leaders joined Capps to speak on the progress and completed improvements to ensure bluff safety.

March 10, 2024

Alumnus publishes I.V. nature photography book as “tribute to Isla Vista”

By Melody Xu

The 300-page book, “Isla Vista Seasons,” is filled with photos from Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve to Campus Point Beach “and everything in between.”

March 8, 2024

CalFresh finds grocery waiver underutilized by county post-storm

By Devin Gowdy

The Food and Nutrition Service approved a request on Feb. 9 for an extension on the CalFresh benefits affected by last month’s storm to recover food loss until March 4 — but the waiver was underutilized, according to...

March 8, 2024

‘U.S. Building of the Year’ Interactive Learning Pavillion: the need, the design and now

By Lizzy Rager

The Interactive Learning Pavilion (ILP) won “US Building of the Year” in a contest by World-Architects with 42% of 5,000 votes.

March 8, 2024

Student Affairs seeks student input on UC President one-time funding

By Asumi Shuda

Ideas must be submitted by Sunday, March 18.

March 7, 2024

Senators object to IVP chairing Senate meeting, demand for IVP’s resignation

By Alex Levin

UC Santa Barbara Associated Students Off-Campus Senator and second president pro tempore Amelia Rowe objected to Internal Vice President Sohum Kalia’s chairship by raising a point of order at the Associated Students Se...

March 7, 2024

S.U.N. sues UCSB for failure to comply with PRA request on housing

By Asumi Shuda

UCSB emeritus professor of sociology Richard “Dick” Flacks convened the lawsuit following the University’s failure to comply with a Public Records Act request.

March 7, 2024

UCSB MultiCultural Center remains closed

By Asumi Shuda

Though the university has not confirmed a date of reopening, university spokesperson Kiki Reyes said “there’s a great sense of urgency” to do so.

March 7, 2024

What to expect for Deltopia 2024: Social ordinance, cliff safety, restorative justice

By Lizzy Rager, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Nexus spoke with I.V. community officials to evaluate how the social ordinances, ongoing cliff safety measures and the temporary suspension of the Restorative Justice Program will affect Deltopia.

March 7, 2024

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

March 6, 2024

SB Sheriff’s Office to suspend restorative justice program April 6-7, Deltopia weekend

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Associated Students Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs announced the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office will suspend the restorative justice program in Isla Vista from 6 a.m. Saturday, April...