News

January 25, 2024

A.S. Executive Officers Mid-year check-in

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Alex Levin, Lizzy Rager

The Nexus spoke with all five A.S. execs on the work their offices did over fall quarter.

January 25, 2024

Student dining hall workers form union, gain official union recognition from PERB

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

UC Santa Barbara student dining hall workers formed the first student dining hall union within the university system and gained official union recognition from the Public Employment Relations Board last month. Students u...

January 25, 2024

Santa Barbara County plans new housing project in Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

Dubbed “St. George Residential Building,” owner of St. George & Associates Ed St. George filed the project’s application on Aug. 3, 2022.

January 25, 2024

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

January 20, 2024

UCSB, downtown Santa Barbara gather to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Lizzy Rager, Devin Gowdy, Kate Meyers

In conjunction with UCSB groups, the MLK Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara held an on-campus walk on Thursday, and hosted a program at Arlington Theatre on Monday

January 20, 2024

IVCSD to implement health vending machine with Narcan and fentanyl test strips at I.V. Community Center

By Lizzy Rager

Aegis, an opiate addiction treatment center in Santa Barbara, will fund the machine and its supplies.

January 20, 2024

UC News

By Sindhu Ananthavel

A weekly recap of news highlights from the nine University of California campuses.

January 20, 2024

Board of Supervisors discusses priorities for affordable housing, rezoning

By Asumi Shuda

County Director of Planning & Development Lisa Plowman led a conversation with Fifth District County Supervisor and Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Lavagnino to discuss approaches toward affordable housing and rezoning.

January 19, 2024

MCC appoints UCSB alum Mickey Brown as new program coordinator

By Lizzy Rager

The MultiCultural Center appointed UC Santa Barbara alumnus Mickey Brown as its new program coordinator beginning Winter Quarter 2024.  The program coordinator position involves planning and overseeing nearly 100 events...

January 18, 2024

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

December 7, 2023

Students Supporting Israel hold memorial for Israeli hostages, full-time private security hired

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The table and sign are surrounded by belt stanchions and manned by security.

December 5, 2023

YDSA hosts rally, sit-in to call for divestment from weapons manufacturers

By Asumi Shuda

Demonstrators marched from the Arbor to Cheadle Hall.

December 3, 2023

SJP organizes die-in to commemorate lost lives in Gaza

By Asumi Shuda

A die-in is a form of protest where participants lie on the ground, posing as dead bodies.

December 3, 2023

A week in UC student news

By Alex Levin

UCSD student groups call for impeachment of A.S. President  Several student groups at UC San Diego have called for the impeachment of Associated Students president George Chi Ioi Lo following alleged instances of mistre...

December 3, 2023

RCSGD, Pacific Pride Foundation, Quilt Project Gold Coast host AIDS quilt memorial for World AIDS Day

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The UC Santa Barbara Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity held a quilt memorial for local AIDS victims on Nov. 28 in conjunction with Pacific Pride Foundation and Quilt Project Gold Coast. The memorial was in ...

December 3, 2023

FAFSA Simplification Act streamlines financial aid application process

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

UC Santa Barbara Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships Director Saúl Quiroz announced the simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in order to streamline the financial aid process in a Nov. 21 e...