News

October 12, 2023

S.E.A.L. hosts second annual Cultural Identities Fair

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Student Engagement & Leadership hosted their second annual Cultural Identities Fair on Oct. 6. as an opportunity for cultural organizations and fraternities to recruit new members, put on performances and share their...

October 12, 2023

UCSB Jewish students organize rally, vigil in support of Israel

By Alex Levin

Members of the UC Santa Barbara Jewish community gathered on Monday for a vigil and rally in solidarity with Israel following the Oct. 7 launch of surprise attacks from Hamas — a militant group based in the Gaza Strip....

October 12, 2023

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

October 8, 2023

A week in UC student News

By Alex Levin

UC President Drake names advisory committee for Berkeley chancellor search University of California President Michael V. Drake assembled an advisory committee to assist in the search for a new chancellor at UC Berkeley, ...

October 8, 2023

A.S. creates Jewish Commission

By Alex Levin

Associated Students established a Jewish Commission in Spring Quarter 2023 to support Jewish students and bring greater education on Jewish culture to UC Santa Barbara’s campus. Associated Students (A.S.) Jewish Commis...

October 6, 2023

SB County, Supervisor Capps present I.V. bluff safety plan

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Santa Barbara County 2nd District Supervisor Laura Capps, alongside county staff, presented an eight-step bluff safety plan on Sept. 28 ahead of the start of the 2023-24 year. The safety plan followed the passing of Sant...

October 5, 2023

UC community reacts to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s passing

By Asumi Shuda

Dianne Feinstein served as California’s senior senator and was the longest-serving female senator in history.

October 5, 2023

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

October 5, 2023

A.S. Bike Shop reopens at permanent location on campus

By Alex Levin

Associated Students opened its new Bike Shop at a permanent location next to the Student Affairs and Administrative Services Building on Sept. 25 after six years of planning and nearly two years of construction. The shop...

October 5, 2023

Campus Planning & Design address bicycle rack relocations, progress on bicycle path alternatives

By Asumi Shuda

The Nexus will continue to report on this topic as more information becomes available.

October 5, 2023

Santa Barbara County Public Health Department releases STI data

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Olivia Gil de Bernabe

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department released updated data on five sexually transmitted infections within the county this month. Key county trends SBCPHD made note of in the press release were that chlamydia...

September 23, 2023

IVCSD cleans I.V. streets with Earthcomb, launch move-in education program

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Isla Vista Community Services District partnered with environmental organization Earthcomb LLC to expel post move-out litter on the streets of Isla Vista this summer and launched a Move-In Education and Resource Camp...

September 21, 2023

UC voices support of decision after State Senate blocks ACA 6

By Sindhu Ananthavel

ACA 6 would require employees under the UC to be held to basic state labor standards

September 15, 2023

Removal of CSO Telescope from Mauna Kea summit underway

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The California Institute of Technology Submillimeter Observatory telescope will be fully removed by December 2033 at the latest.

September 5, 2023

Decedent identified after cliff fall death in Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

The Santa Barbara Coroner’s Bureau identified the decedent as 19-year-old Benjamin Scott Schurmer from Ojai, California.

August 31, 2023

UCSA alberga SOS annual, anunciando objetivos de la campaña para el año 2023-24

By La Vista Editor, Asumi Shuda

La asociación estudiantil de la Universidad de California albergó su Student Organizing Summit anual el agosto 4-6 en Pomona, California. Una delegación de estudiantes de la oficina del Vicepresidente externo de asunt...