News

May 20, 2023

Annual URCA week showcases student research across various topics

By Vikesh Dheeriya

URCA Week is a five-day event where students showcase their various research and creative projects.

May 18, 2023

Nonprofit law firms back CBC & The Sweeps residents resisting eviction

By Mark Alfred

If and when residents refuse to heed the evictions order Core Spaces vowed to “pursue legal recourse.”

May 18, 2023

Munger Hall first pitched at CalTech, USC; dorm awaits changes at UCSB

By Mark Alfred, Leo Herbstman

UCSB’s plans for Munger Hall are effectively in stasis as the design team awaits updates from the billionaire.

May 18, 2023

SJP displays apartheid wall as part of Palestine Liberation Week

By Asumi Shuda

Discussion around Israel and Palestine has historically been a contentious topic at UCSB.

May 18, 2023

UCSB dining hall employees campaign to unionize amid poor conditions, low pay, harassment

By Nisha Malley

UCSB Residential Dining operates four dining commons that serve over two million meals a year and employ a part-time student staff of under 500. 

May 18, 2023

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

May 16, 2023

Gauchos for Recovery celebrates 10 years with “Generation Recovery” art and music festival

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

GFR aims to build a supportive community of peers through offering recovery-oriented meetings, events and professional support.

May 15, 2023

Del Playa property owner sues party app Poppin over Deltopia music festival

By Holly Rusch

A Poppin representative told the Nexus that the lawsuit claims are “baseless.” 

May 13, 2023

A week in UC student news

By Alex Levin

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

May 12, 2023

Vietnamese Student Association presents first Culture Night in four years

By Asumi Shuda

Vietnamese Culture Night (VCN) presented the theme of “Each of Us, a Dreamer” this year following four years of dormancy.

May 12, 2023

Taiwanese American Student Association hosts annual night market

By Christopher Vargelis

This was the first year since the COVID-19 pandemic that TASA was able to hold the night market in Storke Plaza.

May 12, 2023

A.S. Program Board brings Daedalum Luminarium to UCSB

By Alex Levin

The Daedalum Luminarium is one of the many Architects of Air exhibits that have debuted across the world.

May 12, 2023

A.S. Bike Committee responds to community concerns over bike path accessibility near ILP

By Alex Levin

The construction of the building eliminated the bike path that students typically took toward the S.T.E.M. buildings on the east side of campus.

May 11, 2023

Term in Review: A.S. President Gurleen Pabla

By Holly Rusch

To her successor, incoming president and third-year political science major Tessa Veksler, Pabla advised connecting directly and honestly with the student body. 

May 11, 2023

Term in Review: EVPLA Hailey Stankiewicz

By Nisha Malley

Stankiewicz worked tirelessly within the EVPLA Office even after she stepped into her interim role as IVP amidst unprecedented A.S. dysfunction.

May 11, 2023

Terms in Review: IVPs Hailey Stankiewicz and Sydney Kupsh

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Hailey Stankiewicz served as interim-IVP after the removal of former IVP Bee Schaefer on Nov. 28, until the special election of Sydney Kupsh on Feb. 15.