News

April 28, 2023

Annual Isla Vista Earth Day Festival features vendors, bands, activities

By Katie Poon

The festival featured tie-dye activities, free succulent giveaways, potting and more.

April 27, 2023

LIVE: A.S. Spring Quarter Elections Results 2023

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Mark Alfred, Holly Rusch, Alex Levin, Nisha Malley, Atmika Iyer

The Nexus will be updating this page with live results from the Associated Students Election, which will be released in-person at the UCen Hub at 7:30.

April 27, 2023

UC Academic Senate approves new bachelor’s degree requirement

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The new campus experience requirement was approved Feb. 21 and applies to all UC undergraduate students.

April 27, 2023

UCSB student charged with felony for allegedly vandalizing car

By Nisha Malley

The car belonged to a fellow UCSB student.

April 27, 2023

A.S. Senate places hold on upwards of $1 million in student health funding amidst controversy over demolition

By Holly Rusch

The Student Health Services building, currently located on Ocean Road, will be demolished at an unspecified point in the future to accommodate new faculty housing.

April 27, 2023

Humanities, Fine Arts lecturers slowly learn of layoffs

By Mark Alfred

UC-AFT — the union representing lecturers across the University of California — said it intends to push back against the dismissals.

April 27, 2023

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

April 26, 2023

In Photos: Italian Cooking Night

By Jerry Huang

With rain drizzling outside and warm light aglow, the UC Santa Barbara Italian Club hosted an Italian cooking night with Katie’s FUNd Program in collaboration with Chef Dario Furlati from the restaurant Ca’Dario. The...

April 26, 2023

UCSB student dies in Santa Catalina residence hall

By Holly Rusch

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office coroner deputies arrived on the scene and will be performing a coroner’s investigation and an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

April 25, 2023

Santa Barbara County, largest weed grower in the state, reports declining revenue

By Nisha Malley

Since Santa Barbara County imposed its cannabis operations tax in 2018, the program has generated over $50 million in government revenue since its inception.

April 24, 2023

Estudiante acusado del delito de incendio premeditado en residencias

By Nisha Malley, Sharon Rayburn

El departamento de policía de UCSB detuvo a un estudiante de UCSB el 21 de enero por el delito de incendio intencional en la residencia universitaria de Tropicana Gardens.   Según el departamento de policía de UC...

April 24, 2023

Student Health to be relocated after demolition

By Holly Rusch

The proposed lot would be moved to the other side of Ocean Road into a significantly smaller facility — currently the ground parking lot next to the Parking Lot 22 structure.

April 23, 2023

A week in UC student news

By Alex Levin

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

April 20, 2023

Interactive Learning Pavilion delivers first new classrooms in 50 years

By Asumi Shuda, Sindhu Ananthavel

The 95,000-square-foot structure touts 28 rooms, standing as the first new classroom building on UCSB’s campus in 50 years.

April 20, 2023

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

By Asumi Shuda

Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista.

April 20, 2023

Jessy Gonzalez for Internal Vice President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Gonzalez’s experience in both internal and external A.S. roles provide him with the appropriate skills and perspective to dually amend Senate dysfunction and address student needs.