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September 24, 2022

Local youth center continues summer mural program to heighten representation in Isla Vista

By Ellah Foster

The program was coordinated by recent doctoral graduate of UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School Stephanie Arguera with support from the Center for Publicly Engaged Scholarship and the Department of Education’s Dr. Rebeca Mi...

September 23, 2022

IVCSD expands Isla Vista Beautiful Program

By Nisha Malley

The program will aim to continue to address issues of priority for the Isla Vista community, including trash and graffiti.

September 23, 2022

Suspended during pandemic, student housing guarantees won’t return until more housing is added

By Mark Alfred

Testimonials on the 2&2 program’s website underlined its importance to the student community.

September 23, 2022

Associated Students forms new Commission on Culture, Arts & Joy Justice

By Sindhu Ananthavel

CCAJJ aims to create a coalition for underrepresented cultural student organizations and unify activism on campus.

September 22, 2022

UCSB researcher arrested for alleged child pornography possession had prior felony conviction, is now on leave and banned from campus

By Holly Rusch, Mark Alfred

Peterson was arrested in Carpinteria, at a house he did not reside in, for alleged possession of control child pornography and booked with a $50,000 bail, per police records obtained by the Nexus.

September 22, 2022

UCSB’s College Bowl team: The ‘dark horse candidate’

By Holly Rusch

Schuyler Capita reiterated that the group’s close friendship remained an asset throughout the trivia process.

September 22, 2022

Campus-Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act sworn into law

By Holly Rusch

The bill was co-sponsored by the SASA nonprofit — which has local chapters on the UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Community College and Santa Cruz campuses — and the University of California Student Association.

September 22, 2022

UCSB researcher charged after UCPD found child pornography found on work computer, remains employed by university

By Mark Alfred, Holly Rusch

Three months after his arrest, the researcher is still employed by UCSB.

September 21, 2022

UC Regents 9/21 Highlights

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch, Nisha Malley, Mark Alfred, Asumi Shuda

The Regents discussed topics such as federal loan forgiveness, a new dual admissions program, military weapons on campus and transfer student reports.

September 1, 2022

C.O.D.E. and students express discontent with changes to DSP notetaker program

By Mark Alfred

UC Santa Barbara’s disabled students program peer notetaking services program will still be available for students who cannot utilize the university’s adaptive technology options.

September 1, 2022

University of California program works with California’s Secretary of State to increase voting

By Kyra Schimpf

The resolution is a part of a historical partnership with the office of the Secretary of State to expand voting access and bolster voter participation among UC staff and students.