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August 18, 2022

Armed subject inside building on Camino Pescadero

By Holly Rusch, Asumi Shuda

UCPD and SBSO have closed the 760 block of Camino Pescadero until further notice. 

August 10, 2022

Santa Barbara confirms three confirmed cases of monkeypox

By Asumi Shuda

The three local adults are currently in isolation, and Public Health completed the contact tracing process to identify anyone who possibly had contact with them. 

July 29, 2022

UC Nurses Receive Wage Increase in New Labor Contract

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The contract takes effect immediately and runs through Oct. 31, 2025

July 28, 2022

Highlights of the UC Regents’ July 2022 Meeting

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

The University of California Board of Regents convened on July 20 and 21 in-person at UC San Francisco Mission Bay.

July 27, 2022

After Keeping It Secret For Years, UCSB Welcomes Tours of its Munger Hall Mock-up

By Mark Alfred, Asumi Shuda

The undertaking was funded entirely by Munger and constructed by architects of his choosing.

July 24, 2022

Santa Barbara County Surges into High COVID-19 Transmission Level

By Asumi Shuda, Siddharth Chattoraj

There are currently 1,033 active cases in the county, with six deaths reported within the week of July 8 and July 14.

July 13, 2022

California State Budget Passes, Increasing Funding for the UC

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The most significant addition for the UC in the new budget — which was first proposed in January — is a $307.3 million increase in the UC’s ongoing general fund.

July 13, 2022

UCSB Chancellor Henry T. Yang Investigated for Hit-and-Run

By Holly Rusch

According to the California Highway Patrol report obtained by the LA Times, the student, who suffered minor injuries, identified the chancellor as the driver. 

July 7, 2022

Munger Hall Unlikely To Meet 2025 Opening Goal

By Mark Alfred

This timeline for construction lags behind the projections provided by UCSB last year.

June 27, 2022

Photo Story | UCSB Bids Farewell to 2022 Graduating Seniors

By Daily Nexus Photography

The Nexus captured photos of the seniors bidding farewell to their undergraduate careers. 

June 26, 2022

Santa Barbara Residents Hold a Vigil Protesting Overturn of Roe v. Wade

By Mark Alfred

The overturn of Roe v. Wade has sparked nationwide protests and prompted at least 11 states with trigger bans to outlaw or heavily restrict abortion.

June 17, 2022

Gaucho Underground Scholars Celebrates Graduating Seniors

By Asumi Shuda

Gaucho Underground Scholars is a campus organization that works to provide peer-driven support and guidance to formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students.

June 13, 2022

Goleta Starbucks Employees Seek to Unionize

By Mark Alfred

The election, organized through the National Labor Relations Board, could make them the third Starbucks to successfully unionize in California.

June 7, 2022

LIVE: Statewide and Local Primary Election Results 2022

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

The county will release the first polling place results at 9 p.m. and continue to update results throughout the night as additional ballots are received.

June 3, 2022

SBSO Arrests Suspect for Stalking and Hate Crimes in I.V.

By Sindhu Ananthavel

The arrest follows a timely warning sent by the UC Santa Barbara Police Department to the campus community on May 31.

June 2, 2022

Congressman Carbajal Unveils Updated Degrees Not Debt Act, Addresses School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

By Mark Alfred, Nisha Malley

The congressman emphasized the importance of financial aid in college, attributing his ability to obtain an education at UCSB to the assistance he received.