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University closes physical therapy department

August 19, 2025 by

UCSB will close its physical therapy department at the end of summer, laying off two physical therapists and referring students to off-campus providers.
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A.S. President shares plans to address boycott ban, senate discusses updating legal code

August 5, 2025 by

The A.S. Senate proposed new bills to reform its legal code and the president discussed plans regarding the ban on student governments boycotting countries.
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Analyzing one month of I.C.E. presence in Santa Barbara

August 4, 2025 by and

Through analyzing spatial and temporal aspects of I.C.E. sightings across both Goleta and Santa Barbara, along with overlaying population data from the American Community Survey (ACS), the Nexus aims ...
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Newly appointed University Librarian to expand study spaces and open access resources

August 1, 2025 by

Todd Grappone was appointed UCSB's University Librarian by former Chancellor Henry T. Yang and officially assumed the role on July 1.
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Immigration town hall leaves community members looking for answers

July 24, 2025 by

The City of Santa Barbara held an emergency town hall to discuss the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Santa Barbara County on July 15.
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Friendship Manor resident found dead in Goleta Slough

July 23, 2025 by

Detectives from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office found the body of Sonia Lang Crestfield on July 22.
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I.V. Food Co-op increases 2025 fundraising goal by 76%

July 23, 2025 by

The I.V. Food Co-op raised its 2025 fundraising goal to $880,000, a 76% increase from its previous goal of $500,000.
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Dennis Assanis appointed next UCSB chancellor

July 17, 2025 by

Dennis Assanis, former president of the University of Delaware, has been appointed as the sixth chancellor of UC Santa Barbara. He will assume the role on Sept. 1. 
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Senate discusses I.V. Arts funding, propose changes to legal code

July 16, 2025 by

The 76th Associated Students Senate heard from Isla Vista Arts members requesting funding amid federal budget cuts, and Senate leadership presented new projects in first summer meeting.
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Friendship Manor resident goes missing in Isla Vista

July 15, 2025 by

Sonia Lang Crestfield, a resident of Friendship Manor, the retirement community in Isla Vista, went missing last Friday. 
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UCSB student falls from bluff, sustains severe injuries

July 11, 2025 by

Luke Ogburn, a second-year UC Santa Barbara student, was critically injured on June 13 after falling from the bluff along Del Playa Drive in I.V.
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UC president bans student governments from boycotting Israel

July 8, 2025 by

Outgoing University of California President Michael V. Drake announced in a letter to chancellors that student governments are banned from boycotting companies.
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Several I.C.E. vehicles spotted in lower west Santa Barbara

July 8, 2025 by and

According to the 805 Immigrant Coalition, several Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles have been spotted in the lower west area of Santa Barbara this morning.
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Daily Nexus I.C.E. Sighting Tracker

July 4, 2025 by and

The Nexus has launched an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) Sighting Tracker in light of recent raids in Goleta as part of nationwide expansions in I.C.E. activity.
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Rental inspection town hall addresses liability, fee concerns from I.V. residents

June 25, 2025 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hosted the Isla Vista Rental Inspection Town Hall to address the inspection of rental properties. 
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