News

March 31, 2022

Isla Vista Community Services District Reflects on Past Accomplishments, Sets Future Priorities at Annual Board Retreat

By Nisha Malley

The retreat included roundtable discussions of IVCSD’s staffing capacity and financial position, a review of its community services and an assessment of the physical spaces utilized by IVCSD.

March 31, 2022

“I’ve heard it’s pretty wild”: Students Set Expectations for a Long-Awaited In-Person Deltopia

By Nisha Malley, Atmika Iyer

Many first-, second- and third-year students will be attending their first Deltopia this year.

March 31, 2022

Highlights of UC Regents’ March 2022 Meeting

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Holly Rusch

The University of California Board of Regents met in person at UC San Francisco Mission Bay from March 15-17 to discuss the possibility of a new student regent, cybersecurity and COVID-19, among other topics. The meeting...

March 29, 2022

UC Santa Barbara Ends Mask Mandate, Classroom Masking Required Until April 4

By Mark Alfred

Yang said that this change comes as Santa Barbara County COVID-19 cases drop to pre-omicron levels.

March 11, 2022

SBSO Investigates Robbery at I.V. 7-Eleven

By Asumi Shuda

The SBSO lifted the initial request to avoid the surrounding area until further notice, but the investigation of the incident is still ongoing.

March 10, 2022

UC Santa Barbara Likely to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate at End of Winter Quarter

By Mark Alfred

Lucero said declining COVID-19 case positivity rates influenced the university’s decision to lift the mask mandate.

March 7, 2022

IVCSD Holds “Lighting Walk” To Assess Street Lighting in I.V.

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Kyra Schimpf

Volunteers gathered at the Isla Vista Community Center and then split into groups, with each group walking through a different quadrant of I.V. and making note of its underlit areas.

March 6, 2022

A.S. Bike Shop Breaks Ground on Permanent Building, 47 Years After Its Founding

By Yiu-On Li

The new building will address the most basic concerns around the current Bike Shop by resolving its safety issues and increasing the floor space of the shop from 1,500 to 2,665 square feet.

March 6, 2022

RCSGD and SexInfo Hosts Kink 101 Workshop

By Melea Maglalang

A kink, as defined by Renert, is a broad term for “something intimate that you enjoy,” such as a particular activity like bondage and discipline, sadism and masochism (BDSM).

March 5, 2022

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect for Attempted Kidnapping, Sexual Battery

By Nisha Malley, Atmika Iyer

SBSO eventually located and arrested the suspect with the help of community informants and home security video footage that captured the suspect in his vehicle.

March 4, 2022

SASA Holds Town Hall With Campus and Community Leaders

By Sindhu Ananthavel

Panelists spoke out on methods of addressing sexual violence issues in the UCSB community and answered questions from students.

March 4, 2022

Chancellor Yang Is the Second-Longest-Serving Chancellor in UC System

By Atmika Iyer

Yang has been UC Santa Barbara’s chancellor since 1994, making this his 28th year in office. Yang, who is 81 years old, told the Nexus he has no plans to retire soon.