Editorials

June 7, 2018

Letter From the Editor: Merk’s Paradise

By Jorge Mercado

New Editor-in-Chief Jorge Mercado introduces himself and examines the past three years in college, and the nexus, that has led him to this point.

June 7, 2018

Letter From the Editor: For Fox Sake, 4 Years Sure Flew By

By Maura Fox

I’m a little confused by it all, to be honest; how do four years go by so quickly?

April 25, 2018

Nexus Retracts EVPSA Endorsement

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The editorial board believes it is best to formally retract the endorsement of Mayela Morales for the executive position.

April 19, 2018

Mayela Morales for External Vice President for Statewide Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Mayela Morales’s platform includes addressing the rising costs of higher education, increasing outreach to students and uplifting groups in the community who may feel they lack representation.

April 19, 2018

Anthony Pimentel for Internal Vice President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

It is crucial for the Associated Students (A.S.) internal vice president (IVP) to be seen as a neutral and non-polarizing figure, as the IVP is responsible for leading a Senate full of students with varying views.

April 19, 2018

Justice Dumlao for Associated Students President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

With experience working with different groups on campus and a firm set of goals for his time as president of the association, Justice Dumlao demonstrates the leadership qualities that could improve A.S. from the top down...

April 19, 2018

Sophia Dycaico for External Vice President for Local Affairs

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Sophia Dycaico has been involved in the community since her freshman year, working as a community coordinator for the then-external vice president of local affairs, taking an active role campaigning for local self-govern...

April 19, 2018

Rose Ettleson for Student Advocate General

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Student advocate general (S.A.G.), a position within the Office of the Student Advocate (OSA), works to help students who “face charges from the University in housing, academic, social conduct, and public interest matt...

April 12, 2018

The Nexus, Through the Years and By the Numbers

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Over eight decades in, it’s time for some self-reflection.

December 18, 2017

Letter from the Editor: Let’s Chat

By Maura Fox

I want to be the editor in chief of a newspaper that can serve as a complete emblem of our current community for years to come, in all our voices and in all our stories.

November 9, 2017

Editorial: News in a Year After the 45th President

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

Journalists have a responsibility to hold an open dialogue with readers about the process by which they construct and deliver “the truth” to their audience. It’s time to get meta.

August 24, 2017

Letter from the Editor: From One ’90s Kid to the Last

By Supriya Yelimeli

The Nexus Editor in Chief gives incoming freshman encouraging advice for the upcoming year.

June 8, 2017

Farewell from the Editor: Four Years at the ‘Nexus’

By Jackson Kerr

Outgoing opinion Editor Jackson Kerr bids his farewell and expresses his thanks and optimism for the future of the Daily Nexus.

June 8, 2017

Farewell from the Editor: Continuing Activism

By Sebastianne Kent

Outgoing Opinion Editor Sebastianne Kent bids her farewell and urges fellow activists to continue their work in the UCSB community.

May 23, 2017

Remembering the Recovery

By Jackson Kerr

On the night of May 23, once the majority of us had become aware something very bad had happened, I called my parents and told them I was safe. May 24 was a gloomy day, no sun in Santa Barbara’s typically blue sky, and...

May 23, 2017

Carrying on the Legacy of Christopher Michaels-Martinez

By Josh Ortiz

As the inaugural recipient of the Christopher Michaels-Martinez Memorial Scholarship, my experience of the events of May 23, 2014, is mostly secondhand. Campus administration created six scholarships last year, each inte...