Opinion

September 29, 2022

BeReal is the False Heir of Social Media and Casual Authenticity

By Melody Chen

Melody Chen contemplates BeReal's innate contradiction: a social media app claiming devotion to authenticity.

September 27, 2022

Turning Red Makes Me Turn Red

By Zoë Lo

Zoë Lo expresses her skepticism of Hollywood's tendency to portray protagonists of color as animals.

September 25, 2022

My freshman experience: The fall quarter of denial

By Amitha Bhat

Spoiler alert: Amitha Bhat's freshman experience didn't go exactly as planned...

August 26, 2022

Letter from the editor: Our past informs our future

By Atmika Iyer

Atmika Iyer, editor-in-chief, reflects on the past and her future at the Nexus.

August 5, 2022

It’s Okay To Change Your Major

By Alice Zhang

Alice Zhang advocates for the choice to change one's major as she recounts her academic experience thus far.

July 26, 2022

Udderly Gross: An Ode to Oat Milk

By Simone Kuo

Simone Kuo discusses the inefficiency of cow's milk and weighs the benefits of non-dairy alternatives, particularly oat milk.

June 24, 2022

Crypto, a Lesson in America’s Decline

By Blake McQuilkin

Blake McQuilkin tracks the decline of the cryptocurrency market and envisions a continuation.

June 13, 2022

Enough Is Enough: Biden’s Unfilled Promises for Gun Control

By Reese Coblentz

Reese Coblentz implores the Biden administration to take accountability for their inaction against gun violence.

June 2, 2022

Privileged Yet Marginalized: Chinese International Students Struggle To Return Home due to COVID-19 Restrictions

By Barry Xu

Barry Xu explores the numerous issues that international students from China face in regards to travel restrictions from COVID-19.

May 29, 2022

Letter from the Editor: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

By Katherine Swartz

Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Katherine Swartz reflects on her tenure.

May 27, 2022

Daily Nexus “Best Of” Winners 2021-22

By Sierra Vakili, Valerie Fu, Emily Kocis, J. Matteo Wharton, Holly Rusch, Atmika Iyer, Daniela Gomez, Garret Harcourt, Stephanie Gerson, Marisol Cruz, Sindhu Ananthavel

The Nexus surveys the UCSB student community annually to pick the best locations and services within the local area based on voting through a Google Form. The winners of our survey are listed here.

May 26, 2022

Stories from Storke: 2021-22 Senior Reflections

By Opinion Editor

Graduating Nexus seniors reflect on their time under Storke Tower.

May 20, 2022

Reaching for the Stars, the TMT Project Fails Those Below

By Opinion Editor

The Mauna Kea Protectors at UCSB critique the UC's involvement in the Thirty Meter Telescope project, urging divestment.

May 19, 2022

Big Brother and Black Boxes: Uncovering Human Bias in Automated Inventions

By Melody Chen

Melody Chen investigates the unforeseen, and often unnoticed, human biases that have wormed their way into today's AI.

May 19, 2022

A Case Study for the Ages: Passion v. Profit

By Amitha Bhat

Amitha Bhat explores the painful importance of weighing one's desire for passion and profit.

May 12, 2022

Considering Roe v. Wade: What It Really Means To Carry a Baby to Term

By Zoha Malik

Zoha Malik takes a critical look at how restrictive reproductive rights may compound the pre-existing consequences pregnancy has on physical and mental health.