Voting has been extended by three days for the Associated Students Spring General Election. Currently voter turnout is at 13.2%, falling short of the 20% necessary for ratification.
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The Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative’s longevity as affordable housing is at risk due to unexpected renovation costs, which have outpaced rental rate increases.
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Two unions representing service workers, health care employees and other University of California employees went on a systemwide strike on May 1.
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Pardall Road was jam-packed with students and community members for the Isla Vista Community Relations Committee’s 15th annual Pardall Carnival on May 4.
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TASA hosts annual night market, promotes community
The Taiwanese American Student Association hosted their 18th annual night market on May 3 in Storke Plaza.
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AIISA, AIICRC honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives at MCC
The American Indian and Indigenous Student Association and American Indian and Indigenous Cultural Resource Center commemorated Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Awareness Month.
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Cinco de Mayo concert celebrates Santa Barbara’s Latine community with dance
Folklórico performers dressed in vestuarios danced on stage as attendees watched from the grass at the Anisq’Oyo Park for IVRPD’s Cinco de Mayo concert on May 3.
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Heartbreak and nature: it works
Nestor Manzanares found healing somewhere that heartbreak couldn't reach him: the ocean.
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U-MAIL: I miss you, I’m sorry
Lucy Dixon misses the UCSBear every day.
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A new American order: The embrace of fascism and crusade against education in Trump’s first 100 days
Lucy Dixon reflects on the troubling first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term.
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Sports Opinion: Softball as a sport in Hong Kong
Arin Lau reflects on her experience of playing softball in Hong Kong and how it has taken such a hold as a interhall sport in the city.
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Men’s soccer defeats Cal Baptist in spring season opener
A set piece just outside the 18-yard box helped the UC Santa Barbara men’s soccer team secure a victory against the California Baptist University Lancers.
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Men’s volleyball falls to the Tritons on alumni night
The UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball team kicked off conference play with Alumni Night at the Thunderdome.
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Separación: El dilema de existir solo para trabajar
¿Alguna vez has escuchado la frase “encontrar un balance entre el trabajo y la vida personal”? ¿Qué tal si existiera un procedimiento quirúrgico que te permitiera ir al trabajo y al terminar t...
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‘Sinners’ is an adrenaline shot to risk-averse Hollywood
The vampire horror film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan) who return home to 1932 Mississippi and are forced to confront the supernatural evil threatening their ...
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An evening with Trixie & Katya
The drag queen comedy duo made a rare out-of-drag appearance to a sold-out crowd at UCSB's Campbell
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From strawberry fields to the stars: UCSB alum Jose Hernández’s story
On Tuesday, April 29th, UCSB alum Jose Fernandez spoke about his long journey from the Central Valley to becoming a NASA astronaut in Campbell Hall.
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OPINION: The glamorization and commodification of space travel
On April 14, 2025, Jeff Bezos sent Katy Perry and a team of five other women beyond Earth’s atmosphere. But what exactly does Mr. Bezos know about spaceflight, and why is the aerospace industry shif...
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Simply Stated: Do you need high-protein everything?
The International Food Information Council’s 2024 Food & Health Survey suggests that the hunger for protein has become even more pronounced in recent years, perhaps due to American adults’ extensi...
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Santa Rosa demolition halted as rat population protests
In the wake of Santa Rosa Residence Hall’s projected demolition in the 2026-27 school year, UC Santa Barbara’s rat population has protested their loss of housing. These rats have established histo...
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Post-midterm clarity: The real degree was the friends we made along the way
After failing my midterms, I have reached a moment of enlightenment: The real degree was the friends we made along the way.
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Depressing! Sophomore mourns meal swipes after trying to cook
As a freshman, leaving De La Guerra (DLG) for the first time felt like surviving the apocalypse. Free of the active laxatives they lace their food with, now second-year Jenna Ortega remembered returni...
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In Photos | Batcave Session: Maycie and Jamie
The Daily Nexus is hosting Batcave Sessions every Wednesday and Thursday this quarter. Local IV bands are invited to play songs in The Daily Nexus office. Featured here is a performance by Maycie and ...
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In Photos | Earl Warren Showgrounds
The Earl Warren Showgrounds came alive over the past two weekends as the annual Santa Barbara Fair & Expo returned with an ’80s Flashback theme. The event offered entertainment for all ages ...
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Artist Spotlight: Zoe Gonzales – Adventure Awaits
A version of this appeared on p. 18 of the February 20, 2025 edition of the Daily Nexus.
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Savoring Cinco de Mayo
In remembrance of the prolonged fight against colonialism in Central America, here are a few Aztecan-inspired salsas to incorporate into your Cinco de Mayo dishes this year.
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Sweeten your spring with thumbprint cookies
These thumbprint cookies are a sweet and simple reminder that spring has arrived.
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Creole calas: honoring the legacy of African diasporas
These rice fritters carry the rich culinary legacy of the African diaspora, telling a story of survival and how culture remains to persist despite attempts of erasure.
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Separación: El dilema de existir solo para trabajar
¿Alguna vez has escuchado la frase “encontrar un balance entre el trabajo y la vida personal”? ¿Qué tal si existiera un procedimiento quirúrgico que te permitiera ir al trabajo y al terminar t...
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Diez visas de estudiantes y recién graduados fueron revocadas en UC Santa Bárbara
Diez visas estudiantiles internacionales han sido revocadas por el gobierno federal, según informó Kiki Reyes, portavoz de medios de UC Santa Bárbara, aproximadamente tres meses después de que la ...
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La Tenebrosa Historia de la Isla de las Muñecas
En la bellísima Ciudad de México, mundialmente reconocida por su riqueza cultural, arquitectura novohispana y cocina mestiza, nace una oscura leyenda que marca los inicios de la Isla de las Muñecas...
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