Exploring ENGL 106CW, the Catalyst
The Catalyst is a contemporary literary arts magazine that is produced top-to-bottom by students in a UC Santa Barbara English class each quarter. The 36th issue of the Catalyst was themed around movement. For fourth-year English major and Editor-in-Chief Natalie Riley, this aesthetic captured “the physicality of movement,” people and places, but also ideas, political […]
Roger’s Tacos rents food truck, resumes service in I.V.
After being prohibited from holding public fundraisers earlier this year, Roger’s Tacos is continuing service in Isla Vista through a newly rented food truck.
Term in Review: A.S. IVP Enri Lala
A.S. IVP Enri Lala reflected on his term chairing the 76th Senate, as well as facilitating campus-wide infrastructure and student safety projects.
Term in Review: A.S. S.A.G. Sydney Bivins
The 2025-26 A.S. Student Advocate General, Sydney Bivins, reflected on her term leading initiatives and analyzing changes to university policies.
Term in Review: A.S. EVPSA Leiya Kadah
The 2025-26 A.S. External Vice President for Statewide Affairs Leiya Kadah reflected on her term working on UC-wide initiatives and advocating for students.
Term in Review: A.S. EVPLA E.J. Raad
EVPLA E.J. Raad is nearing the end of his 2025-26 term, where he focused on preventing the Deltopia noise ordinance and addressing housing insecurity.
Biweekly I.C.E. Sighting Report
Information is primarily sourced from community alerts from the 805UndocuFund. A full map of I.C.E. sightings can be found on the Daily Nexus website.
A week in UC student news
Two people are found dead near UC Berkeley, UC Merced is found to be sharing license plate data and a Senate committee passes a research funding bill.
UCSB organizations celebrate first UCSB Earth Month
On Jan. 28, 1969, an offshore drilling rig operated by Union Oil burst due to extreme pressure underwater off the Santa Barbara coast.
Student side hustles promote creativity and connection
Beyond their academic and extracurricular commitments, several UC Santa Barbara students have started their own businesses. Campus dormitories and Isla Vista apartments house a myriad of nail technicians, crochet connoisseurs and other creative sellers. First-year psychological & brain sciences major Olivia Perry sells crochet bikini tops, booty shorts and ponchos out of her dorm. Perry […]