UCSB Students Advocate for Campus Grocery Shuttle

The prospective program is still in its initial planning phase, and the project’s group is still looking for insight into student perspectives on a grocery shuttle service.

UCSB Student Faces Additional Charges of Sexual Assault

The dates of his alleged crimes from both cases range from October 2020 all the way to June 2021. 

“Munger Hall Has Got To Go:” Students Protest Munger Hall and Eviction of Students Living in Hotels

UCSB students and faculty have grappled with a severe housing crisis since last summer; Munger Hall is the university’s proposed solution. 

Isla Vista Halloween Passes With No Halloween-Related Arrests

Crime statistics and attendance numbers for the annual weekend have declined drastically since 2013, which saw over 200 arrests and nearly 250 citations. 

New Emergency Shelter Hosts Houseless Residents Displaced From Sweeped I.V. Encampments

The shelter is currently housing approximately 30 residents, with a few soon exiting the facility to enter permanent housing or transitioning into sober-living rehabilitation. 

County Engages in Mediation With UCSB for Violation of Long Range Development Plan

The university’s plan to build Munger Hall as a solution to the housing crisis will leave students at UCSB before 2025 without much of a solution.

Community Protests Heavy Police Presence During Halloween Weekend

The festival, hosted by a coalition of student and local organizations, held live music, speakers and community artists selling local wares.

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

The 2021-22 Nexus News Team has revived our old column, “Vista Point,” to keep our readers informed of local events and happenings. 

Associate Professor Discusses Decolonial Feminism, Archipelagic Relationalities at MCC Event

Figueroa-Vásquez’s novel, “Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature,” examines how dictatorships affect the intimate lives of people.

Students Celebrate Halloween in Local Sanctioned Programming

UC Santa Barbara and local governmental organizations put on sanctioned events for students to take part in during Halloween weekend.