2018 Midterm Election Results: Santa Barbara County Victories

The Nexus compiled information about several winners and passing measures from Tuesday’s midterm election.

UCSB Works to Support Trans Students In Face of Proposed Gender Redefinition

Leets said the proposed redefinition, which defines gender as the sex assigned at birth, would cause complications.

Tri Delta To Suspend Operations at End of School Year

Sullivan cited a decline in membership numbers as the reason for shuttering operations.

Biko Voting Information Night Aims to Educate Student Voters

Many attendees had their phones out throughout the event, googling specific proposition language and facts to aid the conversation.

UCSB Students Gather in Response to the Trump Administration’s Potential Redefinition of Gender

The effort consisted of card- and poster-making activities on Monday and Tuesday in the RCSGD room in the SRB.

Southern California Edison Admits to Being a Source of the Thomas Fire

SCE is now awaiting permission from CAL FIRE to further its investigation into the causes of the Thomas Fire.

Elections Board Struggling To Meet EVPSA Special Election Voter Threshold

If the minimum voting threshold is not reached, the EVPSA position will remain vacant until the Spring Quarter 2019 elections.

CSD Finalizes Contract with UCPD for Interpersonal Violence Investigator

Several organizations have pushed for the implementation of an interpersonal violence investigator in I.V.

UCSB Professor Placed On Paid Leave Following Sexual Harassment Complaint

As of late October, Sweet is unable to access his on-campus office and teach classes.

UCSB Lecturer Arrested for DUI Outside of Harder Stadium

Hastings is a lecturer within the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, a graduate school within UCSB.