“UCSB Workers for Palestine” lead campus walkout; strike vote to be held “as early as next week”
UC Santa Barbara academic workers and researchers led a campus walkout in solidarity with Palestinian liberation on May 1. The march was held concurrently with International Workers’ Day.
UCSB American Indian and Indigenous Student Association reignites organization’s community, advocates for new initiatives
AIISA tabled at the Arbor on May 5, also known as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Remembrance (MMIWR) day to bring awareness to a major problem plaguing Indigenous communities within the United States and abroad.
A.S. Senate passes “A Resolution to Condemn The Israeli Government’s and the IDF’s Dehumanization of the Palestinian People”
The Senate passed the resolution in a 13-4-2 vote at the May 1 Senate meeting.
Supervisor Capps holds housing and safety listening session after cliff fall incident
Attendees discussed long-term solutions for cliff erosion, erratic college student behavior and the balance between enforcing safe solutions and not interfering with oceanside views
Survivor of attempted abduction tells her story
Esther Hernandez walked the Lagoon trail at night to destress. But a man, hidden on the unlit path, attempted to drug and abduct her. This how she used her wits and survived.
A.S. President discusses MCC signage, her presidency in light of campus climate
Tessa Veksler spoke with the Nexus regarding the university’s response to the MultiCultural Center (MCC) and events that followed.
A.S. Elections conclude with 22.26% voter turnout
The 2024 UC Santa Barbara Associated Students Spring General Election concluded on April 26, with the Associated Students Elections Board releasing live results in person in the University Center Hub.
Proposed pilot program could bring meal swipe rollovers to UCSB next school year
The proposal suggests up to two meals can be shared between students, up to three can be donated and up to four can be rolled over.
Chancellor responds to UCSB encampments erected May 1
While the University is “monitoring these situations carefully,” UCSB is “willing to work with student groups that wish to protest.”