Crown Collective hosts first ever pop-up, increases access to Black haircare products at UCSB
The Crown Collective, a UC Santa Barbara student-founded pop-up beauty supply business, hosted their first pop-up shop on Feb. 24 in front of the Student Resource Building.
Campus service, patient care workers strike at Storke
Campus service and patient care workers took over Storke Tower from Feb. 26-27 in protest of the University of California’s “illegal” efforts to hold up contract negotiations.
Community celebrates I.V. Food Co-op, I.V. grocery store at risk of bankruptcy
The IV Food Co-Op has served the community since 1972. Now its at-risk of bankruptcy. Students told the Nexus what the co-op means to them.
UC health clinicians, researchers, technicians lead two-day strike
Joining over 20,000 workers across the system, UPTE CWA 9119 led a strike after accusing the university of bargaining their worker contracts in bad faith
Campus unsure of federal memo effect on race-related resources
A Feb. 14 Department of Education memo stated education institutions can’t use race in decisions across “all” aspects of student life. Institutions risk losing federal funding if they don’t comply.
Students experience CalFresh delays en masse, county issues letters on compromised benefits
In January, 700 EBT cards from CalFresh were canceled by the county due to risks of their information being compromised, according to state information
Board of Supervisors decision leaves county permits for Sable pipeline in limbo
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors deadlocked the transfer of county permits for the Las Flores Pipeline System from ExxonMobil to Sable Offshore at a Feb. 25 county hearing.
Legal battle continues for restart of local pipeline
In the last two weeks, a federal agency confirmed a waiver that aids in the restart of the Las Flores Pipeline. Meanwhile, a state commission issued a cease and desist letter to halt the restart.
Senate plants seeds to bring football back to UCSB
The resolution aims to propel the new chancellor and the next Associated Students president to take on the project.
Rising tuition costs and national trends impact UCSB enrollment from Santa Barbara schools, local education leaders say
UCSB’s campus boasts ocean views and the No. 13 spot among the highest-regarded public universities in the country. Despite this, SB locals tend to enroll at the campus in low numbers.