Decedent identified after cliff fall death in Isla Vista

The Santa Barbara Coroner’s Bureau identified the decedent as 19-year-old Benjamin Scott Schurmer from Ojai, California.

SBSO reports two stabbings in I.V., two suspects at large

Warning. This article contains graphic content relating to physical assault.  The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crime in progress resulting in two stabbings on August 13 at 1:15 a.m. in the area ranging east to west from Camino Pescadero to Camino Del Sur and the area north to south from Sueno Road […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Daily Nexus

Daily Nexus Office

Three years after the creation of the Diversity and Inclusion task force, here is how we have honored DEI.

Letter from the editor: Journalism? It comes down to community

Serving as the 2022-23 editor-in-chief of the Daily Nexus has been the greatest honor of my 21 years of life.

A.S. Senate passes bill to improve financial transparency

The bill requires any entities receiving A.S. funds to provide monthly line-item reports on fiscal spending to the Finance and Business Committee.

Munger Hall planning entailed discreet warehouse, covert furniture exchanges, years of secrecy

Hundreds of pages of documents and internal communications yielded the clearest picture yet of the inner workings of the Munger Hall project team.

Munger Hall first pitched at CalTech, USC; dorm awaits changes at UCSB

UCSB’s plans for Munger Hall are effectively in stasis as the design team awaits updates from the billionaire.

UCSB dining hall employees campaign to unionize amid poor conditions, low pay, harassment

UCSB Residential Dining operates four dining commons that serve over two million meals a year and employ a part-time student staff of under 500. 

Del Playa property owner sues party app Poppin over Deltopia music festival

A Poppin representative told the Nexus that the lawsuit claims are “baseless.” 

Term in Review: A.S. President Gurleen Pabla

To her successor, incoming president and third-year political science major Tessa Veksler, Pabla advised connecting directly and honestly with the student body.