A.S. Elections Conclude With Historic Low Voter and Candidate Turnout; Seven Senate Seats Remain Unfilled
1,849 students did not finish filling out their ballots or did not click submit, rendering their votes void, A.S. Elections Board announced during the Zoom webinar where results were displayed.
A.S. Spring Quarter Elections Results 2022
The Nexus will be updating this page with live results from the 2022 Associated Students Election.
A.S. Elections Voting Extended Through Sunday
UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Elections Board has extended voting for spring 2022-23 elections until Sunday, April 24. The voter threshold for Associated Students (A.S.) elections is 20% of the student body. A.S. Elections Board has not yet announced today’s voter turnout, but said in a statement to the Nexus yesterday that if voter turnout […]
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Vandenberg Space Force Base, Announces US Anti-Satellite Missile Test Ban
Harris announced the U.S.’s intention to ban the launching of missiles targeting satellites in space, and said the current administration will encourage other countries to follow their lead.
Gurleen Pabla for A.S. President
The Nexus believes that Pabla will be dedicated to the work of the Office of the President and hopes that she will further develop imaginative and engaging initiatives that benefit the student body.
Deltopia Yields Few Arrests, With at Least One Serious Injury
The number of arrests and citations was downscaled from previous pre-pandemic Deltopias, with the 2019 Deltopia yielding 94 citations and 38 arrests, the Nexus reported in 2019.
University, Law Enforcement and IVCSD Set Deltopia Safety Precautions
The university, law enforcement and community organizations are taking several safety measures in response to previous Deltopias that resulted in unsafe situations, like the 2014 Deltopia riots.
UC Santa Barbara Ends Mask Mandate, Classroom Masking Required Until April 4
Yang said that this change comes as Santa Barbara County COVID-19 cases drop to pre-omicron levels.
UC Santa Barbara Likely to Lift Indoor Mask Mandate at End of Winter Quarter
Lucero said declining COVID-19 case positivity rates influenced the university’s decision to lift the mask mandate.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect for Attempted Kidnapping, Sexual Battery
SBSO eventually located and arrested the suspect with the help of community informants and home security video footage that captured the suspect in his vehicle.