Timeline: Year in Review

The Nexus has compiled major moments in the 2016-17 academic year.

McNair Program May Be Cut if President Trump’s Federal Budget is Approved

The McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement is a federal scholarship offered to first-generation, low-income students or those who belong to underrepresented minorities in the United States.

Senate To Vote on Boycotting Gio’s Pizza

Associated Students (A.S.) will be voting Wednesday on a resolution to boycott Giovanni’s Pizza in Isla Vista.

Vignettes: 3 Perspectives of Grief, Change and Progress After May 23

On the night of May 23, once the majority of us had become aware something very bad had happened, I called my parents and told them I was safe. May 24 was a gloomy day, no sun in Santa Barbara’s typically blue sky, and a shaken community matched the weather.

Legacies Not Lost: Memorial Scholarships Carry on Dreams of I.V. Shooting Victims

As the tragedy of May 23, 2014 reminds the UC Santa Barbara community and families of those lost, the memorial scholarships designed to commemorate the six victims allow the students’ legacies to carry on through fellow students.

Then and Now: Change in Isla Vista After May 23

Distraught I.V. residents protest outside IV Deli, urging news crews to leave their community.

Regents Promise Transparency After Audit Uproar

The UC Board of Regents announced Thursday that they would strive to increase clarity between the administration and students.

Protests Halt UC Regents Meeting

The public forum with UC Regents was set to discuss proposed UC-wide tuition hikes but ended with protests and police intervention.

A.S. Senate Fails to Pass Divestment Resolution After 10-Hour Meeting

Over 100 students gathered in Corwin Pavilion to witness the Associated Students (A.S.) Senate vote on a resolution to divest from companies that aid Israel in alleged human rights violations against Palestinians.

SJP To Move for Divestment a Fourth Time

The Associated Students Senate will hear a resolution demanding the divestment from companies involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict starting at 6:30 p.m. today, May 10, in Corwin Pavilion.