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2 weeks ago | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia |Conor Kelly
The Associated Students 75th Senate heard grievances from Kamaya Jackson regarding the senate’s vote to deny her from a second co-chair position. They also passed a bill aimed at obtaining tools for economics students in memory of two students who died in a car accident.
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1 month ago | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia |Conor Kelly
Jewish Voice for Peace Santa Barbara protested an Israeli dance company’s performance in downtown Santa Barbara on Feb. 25 due to its financial backing from Israeli politicians, among other private sources. Protestors claimed the dance troupe engaged in “art-washing” Israel’s policies and recent actions in the Middle East. The performance was put on by Batsheva Dance Company, which originates from Tel Aviv, Israel, and is funded by the state of Israel.
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2 months ago | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia |Conor Kelly
Actress Zoe Saldaña received the American Riviera Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for one of her most ambitious performances yet — “Emilia Pérez.” The American Riviera Award is given for “outstanding achievement in American film.” In “Emilia Pérez,” Saldaña plays a Mexican lawyer named Rita who is enlisted by a brutal cartel boss to help her transition to a woman. The film is about redemption and trying to escape one’s past. On a rainy Feb.
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2 months ago | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia
UC Santa Barbara’s Southeast Asian Union hosted a look-alike competition of musician Beabadoobee on Jan. 25 at the Lagoon Lawn. Fifteen Beabadoobee look-alikes competed for flowers and the latest Beabadoobee CD as part of a nationwide trend of celebrity look-alike contests. Beabadoobee, or Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus, is a Filipino-British singer-songwriter with indie hit songs like “Real Man” or “The Perfect Pair” and over 25 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
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2 months ago | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia
Thriftopia hosted “Youtopia” on Jan. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Isla Vista Community Center and People’s Park. The event featured a variety of vendors with vintage clothing for $30 or under, a farmers market, a fix-it fair for damaged items, live music and an art walk.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia
UC Santa Barbara’s Polynesian dance and drumming club Iaorana Te Otea hosted its annual Winter Lū‘au on Jan. 18, showcasing Hawaiian hula dancing, drumming and solo performances. A Lū‘au is a traditional Hawaiian celebration significant to Polynesian culture which includes various styles of dancing and drumming. Iaorana Te Otea (ITO) means “greetings from the drumbeat” in Tahitian and was established at UCSB in 1990.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
dailynexus.com | Anushka Ghosh Dastidar |Michelle Cisneros |Conor Kelly |Jack Dindia
President: Nayali BroadwayAssociated Students president and third-year political science and sociology double major Nayali Broadway spent fall quarter training her staff, relaying student concerns to administration and working towards long-term projects, including a campus professional development opportunity.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia
Santa Barbara County is at risk of a power outage due to the Santa Ana winds across the Central and South Coast, which have fanned the ongoing blazes in Los Angeles, according to Southern California Edison. The county is not in immediate danger of a fire, but red flag warnings are in place in the Santa Ynez Mountains. Three fires make up the Los Angeles fires: the Eaton, Hurst and Palisades fires.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia
The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity held a vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience on Nov. 20, remembering and honoring people who were murdered for their transgender identity in 2024. Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience marks the end of Transgender Awareness Week, and was in 1999 after the murder of Rita Hester, a Black transgender woman, in Massachusetts. The Human Rights campaign reported that 30 transgender people were killed in 2024.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Jack Dindia
The University of California service workers and patient care workers union went on a systemwide strike from Nov. 20-21. The strike is in response to a year-long contract negotiation battle and recent allegations that the University of California engaged in bad faith bargaining and Unfair Labor Practices. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 is the University of California’s (UC) largest employee union, with 37,000 service workers and patient care workers.
