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Senate discusses housing, Deltopia, Spring Election

1 month ago | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros |Conor Kelly

At their last meeting of the quarter on March 5, the Associated Students 75th Senate discussed housing with a county supervisor, resources for Deltopia and lock-in fee increase proposals. The meeting stretched into the night as senators deliberated approving meeting minutes over Mega Shabbat funding.
Coastal Media Project student films to premier at SBIFF

2 months ago | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros

Two student films created during the UC Santa Barbara Coastal Media Project, “quwa’” and “The Kelp We Breathe,” are set to premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Feb. 6-7. The films highlight timely environmental and social justice topics near and dear to California. “quwa’” details the history of the Goleta Slough and the Chumash people that inhabited the island, as well as highlighting current Chumash community members and their thoughts on the Land Back movement.
Santa Barbara MTD proposes fare increases

2 months ago | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District proposed fare increases for most single rides and multi-ride passes, due to cuts in federal funding. It is the first time the bus line is proposing changes to its fares in 16 years. Currently, the regular adult fare prices are $1.75 for individual rides, $11.50 for a 10-ride pass and $52 for a 30-day pass. The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) proposed two potential fare plans to the public.
State Fire Marshal grants waiver to restart pipeline that caused 2015 Refugio oil spill, county hearing soon

Jan 23, 2025 | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros

The California State Fire Marshal waived pipeline corrosion regulations for the Las Flores Pipeline System to upstream oil company Sable Offshore on Dec. 17. The same pipeline ruptured in 2015 near Refugio Beach, spilling 450,000 gallons of oil in the largest oil spill on the Pacific coast. The Environmental Defense Center – a legal nonprofit – is currently appealing the transfer of pipeline permits from its former owner ExxonMobil to Sable.
A.S. executive officers mid-year check-in

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.
Navigating immigration under the Trump-administration discussed at USS town hall

Jan 21, 2025 | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros |Lizzy Rager

The names of students in attendance of the town hall are kept anonymous to protect their immigration statuses. “What next?” was the central question at the Undocumented Student Services town hall at the MultiCultural Center lounge on Jan. 15, where students, faculty and staff shared immigration-related fears.
Students found pop-up aiming to improve accessibility to Black haircare products on campus

Jan 16, 2025 | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros

As a freshman, third-year psychological & brain science major Sydney Scott searched for hairstylists to style curly and textured hair from a relatively small selection available at UC Santa Barbara and in Isla Vista. Two years later, she founded the Crown Collective, a pop-up beauty supply business coming to campus next month that promotes hair services provided by locals and sells Black haircare products.
Student and graduate groups rally for ‘Palestine Week of Life’

Dec 12, 2024 | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros

Speakers who did not disclose their identities during the protest are referred to as speakers in this article. Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Academics for Justice in Palestine and UC Santa Barbara Divest held a series of teach-ins and a rally for their “Palestine Week of Life” from Nov. 18-21.
Angel Lopez: bringing “Rock Latino” to UCSB for nearly 30 years

Nov 22, 2024 | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros

Whenever there’s Spanish rock on KCSB-FM, there’s a good chance radio host Angel Lopez’s show “Rock Latino” is on. The show has been on the airwaves for 28 years and has recently expanded its reach since becoming bilingual. “To me, to play that music, it’s like, ‘Let’s give opportunity to that music.’ There is truly no [Spanish rock] up there on the commercial radio stations. So that’s why I wanted to present the music not just to [UC Santa Barbara], but everywhere around,” Lopez said.
UC News | The Daily Nexus

Nov 21, 2024 | dailynexus.com | Michelle Cisneros

37,000 UC workers set to strike Nov. 20-21 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299 and University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE-CWA Local 9119) at UC San Francisco will strike from Nov. 20-21.