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1 week ago | 
dailynexus.com | Anushka Ghosh Dastidar |Siddharth Chattoraj
The very best that UCSB has to offer, all in one place. Best Food Pop Up: Rogers Tacos Best Bathroom on Campus: ILPBest Smoke Spot: Devereux BeachJuliet Becker, Nexustentialism Editor Devereux Beach, affectionately known as Devs, might just be the Isla Vista equivalent of the regency-era promenade. At sunset, one can observe a slice of I.V. life, with a cross-section of gossiping girl groups, first dates, wannabe-yogis, mediocre guitar players and, most importantly, stoners.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj |Lance Sanchez |Anna Calkins
Santa Barbara County served 161,827 individuals and 81,580 families during September 2024 through the county’s Medi-Cal program, according to the County of Santa Barbara Department of Social Services. Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid healthcare program, supported by state and federal taxes, that provides free or low-cost medical services to eligible individuals and families with limited income and resources, according to the California Department of Health Care Services.
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Nov 7, 2024 | dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj |Lance Sanchez |Anna Calkins
Santa Barbara County served 161,827 individuals and 81,580 families during September 2024 through the county’s Medi-Cal program, according to the County of Santa Barbara Department of Social Services. Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid healthcare program, supported by state and federal taxes, that provides free or low-cost medical services to eligible individuals and families with limited income and resources, according to the California Department of Health Care Services.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj |Lance Sanchez |Kaavya Saini |UCSB’s standards
The Nexus conducted a survey of the demographics of our editors and writers in May 2024 in order to gauge community representation within our staff, in line with the Nexus’s internal diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion became a permanent initiative at the Daily Nexus with the establishment of the Diversity Task Force in 2020.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj |Anushka Ghosh Dastidar |Kaavya Saini
The Daily Nexus has made a dedicated effort to uphold the values of diversity, equity and inclusion within our publication and in our coverage. In 2018, we initiated our first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion survey to measure these efforts and have continued to do so each year. This report, last issued in 2023, serves as a detailed review of these efforts. We aim to make this data available to the public because we are committed to transparency in our practices, coverage and staff demographics.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj
Santa Barbara County and UC Santa Barbara’s Basic Needs Office are intensifying their efforts to expand CalFresh enrollment in the local community. “The CalFresh Program, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S.N.A.P.), issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food stores,” according to the California Department of Social Services website.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj
From Summer 2023 through Spring 2024, 58.82% of course letter grades awarded were A grades, according to data obtained by the Nexus from the UC Santa Barbara Office of the Registrar via a Public Records Act Request. Courses with less than five students and independent studies courses were not included in the data. The acquired data includes the total number of students receiving each grade — before pass/fail and satisfactory/unsatisfactory conversions for optionally-graded courses.
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Jun 2, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj |Kyle C. Wu |Lance Sanchez |Bowie Chuang
The Associated Students Investment Advisory Committee (IAC) is an undergraduate-run investment committee funded by Associated Students dedicated to educating their fellow UCSB classmates in finance and investing through hands-on investment analysis, discussion and action. Working with their active portfolio, students at any level of investment experience have the opportunity to become more knowledgeable in the investing and finance industry.
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May 9, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj
Aries "+" Taurus “dusty rusty crusty musty ass california hills” Gemini “frowning in plaid (haunted radios, bird bones + anthropomorphized wind)” Cancer “warming my hands on bridges i’ve burnt” Leo “songs that make me see god” Virgo “My Playlist #236” Libra “classy wine moment and intellectual conversation” Scorpio “90s heroin chic model off duty” Sagittarius “tweet tweet bird emoji map emoji” Capricorn “not my circus, not my monkeys” Aquarius “a grave is probably cheaper than an apartment”...
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
dailynexus.com | Siddharth Chattoraj
Aries "+" Taurus “dusty rusty crusty musty ass california hills” Gemini “frowning in plaid (haunted radios, bird bones + anthropomorphized wind)” Cancer “warming my hands on bridges i’ve burnt” Leo “songs that make me see god” Virgo “My Playlist #236” Libra “classy wine moment and intellectual conversation” Scorpio “90s heroin chic model off duty” Sagittarius “tweet tweet bird emoji map emoji” Capricorn “not my circus, not my monkeys” Aquarius “a grave is probably cheaper than an apartment”...
