News
UCSB celebrates Day of the Dead
The Latinx UC Santa Barbara Network Association held Día de los Muertos Celebración de la Gente 2025, or “Day of th...
Elijah Obando
Community weighs in on proposed Deltopia ordinance
The Associated Students External Vice President for Local Affairs, held the “Save Deltopia Town Hall” to a crowd of ...
Jack Dindia
UCSB Sustainability hosts Climate Action Plan forum
UCSB Sustainability hosted its Climate Action Plan to garner feedback on several proposed sustainability initiatives bef...
Dalia Puchalt
Opinion
Inside the pipeline: How the “Whatever” podcast shapes today’s generation
Claire Kim went on the "Whatever" podcast so we didn't have to. Here's what she found out.
Claire Kim
The Trumpiest part of Isla Vista: Subtle shifts right reflect national shift among young voters in 2024
Micah Littlepage breaks down Isla Vista's subtle shifts right between the 2020 and 2024 election.
Micah Littlepage
The star-spangled elephant in the room
Emma Bogna is searching Expedia for one-way flights to anywhere.
Emma Bogna
My role model is a Trump supporter
Isabella Leon reflects on how great a father her dad is — that is, until he opens his mouth and discusses his personal...
Isabella Leon
Sports
Highs and lows of gaucho women’s soccer postseason
As the team took the pitch again at CSUN’s Matador Soccer Field, they knew what it would take to defeat their opponent...
Owen Jones
Gauchos’s sublime semifinal revenge
Benches clearing, twice. Dramatic goalline saves. Three statement goals. What may have been the most exciting game of th...
Owen Jones
Men’s soccer secures No. 1 seed in Big West
While the UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team moved on in the Big West Championship tournament, the UCSB men’s socc...
Haiden Rogers
UCSB women’s soccer wins and advances to semis
The UC Santa Barbara women’s soccer team, which ranks fifth in the Big West standings, faced off against UC Irvine, wh...
Haiden Rogers
Artsweek
Letter from the Artsweek Editor: Stop defunding the arts
Although the NEA is the largest funder of the arts in the United States, it is also one of the smallest federal agencies...
Stella Mullin
Delirium 2025: YG and Freddie Gibbs fire up the Thunderdome
This year's annual Delirium concert performers were YG and Freddie Gibbs.
Kaavya Saini
KCSB’s Ted Coe celebrates 25 years with the station
After a quarter century, Ted Coe reflects back on his time with UCSB's radio station, KCSB.
Stella Mullin
Science & Tech
Matter of Opinion: My weekend tide pooling in Isla Vista
Nature is all around us; from the mountains to the oceans, Santa Barbara offers a vast array of wildlife that invites ex...
Makena Eggiman
American AI: Speed over safety in Trump’s second term
Artificial intelligence is set to change the world as we know it across all aspects of society, and this evolution is be...
Robyn Gargan
Should we trust Tylenol?
Preksha discusses how the federal administration's misinformation and fearmongering surrounding autism threatens scienti...
Preksha Koushik
Built by students, powered by the sun: Engineers Without Borders bring solar-powered table to UCSB
What started as a packet of old blueprints has now turned into a fully functioning solar-powered table on UC Santa Barba...
Anusha Singh
Photo
In Photos | Isla Vista Halloween Pumpkin Patch Festival 2025
With colorful scenery and elaborate decorations, the annual Halloween Pumpkin Patch hosted by the Isla Vista Recreation ...
Daily Nexus Photography
In Photos | Welcome Back Concert 2025
Smino and IDK electrified Storke Plaza last week at UCSB’s annual Welcome Back Concert. The smaller crowd created an i...
Production and Lance Sanchez
In Photos | Youtopia Festival
Music filled the streets of Isla Vista on May 23 as Thriftopia wrapped up their school year events with one final festiv...
Daily Nexus Photography
In Photos | Batcave Session: Maycie and Jamie
The Daily Nexus is hosting Batcave Sessions every Wednesday and Thursday this quarter. Local IV bands are invited to pla...
Maddy Fangio
On The Menu
Happy Oktoberfest!
When October is around the corner, my feed overflows with people decked out in German-style dresses and others accessori...
Piper Cheney
DoorDash at Home: Crunchwrap Supreme
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as when you’re opening the DoorDash app, only to find that any decent meal is g...
Piper Cheney
Getting zesty at the Goleta Lemon Festival 2025
In my opinion, the Goleta Lemon Festival (September 28-29) is the most creative response to the old adage, “When life ...
Pihu Jain
La Vista
El sueño americano: un mito
Hace poco vi una película titulada “A Better Life“, una poderosa crítica al llamado “sueño americano.&#...
Azucena Sanchez
Estudiante de UCSB arrestado por agresión sexual
Advertencia: Este artículo contiene contenido relacionado con violencia sexual. Damian Silverio, estudiante de U...
Michelle Cisneros and Nestor Manzanares
Palantir y la inteligencia artificial: El camino directo hacia un estado de vigilancia
El 23 de julio de 2025, el presidente de los Estados Unidos emitió una orden ejecutiva para promover el uso de la intel...
Azucena Sanchez
Terremoto masivo cerca de Rusia provoca alerta de tsunami en Alaska, Hawái y toda la costa oeste de Estados Unidos
Un terremoto de magnitud 8.8 se registró a las 6:27 p.m. del lunes 29 de julio, a unas 866 millas (aproximadamen...
Nestor Manzanares
Data
Peak hours, packed gym: UCSB Recreation Center busiest on weekday afternoons
Entrance data from 2016 to 2025 reveals weekly, quarterly and yearly patterns in visitor numbers at the Recreation Cente...
Chloe Lo
Analyzing one year of diversity statements on department websites
The Nexus looked at over 70 department, program and service websites to see if their diversity statements have changed s...
Michelle Cisneros and Krithi Saravanan
NIH funding cuts disrupt UCSB research and graduate work, despite later reinstatements
NIH grant cuts under the Trump administration disrupted UCSB research funding. Most grants were later reinstated, but de...
Benjamin Ancho and Grace Mundaden
UCSB reels from federal research cuts as scholars and unions fight back
The Trump administration’s research funding cuts have halted millions in UCSB grants, prompting legal challenges, unio...
Calais Waring and Winston Zuo