Data

The data journalism blog by the Daily Nexus.

October 24, 2024

UC safety snapshot: Comparing UC Santa Barbara & UC Systemwide community safety from the past year

By Lance Sanchez

The most common result of stops at UCSB were warnings. Substance-related issues were one of the most frequent causes of arrests as UCSB.

October 12, 2024

IVCSD tightens budget for first time after revenue drop-offs

By Lizzy Rager

The IVCSD tightened its budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year after falling short of projected revenue by $100,000 in the last fiscal year.

October 3, 2024

DEI within the 2023-24 Daily Nexus content

By Siddharth Chattoraj, Kaavya Saini, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Daily Nexus has made a dedicated effort to uphold the values of diversity, equity and inclusion within our publication and in our coverage.

October 3, 2024

DEI within the 2023-24 Daily Nexus staff

By Lance Sanchez, Siddharth Chattoraj, Kaavya Saini

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.

September 6, 2024

Santa Barbara County and Basic Needs amplify CalFresh enrollment efforts

By Siddharth Chattoraj

By offering application support and expanding eligibility, the County and Basic Needs aim to help more people access essential nutritional benefits.

September 6, 2024

UCSB awards majority A grades for fifth consecutive school year

By Siddharth Chattoraj

From Summer 2023 through Spring 2024, 58.82% of course letter grades awarded were A grades.

July 26, 2024

Decoding academic choices: Exploring popular double majors and minors at UCSB

By Kacey Ly, Kyle Wu, Alexandra Chan

At UC Santa Barbara there are 90 majors and 40 minors offered. For some students, their higher education experience can include the exploration of an additional major or minor.

June 2, 2024

From campus to capital: Insights into UCSB’s Investment Advisory Committee

By Kyle Wu, Siddharth Chattoraj, Lance Sanchez, Bowie Chuang, Winston Zuo

The IAC manages an active portfolio worth over $200,000. The best-performing stock the IAC holds is NVIDIA with an unrealized return percentage of 37,744.43% and a realized percentage of 1,399.84%.

June 2, 2024

Where’s our tuition going? A deep dive into A.S. budget allocation and student services

By Bowie Chuang, Anna Li, Valeria Lopez

UCSB's undergraduates pay $237.29 in fees to Associated Students every quarter, and they are primarily used to fund A.S. departments, student organizations and student services.

May 23, 2024

Disruption and dialogue: Quantifying the effects of the UC school system strikes

By Winston Zuo, Kyle Wu, Calais Waring, Megan Dhillon

The nearly six-week strike by UC graduate student workers led to substantial wage increases while maintaining the number of teaching assistant-led classes.

May 16, 2024

UCSB academic departments have seen growth in undergraduate degrees conferred in recent years

By Annaka Lee, Nixon Tse

Communication, psychological & brain sciences, economics, biological sciences, statistics and data science and physics are among the top growing majors from 2013-14 to 2022-23.

May 3, 2024

The realities of the job market post-graduation: Insights from UCSB alumni

By Alexandra Chan, Kacey Ly, Donghyun Cha, Benjamin Monastyrsky

Advisors and alumni from UCSB shared their advice for navigating the current job market.

April 25, 2024

Munching metrics: Mapping retail dining nutrition at UCSB

By Dinesh Rustagi, Katy Tseng, Kyle Wu, Lance Sanchez

The Nexus analyzed the top-10 most calorie-dense menu options at four retail dining restaurants located on the UCSB campus.

April 11, 2024

Unveiling the climate crisis in Santa Barbara

By Kacie Chong

Santa Barbara has warmed by 2.3 degrees Celsius since 1895.. Efforts to reduce emissions saw an increase by 14% despite the City Council's goal of carbon neutrality by 2035.

April 10, 2024

Deltopia in full-throttle with record-level citations, massive crowds

By Lizzy Rager

The 13th annual unsanctioned street festival saw over 20,000 attendees, record-level citations and overwhelmed medical emergency services by early Saturday morning.