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March 14, 2021 at 6:03 pm by Alice Zhang Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial toll it has caused over the past year, students at UC Santa Barbara have been challenged by high rental prices and uncertain living situations in the college town of Isla Vista. Shortly after UCSB moved to remote instruction in March 2020, residents in Isla Vista scrambled to break from their leases in light of personal, financial and public health concerns, according to Robin Unander, a practicing...

March 8, 2021 at 5:45 pm by Asumi Shuda After almost a year of remote instruction, Goleta Union School District is gearing up to return to the classroom in the near future, albeit with some changes.  According to Mary Kahn, assistant superintendent of instructional services, from the beginning of remote instruction in April 2020, the Goleta Union School District (GUSD) has prepared three learning models that they could pursue depending on public health guidelines and the severity o...

March 6, 2021 at 1:30 pm by Max Abrams On Feb. 19, the UC Santa Barbara MultiCultural Center hosted Andrew Jolivétte — a poet and a professor in and the chair of the UC San Diego Department of Ethnic Studies — to explore cultural convergences between Black and Indigenous communities and the role of contemporary movements in moving them toward kinship building, abolition and joy production.  Jolivétte, who is Black and Indigenous, said he uses poetry as a vehicle for...

Breaking down the latest college and coronavirus headlines in San Diego County. From denied vaccine shipments to commencement plans during COVID-19

March 2, 2021 at 5:35 pm by Holly Rusch In the two months since Good Samaritan established 20 temporary pallet homes in Isla Vista to provide relief to houseless residents beleaguered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the service provider has provided housing, job opportunities and basic needs support to 36 people. The pallet homes were installed in early December in the parking lot of the Isla Vista Community Center. Max Abrams / Daily Nexus Installed in early December in the parking lot of...

February 26, 2021 at 12:43 pm by Ellah Foster As students continue to defy public health orders with parties and large gatherings, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, I.V. Foot Patrol and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department are delivering notices of violation to, and in some cases meeting with, non-compliant students. Currently, I.V. has 30 active cases, but it has confirmed 1,219 COVID-19 cases and one death to date. Max Abrams / Daily Nexus On Jan. 29, UCSB ...

February 12, 2021 at 12:32 pm by Ellah Foster Pages for Individuals in Prison, a subcommittee of the Associated Students Human Rights Board dedicated to expanding the reading materials available in California correctional facilities, hosted a university-wide book drive in January, collecting a total of over 350 books.  PIP organized a donation box at the UCen, which was open from Jan. 19 to Jan. 22. Max Abrams / Daily Nexus Volunteers organized no-contact pickup or drop-off time s...

February 9, 2021 at 9:06 am by Shruthi Vasudevan The Women’s Network, an organization that connects collegiate women around the country and facilitates professional growth through workshops, networking events and speakers, recently expanded to UC Santa Barbara this past fall.  New chapters were chosen on the basis of demonstrated interest and the chances of establishing a successful network. Max Abrams / Daily Nexus According to The Women’s Network (TWN) Founder and Pres...

Sheriff Bill Brown described the double homicide as a “robbery ripoff,” in which the two victims planned to sell at least half a pound of marijuana to the suspects but were robbed instead.

February 2, 2021 at 10:34 pm by Max Abrams The second victim from the Jan. 7 shooting on Burtis Street in Goleta passed away on Jan. 29, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release that same day. The victim was identified as Jasper Pieter van der Meulen, 19, a first-year student at UC Santa Barbara, according to a student death notification from the university.  Van de Meulen attended Dos Pueblos High School and graduated from Alta Vista High School ...