Michelle Cisneros (she/her) is the Lead News Editor for the 2025-2026 school year. Previously, Cisneros was the Community Outreach News Editor for the 2024-25 school year and the Assistant News Editor ...

Overall, there is a weak but positive correlation between average GPA and professor ratings, showing that students tend to perform slightly better in courses with higher-rated professors. Similarly, ...

After every spring break, one tradition holds true for UC Santa Barbara students at the start of spring quarter: they want to party. Isla Vista’s annual unsanctioned street festival, now known as ...

The whole world revolves around them: actors, singers, models, athletes and TV personalities. If I scroll through Instagram, Snapchat or any social media newsfeed, I get too familiar. I have nothing ...

On my continuous journey to explore culinary legacies, Creole calas stands out as a testament to resilience and freedom. These rice fritters carry the rich culinary legacy of the African diaspora, ...

Opened in 1952, Frances and Gaetano Giuliano established their delicatessen in Gardena, Calif. Bringing with them a tradition of Italian cuisine, the couple established a legacy of freshly prepared ...

Here it is! The long-awaited *super easy* GE course list from UCSB. Everyone and their Aunt Trish loves taking a nice, juicy general education course. It’s a beautiful way to lighten the load of an ...

In college, summer is the season of opportunity. Whether that’s chasing your dreams at an internship or spending much-needed time at home with your family, summer is the perfect time for ...

Let’s be honest — most vegan synthetic meat is unappetizing. I’ve been following a vegan diet for a year now, and I’ve tried more vegan meats than I can count. Out of all of the vegan ground beef ...

UC Santa Barbara sociology professors Janice Baldwin and John Baldwin’s love story began in an unexpected twist of fate — a blind date, or as they fondly recall it, a “fixed-up blind date.” Both ...

Editor’s Note: This year, UC Santa Barbara marks 50 years since the 1969-1970 school year — a time known for political unrest and high tensions between Isla Vista residents and local law enforcement.

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 ...