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Indie-rock and folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov performed at Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theater on March 8, 2024 while on tour for his newest album, “Appaloosa Bones.” The show was opened by...
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Every night, UC Santa Barbara students and Isla Vista residents can be seen walking down Del Playa Drive to the bluffs at Devereux Beach. They participate in what I.V. residents coin as the “sunset ...
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Students gathered at the MultiCultural Center to learn about Asian cuisine from student leaders Stephanie Luong and Leanne Ly on Nov. 13. The two who showed attendees how to prepare both a vegetarian ...
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Gauchos grouped together and turned Del Playa into a costume show on Oct. 21, walking the pavement decked in tutus and jumpsuits.
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Student-run thrift organizations, such as the Isla Vista Trading Post (IVTP), host frequent weekend events featuring live music and a wide selection of clothes. At the end of Winter Quarter 2023, IVTP...
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Every year, UC Santa Barbara’s own Associated Students Environmental Affairs Board gears up to host their well-known and well-loved I.V. Earth Day Festival. The event, held in Ansiq’Oyo’...
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With rain drizzling outside and warm light aglow, the UC Santa Barbara Italian Club hosted an Italian cooking night with Katie’s FUNd Program in collaboration with Chef Dario Furlati from the restau...
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Sometimes, getting an outside perspective is the best way for self-reflection. For Valentine’s Day, take a look at some love advice from a stranger on campus!
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Santa Barbara is known for having many near-perfect right hand point breaks that rarely break. The combination of the generally south-facing coastline and the swell blocking of the Channel Islands mea...
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For some students, studying abroad represents an opportunity to enhance one’s experience within their major by studying it from a new perspective in a new country. However, for others, studying abro...
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Garnering a crowd of all ages, concertgoers with a penchant for pop flocked to Carly Rae Jepsen’s stop along State Street at The Arlington Theatre. Jepsen sang in Santa Barbara for one night during ...
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The photos below capture some events from the 150th anniversary of the historic Santa Barbara landmark Stearns Wharf.
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Local band Modern Genre shot its first music video, “A Different Kind of I.V.: A Tribute to Isla Vista, CA,” in Isla Vista in April. The Nexus captured photos of the behind-the-scenes process of t...
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A cornerstone of UC Santa Barbara and Isla Vista culture has always been the presence of a large surfing community. The Daily Nexus captured photos from Southern California surf spots, including Sands...
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After two years of the hybrid/virtual festival format, this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival made a strong in-person comeback with a plethora of star-studded events and screenings. I...
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“dusty rusty crusty musty ass california hills”
“frowning in plaid (haunted radios, bird bones + anthropomorphized wind)”
“warming my hands on bridges i’ve burnt”
“songs that make me see god”
“My Playlist #236”
“classy wine moment and intellectual conversation”
“90s heroin chic model off duty”
“tweet tweet bird emoji map emoji”
“not my circus, not my monkeys”
“a grave is probably cheaper than an apartment”
“ATE THESE BITCHES LEFT NO CRUMBS / DID IT IN DESIGNER PUMPS”
