Max Abrams

The Daily Nexus — To Richie "The Barber" Ramirez, Isla Vista is more than sun rays and beach days. It is a place of opportunity. Ramirez, who is the current owner of the Montecito-based barbershop, Richie's Barber Shop, recently celebrated the grand opening of his second location in I.V.

The Daily Nexus — On Wednesday night, UC Santa Barbara's 69th Senate voted to table a bill that would update the bylaws of Associated Students Legal Code, which would detail how to take action if it is discovered that an elected officer is not meeting the eligibility requirements stated in the code.

The Daily Nexus — Valentine's Day doesn't have to be all chocolates and roses. On Jan. 29, fourth-year economics major and music minor Noah Congdon announced on UC Santa Barbara's Free & For Sale page that he would begin taking pre-orders for adult Valentine's Day grams to be delivered across Isla Vista and Goleta.

The Daily Nexus — On Jan. 12, the Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs presented a report to the Isla Vista Community Services District detailing a comprehensive plan to improve street lighting in I.V.

The Daily Nexus — For the last 10 years, UC Santa Barbara was more than an office space for LaDonte King. It was home. As a former alumnus, Assistant Judicial Affairs Coordinator and former Primary Advisor for the Associated Students Executive Officers and Senate, King recently departed from his latest position at the university, tying off nearly a decade spent on both sides of the desk, as both a student and advisor.

The Daily Nexus — Fifty years ago, Union Oil Platform A was nothing more than an oil platform off the coast of Santa Barbara - that is, until its well suffered a blowout. For nearly 20 years, the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill was the largest oil spill in American history.

The Daily Nexus — Beginning Spring Quarter 2019, UC Santa Barbara students will have the opportunity to take a class on grassroots campaign design, taught by prominent Isla Vista leader and UCSB alumnus Jonathan Abboud. The course will be the first of its kind, focusing primarily on developing skills to create momentum and develop tangible action in a community.

The Daily Nexus — California's legislative tiller has rolled its way through the new year, allowing for several new gun control laws to sprout from the seeds of last year's bills. So far, the new laws have been subject to praise from UC Santa Barbara, Isla Vista, California and national leaders.

The Daily Nexus — UC Santa Barbara's Greeks Go Green held a community farmer's market, one part of several projects they've taken on to help students practice environmentally sustainable practices both on and off campus.

The Daily Nexus — Coffee Organiks, which officially began brewing last week, offers a new approach to caffeinating Isla Vista residents. The philosophy behind Coffee Organiks is simple: Coffee is delivered straight to a customer's door anytime between 6 a.m.

The Daily Nexus — Minutes after Storke Tower delivered its 7 a.m. chime on Wednesday, hundreds of UC Santa Barbara employees pulled out their picket signs, raising retrofitted yard sticks as they began a one-day strike.