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{{Short description|Campus newspaper}}
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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Daily Nexus
| school = [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]
| image = Daily Nexus (UCSB) 2023 logo.png
| caption = Masthead for the ''Daily Nexus''
| type = Weekly [[student publication]]
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| chiefeditor = Pricila Flores
| foundation = {{start date and age|1931}} (as ''The Eagle'')
| language = English
| headquarters = [[Storke Tower]] plaza<br>[[Santa Barbara, California]], U.S.
| publishing_city = [[Santa Barbara, California]]
| publishing_country = United States
| website = {{URL|https://dailynexus.com}}
| free = {{URL|https://dailynexus.com/archives}}
}}
 
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[[Image:Nexus masthead.gif|right|thumb|One of the old mastheads of the ''Daily Nexus,'' used from the '90s until 2006.]]
 
The '''''Daily Nexus''''' is a universitycampus [[newspaper]] on the campus ofat the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] (UCSB).
 
''Daily Nexus'' lineage can be traced to the [[Santa Barbara State College]] student newspaper, ''The Eagle'', of the 1930s. After the college became part of the UC system in 1944, ''The Eagle'' evolved under different names — ''The Roadrunner'', ''El Gaucho'', ''The University Post'' and ''The Daily Gaucho''. The modern ''Daily Nexus'' emerged from the activism and civil protests of the 1960s-1970s. The newspaper's editors changed the publication's name in 1970 to the ''Daily Nexus'' to "keep with the changing nature of the university" after protesters burned down the [[Bank of America]] building in [[Isla Vista]], a UCSB community neighboring the campus. The 1970-71 editorial board drew inspiration from a quote by [[Robert Maynard Hutchins]]: "A free press is the nexus of any democracy".
 
Since then, the ''Daily Nexus'' has covered campus-related and county-wide news, sports and arts. Students run the editorial side of the paper, independent of faculty or administration input or guidance. The editor in chief hires editorial staff and has the final word on what goes to print. Editors train and supervise staff writers and reporters. UCSB students work on the advertising and business side, as well.
 
The ''Daily Nexus'' office is situated in the Storke Communications Plaza, beneath [[Storke Tower]] and next to the offices of [[KCSB-FM]], the campus radio station. The ''Daily Nexus'' receives about two thirds of its funds from advertising revenue. The other one third is fundedderived byfrom Associateda Students,quarterly receivinglock-in fee of $3.85 per undergraduate student during the regular school year and $1.00 per quarterstudent termduring the summer session. The lock-in fee is voted upon by students every two years.<ref>{{cite web|title=SpringDaily 2015Nexus UCSB ASFAQ|date=21 ElectionsMarch Results2010|url=httpshttp://wwwdailynexus.as.ucsb.educom/electionsfaq/full-results_spring2015.html|publisher=AssociatedDaily Students UCSBNexus}}</ref>▼
Before joining the University of California system, for example, [[Santa Barbara State College]] had a newspaper called ''The Eagle''. As the institution slowly transformed into the modern UCSB, it adopted various other named for various other news publications, including ''The Roadrunner'', ''El Gaucho'' and ''The University Post''. The paper reverted to the name ''El Gaucho'' by 1964. In 1967, former El Gaucho editor John Maybury started a competing off-campus paper called "The Isla Vista Argo". Protesters burned down the [[Bank of America]] building in [[Isla Vista]] in 1970. In the wake of that incident, the paper's editors decided to change the publication's name to the ''Daily Nexus,'' in order to "keep with the changing nature of the university." The name was drawn by the paper's 1970-71 editorial board from a quote attributed to [[Robert Maynard Hutchins]]: "A free press is the nexus of any democracy."
 
== Publication history ==
▲The ''Daily Nexus'' office is situated in the Storke Communications Plaza, beneath [[Storke Tower]] and next to the offices of [[KCSB-FM]], the campus radio station. The ''Daily Nexus'' is funded by Associated Students, receiving $3.85 per undergraduate student per quarter term.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spring 2015 UCSB AS Elections Results|url=https://www.as.ucsb.edu/elections/full-results_spring2015.html|publisher=Associated Students UCSB}}</ref>
The first iteration of the newspaper, '''''The Eagle''''', was founded by Everett Gamage for the 1921–22 Santa Barbara State Teachers' College school year.<ref name='eagle11'>{{Cite news |date=September 28, 1923 |title=The Eagle |url=https://www.alexandria.ucsb.edu/downloads/8c97kq95r |newspaper=The Eagle |page=2 |volume=1 |edition=1 |access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref> It had a rocky start, highlighted by months of suspended publications, and faced a lack of funding and cooperation from the student body.<ref name='eagle11'/> The first year saw the paper use a [[mimeograph]] duplication process, which was changed in the second year for a printing process.<ref name='eagle11'/>
 
In 1986, while the paper was under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief William Diepenbrock, News Editor Steve Elzer broke the story regardingthat the investigation into misappropriation of UC funds by then-UCSB Chancellor [[Robert Huttenback]] was under investigation for misappropriating university funds. What had initially had begun as a newsan article regardingon the sudden departure of a UCSB vice chancellor eventually ended in an exposé of Huttenback's financial activities. AmongThe other''Daily things,Nexus'' Huttenbackstory haddrew usedother UCmedia fundscoverage toand repairintense anduniversity improvepressure hisfor privatelyHuttenback ownedto home.resign, Huttenbackwhich resignedhe fromdid hismonths postlater on July 11, 1986. Huttenback was convicted in 1988 for embezzling more than $170,000, primarily used for improvements to his home he claimed were for entertaining donors. A review of the incident by the UC President was declared moot and never officially released. The story had beenwas followed by newspapers throughout California, including the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.▼
==''Daily Nexus'' highlights==
▲In 1986, while the paper was under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief William Diepenbrock, News Editor Steve Elzer broke the story regarding the investigation into misappropriation of UC funds by then-UCSB Chancellor [[Robert Huttenback]]. What had initially begun as a news article regarding the sudden departure of a UCSB vice chancellor eventually ended in an exposé of Huttenback's financial activities. Among other things, Huttenback had used UC funds to repair and improve his privately owned home. Huttenback resigned from his post on July 11, 1986. A review of the incident by the UC President was declared moot and never officially released. The story had been followed by newspapers throughout California, including the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''.
 
In 19951996, while the ''Dailypaper Nexus'was under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Suzanne Garner, an investigation by campus editor Tim Molloy into the UC Regents' filedcontroversial suitvote to end [[Affirmative Action]] evolved into a lawsuit against California Governor [[Pete Wilson]] and the [[UC Regents]],. alleging thatRepresented by the regentsACLU, hadthe illegally''Daily conspiredNexus'' duringand phoneMolloy conferencesalleged tothat linethe upgovernor supporthad forinitiated thesecret cancellationdiscussions ofamong [[Affirmativethe Action]].Board Theto suitsecure claimedthe thatoutcome of the conferencevote, was ain violation of the [[Bagley-Keene Act|BagelyBagley-Keene Open Meeting Act]]. Then-campus editor Tim Molloy and the ''DailyThe Nexus'' wereargued boththat listedits asinvestigation plaintiffs.was Indelayed June 1999,because the [[Californiagovernor Supremehad Court]]illegally ruleddenied thatrequests thefor paperpublic couldinformation not– continuebut with itsthe suit, asfinally anywas suitsdismissed allegingby violationsthe of[[California theSupreme Bagley-KeeneCourt]] Actfor mustfailure beto filedfile within thirtythe daysstatute of the supposed violationlimitations. The No court neverever actuallyreviewed ruledthe whethermerits. WilsonNewspapers oracross the regentscountry had violatedfollowed the law,story.<ref>{{Cite howeverweb|url=http://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/4th/20/509.html|title The= suitRegents receivedof coverageUniversity inof newspapersCalifornia across the countryv.{{citation needed|date=JanuarySuperior 2015Court (1999)}}</ref>
 
On April 5, 2001, staff writer Brendan Buhler (editor in chief 2002–2004) interviewed ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' author [[Douglas Adams]] in what turned out to be Adams' final interview before he died.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynexus.com/2001-04-05/interview-douglas-adams/|title=Interview: Douglas Adams|publisher=www.dailynexus.com|date=5 April 2001|accessdateaccess-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> After being published in the ''Nexus'', selections from Buhler's interview were published in Douglas' final book, ''[[The Salmon of Doubt]]''. The excerpts were noted as having come from the ''Daily Nexus''.
 
In 2002, ''Nexus'' staff writers Marisa Lagos and Jennifer B. Siverts provided daily coverage of the duration of the quadruple murder trial of [[David Attias]], who, hadas killeda fourUCSB people in Isla Vista by running them down with his carfreshman on February 23, 2001., Atsped thea timecar ofthrough the incident,streets Attiasof hadIsla beenVista, akilling freshmanfour at UCSBpeople. In July 2002, a Santa Barbara jury ruled thatfound Attias was guilty of second-degree murder but legally insane at the time of the incident. The Attias case was also covered by newspapers such as ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' and the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''. It also has been featured in multiple installments of the ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' news show.
 
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== Awards ==
TheThroughout its history, the ''Daily Nexus'' consistently has wonearned aawards numberand oftop rankings—dominating annual college press awards overin theCalifornia yearsfor stretches at a time. In Most recently, in 2009, the ''Nexus'' was acknowledged by the California College Media Association in several areas, most notably ranking first for "Best Back to School/Orientation Issue".<ref name="calcollegemedia.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.calcollegemedia.org/excellence-in-college-media/2009-ccma-awards-contest-and-banquet/ |title=2009 CCMA Awards Contest and Banquet - California College Media Association |work=calcollegemedia.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121034751/http://www.calcollegemedia.org/excellence-in-college-media/2009-ccma-awards-contest-and-banquet/ |archive-date=2015-01-21 }}</ref> ''Nexus'' writer Evan Sherwood was acknowledged in the "Best Breaking News" category, and Allison Bailey and Evan Wagstaff took second place in the "Best Editorial" category.<ref name="calcollegemedia.org"/> Sports writer Matt Connolly was also awarded third place in the category of "Best Sports Story".<ref name="calcollegemedia.org"/> In 2011, ''Nexus '' managing editor Lexi Pandell received the California College Media Association's "Best Feature Story" award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://craigsmithsblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/gauchos-make-good-even-when-reporting.html|title=Craig Smith's Blog: Gauchos Make Good (Even When Reporting On the Bad)|work=craigsmithsblog.blogspot.com|date=5 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailynexus.com/2011-03-31/daily-nexus-editor-wins-award-feature/|title=Daily Nexus Editor Wins Award for Best Feature|work=The Daily Nexus|date=31 March 2011}}</ref> for a piece about five students who died from drug and alcohol related accidents during an 18-month span.
 
In 2012 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegemediamatters.com/2012/08/21/princeton-review-best-college-newspapers-2012-list/|title=Princeton Review Best College Newspapers: 2012 List|work=College Media Matters}}</ref> and 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegemediamatters.com/2013/08/06/best-college-newspapers-2013-ranking-released-by-princeton-review/|title=Best College Newspapers: 2013 Ranking Released by Princeton Review|work=College Media Matters}}</ref> the ''Daily Nexus'' placed 9th on The Princeton Review's list of "Best College Newspapers". It was the only UC newspaper to be produced by a University of California on the list.
 
== Notable alumni ==
Some notable alumni of the ''Nexus'' (Position at ''Nexus''):
 
* [[Steve Czaban]] - Radio personality -. (Sports)
* [[Josh Elliott]] - ESPN SportsCenter anchor and former ''Sports Illustrated'' writer. (Sportssports Editoreditor)
* [[Morgan J. Freeman]] - Director (ArtsWeek)
* [[Kazu Kibuishi]] - [[Graphic novel]] author and illustrator. (Art Director)
*[[Jason Ross (writer)|Jason Ross]] - [[Emmy]] award winning writer for "[[The Daily Show]]". (News Editor/Editor in Chief)▼
* [[Lin Loring]] - Winningest head coach in NCAA Division I women's tennis history. (sports writer)
*[[Christopher Scheer]]- Former editor at the San Francisco Examiner, managing editor at of the alternative news site Alternet.▼
* [[Jeff Nathanson]] - Screenwriter and film director
*[[Bob Sipchen]]—Former LA Times editor, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Adjunct Professor at Occidental College's Dept. of English, UCSB's Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2006, author.▼
▲* [[Jason Ross (writer)|Jason Ross]] - [[Emmy]] award -winning writer for "''[[The Daily Show]]"''. (News Editor/Editor in Chief)
▲* [[Christopher Scheer]] - Former editor at the ''San Francisco Examiner'', managing editor at of the alternative news site Alternet.
▲* [[Bob Sipchen]]—Former LA- Former ''Los Angeles Times'' editor, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Adjunctadjunct Professorprofessor at Occidental College's Dept. of English, UCSB's Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2006, author.
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|DailyNexus.com}}
* [http://www.dailynexus.com/ ''Daily Nexus'']
 
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