How Is The Daily Nexus Website Organized?

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The Daily Nexus is UC Santa Barbara's independent, student-run newspaper, and its site is organized around five main section links: News, Sports, Opinion, Artsweek, and Science & Tech. If you know which of those categories matches what you're looking for, you can go straight to that section; the homepage also mixes recent stories from several sections together, so the section links are the fastest way to narrow your browsing.

The five main sections

Section What it covers Example stories from the homepage
News Campus and community reporting, student organizing, local issues A summer roundup of UC student news; how students navigate UCSB clubs; the struggles of owning a small business in a college town; long-term living in Isla Vista
Sports UCSB athletics, club teams, and Gauchos competing beyond campus UCSB soccer players reflecting on the 2026 World Cup; Gauchos Calvin Proskey and AJ Krodel reaching the MLB; men's club lacrosse season recap; Spain beating Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final
Opinion Columns and personal essays A writer on not being sentimental; summer cleaning; why we enjoy gory TV shows; an ode to a childhood dog; the joy of embarrassment
Artsweek Arts and culture around Santa Barbara Motown legend Diana Ross performing at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Science & Tech Research and environmental topics What birds reveal about California's 30×30 conservation efforts

How to use the navigation

  1. Start with the section that matches your interest. The five headings above are the site's primary organizing structure, so clicking one filters you into that topic rather than the general homepage feed.
  2. Expect overlap between News and Opinion. Both sections carry student-written pieces, but News items report on events and people (protests, club registration, local businesses), while Opinion pieces are first-person arguments and reflections.
  3. Check Sports for both campus teams and broader events. Coverage isn't limited to UCSB games — it also includes national and international stories with a Gaucho angle, such as the World Cup and MLB draft outcomes.
  4. Use the homepage for browsing, sections for targeting. The homepage excerpt shows a mix of recent items across News, Sports, Opinion, and Artsweek, which is useful if you don't have a specific topic in mind.

What to keep in mind

  • The Daily Nexus is student-run and independent, so the range of topics reflects student interests and campus life rather than a fixed editorial beat structure.
  • Section names are the most reliable guide to content type. If a story is a personal essay or argument, it belongs under Opinion; if it reports on an event or issue, look under News.
  • Artsweek and Science & Tech appear less frequently in the homepage mix than News, Sports, and Opinion, so if those are your focus, go directly to the section rather than scrolling the front page.