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Á ngel A. Valdenegro When you’re a non-traditional stu- Kylie George large facet of my identity by sharing her own Contributing Writer dent, you’re just a student. Why are you Outgoing Copy Chief story and her various struggles that come different? with being gay. From bringing me down In June 2017, the city of Philadelphia And this kind of thinking is danger- For those who have been by my side from a panic attack brought on by being raised its rainbow flag high for its ous when we ignore the disparities and throughout every one of my phases in pretty publicly sexually assaulted to opening first annual Pride Kickoff. The pride disadvantages that might exist in our college (*cough cough Nexites cough my eyes to the awesome (and very present) flag fluttered in the Philadelphia settings. It is impossible to support one cough*), y’all know all about my various LGBTQIA+ community on campus, I owe air, championing the experiences another if we do not understand the dick-scapades: From the Night of Three this woman a lot. of millions of TLGBQ+* members situations we exist in. I can’t save you to fucking a random dude I met at a bus My journey to self-acceptance did not across the world. It harkened to the from drowning if I refuse to acknowl- stop, my thirst for peen is never quenched. conclude at the beginning of sophomore activism that got us here and to the edge you’re underwater. Possibly the craziest thing I’ve ever done year, though. I mean, what am I? Fucking activism to come. Because of that, being a person of to date, however, is willingly enter into Molly Ringwald in “The Breakfast Club”???? But the difference that this flag color fighting behind the rainbow flag a healthy, committed relationship for the Good guess, but not quite. I still have to exist had as it marched through the used to mean leaving our brownness at last year and some change. Shocker: This after the happily-ever-after. streets of Philadelphia and through the door with the umbrellas. It meant person has a penis. Therefore, my relation- Incidentally, though, I ended up sleeping the many streets after that are the fighting for a movement that never ship will appear heterosexual to the average with a woman for the first time shortly after two stripes that adorned it on top. really promised to help those in the stranger for (hopefully) the rest of my life. this life-changing epiphany, and it left me One black and one brown — an intersection of being a person of color However, this staunch dedication to cock with a bag filled with mixed feelings. innocuous reminder that queerness and queer. (And don’t even get me has caused some problems for me through- I took her home from a frat party (wear- is woven into more colors than just started on how much more we need to out my time at UCSB, if not from external ing a huge sweatshirt, pajama bottoms and one. advocate for trans people.) sources then from my own internal thought fuzzy socks with my Birks, no less), and the Being here at UCSB has proven to So the wisdom that our queer broth- processes. deed was done. The only problem was that me that I am those stripes. Let me ers, sisters and non-binary siblings in I constantly questioned — and sometimes afterward, I didn’t feel like I proved anything explain. Philadelphia reminded us of that June still question — my validity as a member of to anybody by doing it. The encounter felt My college experience has pushed is the diverse nature of being. That one the LGBTQIA+ community because before just as empty as the billionth dick I sucked and pulled, expanded and contracted, descriptor does not fit all. We are not sophomore year of college, I had never dry the week prior, and I ended up feeling championed and sequestered the many just gay. We are not just queer. Those acted on any of my feelings toward various like I had an even feebler claim to member- identities that constitute me. In some words are just adjectives among a mul- women in my life to whom I felt attracted. I ship in the queer community than I did contexts, my brownness is celebrated. tiplicity of others. felt like the only way for me to prove to both before. My native tongue expresses itself freely So this Pride, go celebrate the diverse myself and others that my bisexuality was Since that night, I have not slept with and without harassment. I can wear nature of being queer — heck, even the a valid self-descriptor was by experiencing another woman, and at this point I may rainbow buttons happily and without diverse nature of just being human. reciprocal sex with a woman. never get to. Don’t get me wrong; my cur- danger. And even if you’re not queer, I invite I wasn’t even completely out until my rent partner is more than I could ever ask for But in other contexts, as a lot of us you to turn to the person next to you sophomore year of college and, even still, I in a lifelong companion. have come to realize, we have to push and appreciate them for the depth of haven’t directly told my mom yet (if you’re I guess I’m still worried about how others aside who we are for an identity that who they are. reading this, Mom, hey hello hi, I’m bi!). perceive the image I put out into the world, is more immediate and palatable. We Go fight for each other. Celebrate For my entire first year of college, I which is dumb and I should stop that right have to relegate our life experiences to one another. thought that people in my dorm hall would now, but emotions don’t work that way. I just business or to whatever the sign on be made uncomfortable with the fact that want it to be apparent that I’m queer and the door says. *I did that on purpose. I’m attracted to girls, so I kept my identity on not just lying about it to get attention, but At some point, many of us have felt the down low. It didn’t help that I was ultra- I’m struggling with finding a way other than the sting from the relegation I’m talk- Ángel A. Valdenegro is a graduating paranoid about the way people perceived tattooing “QUEER” on my forehead. ing about. queer Latino physics major who wants me and if they liked me or not because of my A friend was talking to me the other day When you’re struggling to make ends you to google Kayden Clarke, Tamika — and I say this literally — crippling anxiety. about being bisexual in college, and she meet that week, you probably don’t Washington and Chynal I was also affected by the perceived lack of a expressed a lot of frustration for the girls want to tell your professor. Why make Lindsey. queer community on campus, so I thought who identify as “bi-curious” because they it about you? being out would not be accepted by the give “real” bisexual women a bad image. I When you’re doing science, you’re majority of UCSB students or fac- couldn’t help but think about the ease with not a woman; you’re a scien- ulty, thus further encouraging which I could be grouped in with the former, tist. Why does it have me to beat down a large part and I felt so invalidated. I’m not saying the to be about gen- of who I was and still am. friend was talking about me or even that der? Not until I joined a I agree with their statement (which I very sorority (Tri Delta, R.I.P.) did I feel much don’t), but I realized in that moment W h e n comfortable openly sharing my deep attrac- that I still don’t feel deserving of the label you’re an tion to that güd pu$$. Sure, it helped that “queer” or “bisexual.” academic, over the summer I saw a psychiatrist and got I’m learning to embrace my identity you’re not put on a pretty high dose of Prozac to help and stand up when people comment a person of with my anxiety, but I truly feel that I began on my “invisible queerness” brought color; you’re an publicly identifying as queer because of the on by my love for my heterosexual academic. Why amazing queer women I met in Tri Delta. male partner, but I still have a long do you have to I’m fully aware of how sratty this next way to go to where I really feel like make it about race? sentence is going to sound, but hear me I can appropriately consider myself out: My Big really inspired me to embrace a queer. 4 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Daily Nexus Spotlight Shines on Different Stages: Campus Groups Host Alternative Graduations Evelyn Spence over 120, according to Hernandez. Lead News Editor The current Transfer Student Graduation Committee is mainly led by fourth-years Sanya Kamidi Neyra Patricio, Katherin Jordan, Sophie Weimer and Hernandez; the committee Asst. News Editor began planning for graduation during Winter Quarter, according to Hernandez. Last year’s budget to hold the entire graduation was $200. This year’s is $2,000, 6,867 undergraduate and graduate UC Santa Barbara students will walk across the an improvement Hernandez attributes to the Transfer Student Alliance’s transforma- graduation stage in just over a week, receiving recognition for years of work both in tion from an organization to an Associated Students Boards, Commission and Units the classroom and outside it. (BCU). But many of those will also attend alternative graduations — special ceremonies To Hernandez and Patricio, having a transfer student graduation is incredibly aimed at celebrating the triumphs and successes of minority or underrepresented important in a number of ways, but particularly because of the unique and shared groups on campus. These special ceremonies are held every year apart from the experiences that transfer students go through. traditional walk, in recognition of the unique struggles these students face. “Just because [the ceremony is] different. Most transfer students only have transfer The majority of the alternative graduation ceremonies will be held in the next two friends, at least the people that I know, so getting to have a graduation ceremony weeks; several of them are profiled below. with people that you know [is good], especially because a lot of transfers value it.” Transfer Student Graduation: “We’re all really nervous for it to get here, but we also want it to get here.” As emphasized by former University-Owned Off-Campus Senator and Transfer Hernandez, who was also involved in the planning of the Transfer Student Student Graduation Chair Anthony Hernandez, “transfer students have a lot of bar- Graduation during its first year, echoed Patricio’s sentiments. riers to overcome to get to [UCSB].” He added that being on Senate with the 69th Senate and working on the Transfer “I know [for] Latinx and Black students, only 50% of them in community college Student Alliance allowed him to see students “get rewarded for all the hard work graduate within three years. So for [transfer students] to even be in this position [to they’ve done.” graduate], especially people of color, it’s so monumental. It really takes a lot for us to “Seeing it last year, how it impacted and how it meant so much to many students… get here and to even graduate from a four-year institution,” he explained. There’s literally people crying [at the ceremony] and it was very emotional and very “I don’t think a lot of us expect [to graduate].” intense, but it was good,” he said. So for Hernandez, and for the numerous transfer students graduating with the Both Hernandez and Patricio hope the tradition of a transfer student graduation class of 2019, the Transfer Student Graduation is an “acknowledge[ment] that we did ceremony continues after they both leave UCSB. beat the statistics and that we are here. You achieved this. You deserve it.” “I hope we built the tradition and it keeps on going,” he added. This is the second year the Transfer Student Graduation has been held. Last year, This year’s ceremony will be held on June 14 in Bren Courtyard at 5 p.m. There the Transfer Student Graduation welcomed around 50 students; this year’s will see will also be a reception at 6:30 p.m. Lavender Graduation and Pride Mosbey explained that in previous Undocumented Student campus. Awards years, the Pride Awards used to be sepa- Services This year, Valdivia said they The Lavender Graduation — a gradua- rate; this year, they were “rolled togeth- The monarch butterfly, had approximately 30 students tion ceremony dedicated toward UCSB er” because both are “made to recognize adorning a pin which graduating, compared to students who identify as members of queer and trans students’ resilience and many undocumented around 25 last year. the LGBTQIA+ community — has been academic achievement.” graduating students “It’s good to know for 19 years. “We thought it’d be great for those will be wearing for [undocumented This ceremony, alongside the Pride two to be coupled together,” Mosbey as they walk students] that Awards, has served as an “integral part” said. the stage, is t h e y ’ r e of the Resource Center for Sexual and The graduation ceremony itself is a symbol Gender Diversity (RCSGD), according modeled similarly to the typical UCSB of to UCSB alumnus ‘18 and RCSGD graduation, Mosbey said. The cer- Programming Coordinator Dwayne emony will see graduates “walk” Mosbey, who helped plan this into the Student Resource year’s ceremony. Building forum, following a “[The Lavender welcome ceremony with Graduation] began to a number of speak- graduating, create a space for ers, which typically that they’re queer and trans includes the vice migration, not the only one students, espe- c h a n c e l l o r, Undocumented that is graduating cially when a keynote Student Services that has been through they were speaker Coordinator Diana this,” she said. entering and a Valdivia said. This year, the service also spac- “To wear this pin is to handed out separate pins for e s recognize the impact migration students to give to their loved they has had in your life experiences. ones and supporters, one of which d i d n ’ t stu- This pin is a small token of your reads “Proud Immigrant Dad of a neces- d e n t resiliency and accomplishments,” a small Graduating Senior.” sarily feel speaker. note accompanying the pin reads. “We recognize that students get pins, comfortable in M o s b e y Undocumented Student Services get stoles and then we also know that or within an insi- said there are began to distribute the pins to graduating it took a community effort to have folks tution they didn’t typically 30 to 35 undocumented students last year, Valdivia graduate,” Valdivia said. feel was serving them,” people who partake said. The pins are meant to recognize In the future, Valdivia said they hope Mosbey said. in the ceremony; this both undocumented students and others to find a way to recognize students who The planning of this year’s year saw an uptick, round- who participate in the service’s programs. may not be undocumented themselves ceremony was a “collaborative ing out to 45 students. Last At its year-end ceremony, the service but have family members or loved ones effort” between Mosbey, RCSGD year, Mosbey himself was one recognizes different student leaders who are. Director Craig Leets and Associative of the people who walked in the for their work and advocacy in the Director Quinn Solis. Lavender Graduation ceremony. undocumented student community on Daily Nexus News Thursday, June 6, 2019 5

Black Graduation Professor Jeffrey Stewart, from UCSB’s and Kuvimbanashe “Eddie” Chikukwa. graduates participating in the ceremony Anthony Bolden, a fourth- Department of Black Studies, and “This class of Black grads is lived together in the Black Scholars Hall year biopsychology major and the Professor R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy phenomenal. One of my hallmates, in Santa Rosa during their first year. undergraduate speaker for this year’s from New York University’s Department she’s going to freakin’ Harvard, that’s “We need to be around each other Black Graduation, said he almost turned of Applied Statistics, Social Science and amazing, Zenzile. Since first year, and enjoy each other’s presence down the opportunity to speak at this Humanities, are the two faculty speakers. I knew she was going to be and see each other’s faces and year’s ceremony. Meridith Merchant, a psychologist from amazing,” Bolden said. see us finish through,” he “I was kind of hesitant, just because I do Counseling and Psychological Services, Bolden said he’s proud said. have pretty good experience with public is the closing speaker. to have seen everyone’s At typical speaking, but I didn’t feel like I wanted Stallworth believes the speakers’ growth over the past graduation to add that [burden] on for myself,” he words will leave an impression on the four years and ceremonies, it’s said. “But then [the offer] gave me a little graduating students and is looking where they’re easy for Black bit of moment of clarity, because I got a forward to hearing from them all. all headed. s t u d e n t s chance to look back and see how far I’ve “[The speech is] sending a message and “ I ’ m to feel really come.” it’s setting the tone for someone’s life,” he proud l i k e “I kind of realized that it was a little bit said. “I think it’s just really important to to be l e s s humbling,” Bolden added. have speakers that really motivate and p a r t of a Bolden is one of the 55 Black empower students.” of the undergraduate and graduate students Stallworth is also happy to see the 5% that has community, who will be participating in this year’s graduates — many of whom have helped come through Bolden said. Black Graduation ceremony. him in his two years at UCSB — step off here. I definitely “Seeing us Michael Stallworth, co-chair of the the stage and onto a new chapter after recognize that a lot spread so thin isn’t organizing committee and second-year college. of people don’t have such the same, isn’t nearly sociology and Black studies double “[I’m] also just excited to see all the a positive outlook of UCSB as powerful for us being major, said it’s important for Black Black grads and be able to celebrate them like I have, not everyone’s together, having our own students to have a space where they because I think it’s amazing how they’ve been blessed with the great space, our own ceremony, can come together and celebrate their been really mentors for me throughout experience that I’ve had our own opportunity to achievements. my time here at UCSB. I get to see here,” he said. recognize one another.” “The educational system wasn’t really them go off, and I get to follow in their “[But] after coming Bolden said his built for people of color in general, but footsteps.” here, I think that my pride speech at the Black for Black students, we really had to fight Bolden echoed Stallworth’s words, in being a Black man Graduation ceremony for us to have our identity be present on naming several other students who has done nothing but will be one of the campus,” Stallworth said. will be graduating alongside him as grown exponentially, first times his family This ceremony is a way for Black inspirations over the past few years. because I feel like I’m will see him in an students to do just that. In addition to talking about the representing my own academic setting. Stallworth said the ceremony will have achievements of the Black community people here.” “Now this is an a mix of student speakers as well as at UCSB over the past few years, Bolden A special part opportunity for spoken word, musical performances and said he wants to highlight the growth of of the ceremony for Bolden is t h e me to show [my mom] what I’ve slideshows of the students. individual students like Zenzile Riddick fact that a large portion of the Black been doing this whole time.” Lavender Graduation and Pride Chicanx/Latinx Graduation “This year we’ve been focusing a lot in your classroom settings or even in Awards Cont. The Chicanx/Latinx Graduation on being inclusive of Central American your living settings sometimes,” Arenas “It allows the chance for queer and ceremony is just as much about the identities because that’s a prominent said. trans students to be recognized outside community behind students as it is about i s s u e , the erasure of Central “I feel like most students enjoy the of the larger ceremony, and [anyone] can the graduating students themselves, two Americans,” Arenas said. Chicanx/Latinx Graduation because come to the Lavender Graduation. [They of the organizers said. While UCSB is it celebrates their identity and also can express] their most gender expression Yesenia Cardenas, a fifth-year recognized as a their cultural background. They aren’t and gender identity and feel comfortable chemistry major, and Jessica Arenas, Hispanic- represented in classrooms, but they do with it.” a fourth-year global studies major, S e r v i n g feel represented in the graduation.” Students can wear whatever they want agreed their favorite part of the In addition to infusing the ceremony and can also decorate their gowns and ceremony is when the students with various cultural elements, the caps — “This is all about making sure walk into . committee works to ensure that the [queer and trans students] feel comfort- Students are asked to ceremony caters to family members who able and that they feel recognized.” bring two people to attend. All graduates who go through the walk them in as live The ceremony, held in Harder Stadium, Lavender Graduation ceremony are mariachi music plays will have over 500 students walking the awarded purple cords, while folks who in the background and stage. A lot of those students are first- work at the RCSGD and people who win photographers snap photos generation and have parents who don’t awards receive rainbow tassels. of them, the two said. speak English, Cardenas said, so they The number of awards also varies, “A lot of students, they feel like will have a translator present so their depending on the number of nominations. they get their degree for family too, Institution, parents can follow along as well. This year, 13 awards will be handed out, so it’s nice that you can walk up there, Arenas said “From my personal experience, my according to Mosbey. it’s almost like they’re walking up there it can be hard parents don’t really know what I do Mosbey hopes students who go through with you,” Cardenas said. to actually feel here, they just know that I go to school the ceremony will take away one key Both Arenas and Cardenas sit on that they are and I’m studying,” Arenas laughed. thing: “We’re allowing that space for them an 11-member organizing committee supported or Both Arenas and Cardenas said that to feel supported, [so they] know that that begins its work one full year represented while friends and family back home throughout their college career, the queer before graduation. on campus. might not understand what they’re and trans community was here for them.” This year’s cabinet, which “As a first- studying, they’re still very proud of “And that we will continue to be here organized the 45th Chicanx/ generation them. for them even after they graduate.” Latinx Graduation, was dedicated s t ude nt , it’s hard to “I’d rather them understand the This year’s Lavender Graduation will to giving more voice to graduating n a v i g a t e h igher ceremony than just sitting there and see happen on June 9 between 1 p.m. and 5 students throughout the whole education, a n d all these names called out. At least with p.m. in the Student Resource Building process, Cardenas and Arenas sometimes y o u [Chicanx/Latinx Graduation] there’s forum. both said. don’t see people that look like you, performances and Spanish,” Arenas said. 6 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Daily Nexus Pay-What-You-Can Photography Event Inspires Other Students To Give Back

Sanya Kamidi “This was only possible because people were volunteering their time to do their Asst. News Editor photos,” she said. “Photography isn’t always something you’d think would be something you could Henley Gate is synonymous with graduation photos. Dressed in their gowns, do to help people,” Morrison said. “Anyone can really do something like this, stuff students flock to the scenic location to celebrate their years attending UC Santa like this means a lot to people.” Barbara. She also noted that as a graduating student, it can be difficult to see all of your But oftentimes these graduation photos can cost several hundred dollars, an friends posting their photos and not be able to afford them yourself. expense many students can’t swing alongside rent, tuition and basic needs. “Having a good grad photo to give to their mom — it’s like a small thing in your That’s why Kiyomi Morrison, second-year communication major, set up a “Pay- day, but honestly would make someone’s day,” she said. “If you can, take time out of What-You-Can Grad Photos” event, hosted at Henley Gate this past Sunday. your personal life to do a nice thing once in a while.” Morrison was first inspired to host this event after hearing some of her friends talk Second-year art major Reannah Viray took inspiration from that idea and put her about the prices that other photographers were charging. own twist on it. “As someone who does art for a living for some of my jobs, I totally understand you Viray hosted her own pay-what-you-can event for graduating seniors on gotta pay for it. But I have friends struggling for rent, struggling for tuition. I can’t Wednesday in the Arbor, offering her art services to anyone who wanted their cap imagine an added fee,” she said. decorated. It was the desire to strike a good balance between paying artists for their art and “I was a photographer in high school, so I wish that I could have participated, but making grad photos as accessible as possible that led her to create the event. I didn’t know how to until it was over, so I was like, ‘what other way can I spare my Morrison was initially going to stake out by Henley Gate alone, but then she time to people who don’t have the resources or the income necessarily to get grad decided to post on Facebook about her idea to get more photographers for the caps done?’” Viray said. event. Once she had heard back from a handful of people, she set up a group chat Viray usually paints graduation caps for other students for a base fee of $30 with for everyone to schedule themselves for shifts. an added $5 for each extra detail, so she said she understood why students often Niko Van Eimeren, one of the photographers at the event, said she signed up to opted to not get them done. help because she personally understood the struggle graduating students face when “It’s nice to be able to offer something that could be seen as a luxury to people paying for end-of-the-year expenses. that can’t afford it. For the most part, it’s just me, humbling myself a little bit and As a fourth-year environmental studies major, Van Eimeren said she herself wasn’t kind of honing into my low-income past, so it’s just nice to be able to give my time sure if she was going to get her graduation photos taken. away to people whose position I understand,” she added. “[For] a lot of my friends, I took their photos for them at a discounted rate ‘cause Morrison said she thought Viray’s event was “really sweet” and said she was glad I know that it can be really expensive,” Van Eimeren said. to see other students being inspired by her own event. Alejandra Gularte, one of the students who attended the event to have her pho- “I think it goes to show that you can make a difference with whatever skills you tos taken, said she appreciated the event’s impact on both graduating students and have,” she said. “We can just make a week of pay-what-you-can services.” photographers. “I found it was a way to help smaller photographers that maybe wanted to get HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY practice. But also, for me, it’s cheaper, because I pay a lot of money for school,” Gularte said. Morrison gives all the credit for the event to the photographers who signed up to help. JOIN THE ISLA VISTA RECREATION & PARK BOARD OF DIRECTOR

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SANYA KAMIDI/ DAILY NEXUS Daily Nexus News Thursday, June 6, 2019 7 Letter From the Editor: Hello From Incoming Editor in Chief Hannah Jackson Hannah Jackson Traditionally, most editors in chief hail from the News section (though this year Editor in Chief our head honcho, the incomparable Jorge Mercado, came from Sports). Coming from Opinion does not mean that I will ignore the facts and be guided solely by my beliefs; in Hello everyone! fact, I believe that News and Opinion are two of the sections of this newspaper that rely My name is Hannah Jackson, and I am the new editor in chief of the Daily Nexus. on a strong basis of facts to carry an argument. (Wow, that feels really weird to actually write out.) I am very grateful for the opportunity My nontraditional road these past few years has allowed me to appreciate the multi- to be writing this letter and introducing myself to you all. faceted beauty of the Nexus. Having written for five sections in my first two years, I have My road to stepping into the editor in chief position was certainly an unconventional a unique understanding of this paper that not all former editors in chief can claim. I see one. I was never that person who walked into the office on the first day of freshman year all of these aspects as strengths coming into my position, and I am incredibly lucky to (or even on my tour of the school) and decided that one day I was going to run this place. have a supportive staff of talented editors who will make this job even better. I came to my very first opinion meeting with a friend during my freshman year on I cannot, for even a moment, claim that I got here all on my own. I am lucky to have a whim and was very uninvolved in the Nexus. At the beginning of my second year, I been nurtured and supported by my wonderful, gifted predecessors — Supriya Yelimeli, managed to stumble into a position on the editorial staff, becoming one of the first two Maura Fox and Jorge Mercado — all of whom have shown me what an exemplary leader co-social media managers in the history of the paper. After that and up until now, I have looks like. I would not be here today without the editors, colleagues and friends who have served as one of the Opinion editors — a job that I have cherished dearly. read draft after draft, spent hours making edits, created art and even just silently sat with I am the third editor in chief that I know of to come from the Opinion section, and I me as I banged on my keyboard like a maniac. am certain that it will have an impact on my leadership style. At the beginning of my second year — the very same day I was hired for the Nexus editorial staff — one of my senior friends encouraged me to keep up my writing and to continue using my voice. Though at the time it seemed like an eye roll-inducing com- ment, he was ultimately right. Students who work for the Nexus have a responsibility to use their platform to speak for not only themselves, but also to amplify the voices of the marginalized, the voiceless and the underrepresented. Though the Nexus of past decades had earned a reputation for being one-track mind- ed, I am committed to helping make this newspaper a voice of diversity and inclusion. As my previous editors in chief maintained, all voices are welcome here. If you ever find yourself under , please feel free to drop by. I am more than happy to answer any questions, hear any concerns or even just chat.

Hannah Jackson [email protected]

SANYA KAMIDI / DAILY NEXUS Hannah Jackson, in front of her home away from home away from home. 8 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Daily Nexus BBESTEST OFOF 20192019 The Daily Nexus presents its annual “Best Of” Isla Vista awards for 2019! Our readers chose their favorites around town such as food, music, and places that light up Isla Vista.

It’s the quintessential Isla Vista experience: biking down Del Playa Drive after a long day at school with the sun setting, wind blowing through your hair and friends waving to you from the sidewalk. It’s the street that sold so many people on moving to I.V. in the first place, with its handful of quaint parks, eclectic houses and lively neighbors, who inevitably become friends. From the balconies of so many houses on Del Playa Drive, one can see the local I.V. landmarks, like UC Santa Barbara’s campus to the left and Platform Holly in the far distance on the right. In the early mornings and late afternoons, surfers are seen from Del Playa Drive riding long, smooth waves toward the shore. And during the summer, who doesn’t love watching eager Isla Vistans run full-throttle into the ocean, blow-up raft in one hand, beer in the other? Of course, there’s also the more wholesome sightseeing, like the occasional pod of dolphins flipping around in the waves and the seagulls flying close enough to touch. From the 6500 block to the 6800, Del Playa Drive offers a special experience for every I.V. resident.

BestBest PlacePlace To Grab a Beer: BestBest Sandwich: SouthSouth Coast Deli Woodstocks If you’ve ever caught a whiff of bacon while coasting Honestly, if you’re anything like me, you’re pretty tired of doing the same through the Pardall Tunnel, you may have been enticed stuff every weekend by the time you hit senior year. The same I.V. parties, by the aroma of South Coast Deli. Located on the the same daygers, the same beer die at the same houses. It gets old. outskirts of the Tunnel, South Coast is the perfect So the moment you turn 21 and you’re able to enjoy a beer where you love location to stop in on your way in or out of campus. to eat? That, my friends, is a game changer. And, quite frankly, there is no Quick, convenient and filling, South Coast offers a wide better place to enjoy a beer than Woodstock’s. variety of sammies for any mood you may be in. The ability to kick back and drink a beer on a regular night is something Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, South Coast that cannot be overlooked. A staple of I.V. culture, Wednesday Pint Nights is appropriate at any time of day — whether you’re provide a cheap way to drink a shitload of pitchers with a great group of recovering from a rough night, or if you want to fuel up friends. You also can’t forget about trivia nights on Tuesdays — the fun of for a study session, it’s impossible to go wrong. Another competing against other (equally) drunk people is unbeatable. area that makes South Coast impossible to beat is their excellent service. I’ve never met an The variety is also solid. If you’re like me and hate stouts, they have a employee that I didn’t want to tip. good mix of IPAs, from Ballast Point to Sierra Nevada, and it’s all pretty With that, I will leave you with the South Coast tips I’ve amassed over the years: If you’re damn good. in need of a hangover cure, I recommend ordering Megan’s Grilled Cheese. If you want By the time senior year rolls around, the nights where you can enjoy a few a sandwich on the go, you can’t go wrong with the Chicken Pesto. My biggest tip — and pitchers with your best friends become priceless. And Woodstock’s is the I cannot stress this enough — is to eat in, because underneath your sandwich you will be place to have them. greeted by two lollipops. Daily Nexus Best Of 2019 Thursday, June 6, 2019 9

The Daily Nexus presents its annual “Best Of” Isla Vista awards for 2019!

CLASSThanks for OF voting SCD 2019 Best Sandwich in IV! Have a Great Summer and Eat More Sammies!

Goleta Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Isla Vista 185 S Patterson Ave 1436 Chapala St 10 E Carrillo St 6521 Pardall Rd (Corner of Hollister Ave) (At Micheltorena ) (At State St) (At Embarcadero del Norte) Order Online At: SouthCoastDeli.com 10 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Daily Nexus Best Dessert: Best Mascot: Best Electric Scooter: I.V.I.V. Drip Mapaches One of the first things Nestled into a small, unassuming building is Isla Vista’s hidden treasure: you hear when you come to I.V. Drip. Undoubtedly the only place in town where you can find cookies, UCSB is our infamous chant: ice cream, sandwiches, smoothie bowls and coffee all in one tiny location, “Olé, olé, olé, olé, Gauchos, I.V. Drip is unlike any other spot. The crowning glory of I.V. Drip, however, Gauchos!” whether it be at a is its wide variety of high-quality desserts. From a diverse portfolio of fresh- soccer game or at a party on baked cookies to an assortment of McConnell’s ice cream, patrons have the Del Playa. opportunity to create a colorful range of the famous cookie-wich. There However, many UCSB stu- have been many a night where I have fallen prey to I.V. Drip’s enticing three- dents are not satisfied with the cookie deal (because why get two when you can get three?) This little hole- Gaucho title. What started as in-the-wall certainly lives up to its Best Desserts rep; every single option a joke turned into a genuine is a great one. However, here’s my biggest piece of advice to anyone who campus-wide desire to actu- wanders into I.V. Drip: look at the menu! There are many options beyond the ally change UCSB’s mascot to case of cookies, cupcakes and brownies. I highly recommend the Paradise the furry mapache. Bowl — perfect after spending a day lying on the beach or after a night of Do not be fooled by their party-hopping on DP. cute and cuddly qualities — mapaches will stare you down BestBest Drunchies:Drunchies: as you walk back to I.V. from Freebirds the library late at night, guard- ing its territory (or rather, its After a typical night of drowning their livers in as much alcohol as possible, selected trash can). Mapaches most Isla Vistans can be found stumbling toward the holy spot on the corner of are adorable, lovable, fierce, intelligent, loyal and sometimes even a tad bit intimidating, Embarcadero and Pardall: Freebirds. A tray of loaded nachos, an oozing que- qualities that all UCSB students emulate. sadilla or a bursting burrito appears to be the desired way to end any night out Perhaps it is time to change our mascot to the mapache, as many agree that keeping on the town. With employees who “Gauchos” would be a continuation of cultural appropriation. Regardless, the mapache seem to speak the language of the has already become UCSB’s unofficial mascot. Mapache-related memes are scattered drunkards and a 3 a.m. closing throughout the UCSB Zesty Meme Cuisine for Horny Teens Facebook page, and there time, it’s no wonder this classic I.V. are various mapache stickers for sale on Free & For Sale. joint is the favorite drunchie spot Just give it five years, and maybe we’ll finally be the UC Santa Barbara Mapaches. of the Gauchos. Worried about the mile-long line that forms mere minutes after the midnight cur- BestBest Drinking Game: few? Never fear — the swaying, stumbling and mumbling masses GauchoGaucho BallBall provide sufficient entertainment as First thing’s first: it’s Gauchoball, not rage cage — show some school pride for crying out you wait. And it’s worth the wait, loud. As a show of respect to our forefathers, the inventors of this fast-paced drinking game, because let’s face it — nothing beats we as Gauchos ought to honor their contributions to the art of turning casual drinking into the squish and crunch of a loaded a frenzied panic over who’s getting the bitch cup. Masters of their craft, the alumni who nacho as you breath in the spirit of pioneered this field of competitive drinking have long since put away their ping pong balls a classic California night. and red solo cups, but thankfully we, the current students of UCSB, have dutifully carried on their legacies. From Del Playa to El Colegio, Gauchoball has always been a welcome addition to die Best Hangover Cure: tables across Isla Vista. With its easy-to-learn rules and ability to accommodate large groups BagelBagel CafeCafe of players, it’s no wonder Gauchoball is so popular. And though the game is deceptively simple in its premise — bounce the ball into the cup and pass it on — it is in actuality any- There is nothing more magical nor fulfilling than a bagel. Think I’m wrong? thing but. Then you haven’t had a Bagel Café bagel the morning after going unnecessarily Anyone who has played a round or two of this game can attest to the intense pressure that hard. steadily rises as the stack of cups into which you must bounce your ping pong ball grows Did you drink too much? Are you hungover? Does your tummy rumble and taller and taller. This rising tension in the game, coupled with the brilliant catharsis of the your head hurt? Do you love this shit? Are you high right now? Do you ever get full beer awarded (most often punitively) to the person who gets the last cup, provides the nervous? perfect story arc to each If you answered yes to any of these questions, the remedy is Bagel Café. playthrough of the game. A perfectly toasted ring We at the Nexus like to of bread topped with a think that our eponymous heaping glop of cream mascot, Joe Gaucho, would cheese can take the edge be proud of this longstand- off the worst mornings ing tradition we’ve car- that follow the best nights. ried out as a community. Not only are these Similar to the oral histo- bagels the best hangover ries and traditions that have cure in town, but walking been passed down through en masse to Bagel Café generations for millennia, with your best friends to perhaps Gauchoball will discuss the events of the one day cement its place night before is a much as a fundamental part of loved Isla Vista tradition. the human condition. If not The memories made that, then it’s at least cer- while reminiscing over tainly cemented itself as the these bagels will be sure easiest way to get drunk to outlast the hangover off free alcohol at a strang- that brought you there in er’s party without getting the first place. caught. Daily Nexus Best of 2019 Thursday, June 6, 2019 11 Best Electric Scooter: LimeLime

It’s hard to remember a simpler time when walking was the only alternative and we had to actually move our legs to do stuff. Whether your bike is MIA or you can’t bear to drag your buzzed body back home after a night on DP, Lime has proven itself to be our saving grace, more or less. Needless to say, our hearts were stolen by Lime. The dorky kid that turns hot in college, Lime and its vibrant colors and slower speed were dismissed until Bird was out of the picture, after which Lime became our national treasure. However, having crashed at three miles per hour stone-cold sober on a Lime myself, I learned — like many — that no scooter can be trusted. At Student Health, my doctor shook her head when she heard what had happened. “You’re the 10th case I’ve seen this month,” she said. Besides my pride and my right ass cheek, I was fine and fared much better than the rest of these daily scooter victims who come into Student Health so frequently that they’ve become their own injury classification. Where Lime’s liability ends and riders’ liability begins may be a question that continues to require some ironing out, but for now Lime remains UCSB’s favorite scooter, mostly because no one knows what that other new orange one is about.

BestBest HookupHookup Spot: CampusCampus Point

If your roommate kicked you out (again) or you drunkenly trekked backward think- ing this is Sands Beach, fear not! Besides the Art Department bathrooms, Campus Point may very well be one of the most multi-purposed destinations on campus. You can crush Yerbs, smoke, mess with tourists and, most importantly, make love. If you like Frank Ocean when doing the deed, try listening to the real thing. Research suggests that crashing waves set an ambiance like no other. And if you finish early or need a break, you and your lover can gaze at the sky to see if you’ve got what it takes to truly be star-crossed. Campus Point hookups are coveted in the world of romance; it’s probably on the sex-scene shortlist for the up-and-coming “Fifty Shades” movie. And if you see a mysterious flashing light, consider relocating to the next tree. It’s just your friendly neighborhood CSO attempting to keep the coast sex-free. So throw your safe sex goodies — and anything else you might need — in a picnic bag and jump behind the nearest tree. Nobody will ever know. Just don’t pull any- thing stupid in middle of that maze. Trust us. 12 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Best Of 2019 Daily Nexus BestBest I.V. Band: Careless Cub BestBest Coffee:Coffee: Caje Though Isla Vista is home It’s the quintessential Isla Vista experience: biking down Del Playa Drive after a to several different kinds long day at school with the sun setting, wind blowing through your hair and friends of bands and musicians, waving to you from the sidewalk. It’s the street that sold so many people on moving Careless Cub has truly left to I.V. in the first place, with its handful of quaint parks, eclectic houses and lively their mark on the community neighbors, who inevitably become friends. with countless performances From the balconies of so many houses on Del Playa Drive, one can see the local this year, as well as the I.V. landmarks, like UC Santa release of their new album Barbara’s campus to the left Flophouse Palace. Comprised and Platform Holly in the of members Grant Chesin, far distance on the right. In Andrew Becker and Ray the early mornings and late Muhlenkamp, Careless Cub afternoons, surfers are seen has managed to encapsulate from Del Playa Drive riding what it’s really like to be a long, smooth waves toward beach-lovin’, booze-drinkin’ the shore. And during the Gaucho through their music. summer, who doesn’t love Although two-thirds of the watching eager Isla Vistans band are fourth-years and will run full-throttle into the be graduating soon, Isla Vista ocean, blow-up raft in one will never forget the band that dedicated their time to writing original music and hand, beer in the other? Of performing it any chance they got. course, there’s also the more Described as “singer-songwriter surf rock,” Careless Cub explores a variety of wholesome sightseeing, like different musical genres with their work as they strive to find their niche of choice. the occasional pod of dol- What makes Careless Cub stand out from other local I.V. bands is their warm stage phins flipping around in the presence, relatable lyrics and, of course, the brilliant musicianship. In this short year, the waves and the seagulls fly- trio managed to play several shows, write and produce an original album and attend ing close enough to touch. school as full-time students. It’s with this clear devotion and hard work put into their From the 6500 block to the 6800, Del Playa Drive offers a special experience for craft that has won Careless Cub the title of Best Band in Isla Vista. every I.V. resident. Letter From the Editor: Merk’s Goodbye To His Paradise

Jorge Mercado There are two important people I left out of that list: Hannah Jackson, the new editor Outgoing Editor in Chief in chief, and Simren Verma, the new managing editor. I left them out because these two deserve to be especially recognized for the work they have done for this paper and what There are a lot of things running through my mind right now. Honestly, too many. But they will do as the people in charge of this paper next year. there is one truth I cannot deny. I think I accomplished a lot in my past year here, but I don’t think it will be anything I am sad. compared to those two. Yes, that is a lot of pressure, but I would not say it if I did not have I am sad to be writing this letter. I am sad that I have to say goodbye to my friends. I am the utmost confidence in them. sad that the life I have cultivated in the past four years will be gone in just a few days. But Hannah is the strongest person I know. She will make the tough decisions to push this honestly, what I am most sad about is having to leave this place, the Nexus. paper forward and make sure that everyone is being represented. Simren will provide such I get it. To some, a college newspaper should not be much to get worked up about. To a presence to the office — not just for news but for every section, in a way that I believe will me, the Nexus is a wonderful place that has taught me so much about myself and given bring out the best in people. me some of the very best friends I could ever hope to have. I am excited to see these wonderful women take charge. I love remembering the days I would spend in the sports office with my old Co-Sports Finally, before I go, I just have some final words of wisdom to say to those of you who Editor Sean White, who is now doing big things with the Los Angeles Clippers. I love are still around. There will be a temptation to always impress others. I implore you to remembering spending time with Maura Fox in her office as I nervously asked what the always be a genuine person above all else. hell I got myself into by running for editor in chief. I love remembering the countless meet- Essentially, I am giving you the age-old wisdom of to simply be yourself. When I first ings I had this year with so many different people because that is what it means to be an came to college I was scared that editor in chief. no one would accept me. And yet, I love remembering how every single person here touched my heart because damn near even beyond the Nexus, I have best every person has. That is how special this place is. friends that will be with me for life. Honestly, I am sad. But I am really happy about it, if that makes any sense. Being sad Samuel Kamyzsew, Christian means I never got tired of this place. But like any great athlete, I would rather retire at my Badillo, Mark Gonzalez, Jeremy peak than hobble out of here as an eighth year (shoutout Nate Z.). Bernstein, Cristian Guijosa, Jennifer Four years ago, I joined this paper only wanting to write sports and that was it. I never Pulido and Ariana De Los Reyes are wanted to care about other sections. I honestly was not really looking for friends and I people that were there for me since thought being editor in chief looked like an awful job. day one. They accepted me and I Well, things change, and I am forever thankful for the memories this place left me with. am telling you that you will find I am thankful that for one year I was able to run this paper and though I did not get to do happiness here if you open yourself everything I wanted, I did enough to leave satisfied. up to it. I am especially thankful to everyone who was here with me this past year. Tamari Also, don’t be scared to fail. Failure Dzotsenidze, Omar Hernandez, Evelyn Spence, Ariana Marmolejo, Zoë Jones, Sanya is good. I have done a million things Kamidi, Aly Witmer, Kylie George, Sarah Garrett, Laurel Rinehart, Tiffany Velazquez, wrong, but without that, how would Brandon Victor, Will Emmons and literally so many more that I am sorry I do not have I have known what was right? space to continue, thank you for everything. Know that you will always have a friend in As long as you do anything with me — shoutout Toy Story 4 — and that I am so excited to see what life brings to each and clear eyes and full hearts, there is no every one of you. way you can ever lose. NEXUS FILE PHOTO Daily Nexus On The Menu Thursday, June 6, 2019 13 ON THE MENU

WINNIE LAM / DAILY NEXUS Where To Grub With Your 2019 Graduate On The Menu Staff to splurge, their homemade guacamole simply cannot from a traditional American seafood restaurant, such be matched. Casa Blanca is the perfect restaurant for as fish and chips, clam chowder, burgers and tacos. Congratulations to the class of 2019. You did it, and spending a little extra cash on some delicious food I’d definitely recommend the fish and chips because what better way to celebrate your new degree than with your family and friends. it’s such a classic dish, and the fish is perfectly crisp sharing a delicious meal with your friends and family? while retaining the moisture of the fish itself. The fries The On the Menu staff has curated a special list of Zaytoon are well-seasoned and cooked just the way you’d want all the different food spots for all you grads out there. Another upscale restaurant downtown that offers your fries to be. If you’re looking to eat something Whether you’re looking for something more casual or a great atmosphere for celebration is Zaytoon. This more unique, try the crab cake burger. It’s a nice twist something on the upscale side, there’s a place here for restaurant offers both Lebanese and Middle Eastern on the traditional beef patty, and although the texture you! cuisines in a comfy outdoor courtyard. The seating may be a little weird at first, the amazing flavors area is surrounded by greenery and creates a calming definitely make up for it. All the burgers come with Outpost setting for all its customers. The menu itself also offers their housemade potato chips, or you can substitute One of Goleta’s best hidden brunch spots is located many healthy options and vegetarian dishes. the chips with fries for an additional cost. Overall, this just inside the Kimpton Goodland Hotel. This is the Their organic hummus and pita bread is a must- is the perfect spot to just chill by the oceanside and perfect spot for a heartwarming family brunch without have when visiting this restaurant. In addition to enjoy some classic American seafood. making the trek downtown and facing excessively bringing out your entrée, the waiter will also bring long waits. Outpost offers an intimate setting with additional pita bread for the table to share. Zaytoon is Santa Barbara Fish Market both indoor seating along with a full bar and outdoor a cozy restaurant that provides a peaceful setting for Santa Barbara is known for its seafood, so why not courtyard seating that is very dog-friendly. catching up with loved ones as well as fantastic food take your family to eat some of the freshest seafood in While the menu is pretty short in length, it offers a for the whole family to enjoy. town? Although this isn’t an actual restaurant, it’s one wide variety of different brunch cuisines, ranging from of the best places to get fresh and delicious seafood the typical egg plates to nutritious salads, yogurt bowls Stella Mare’s for a very reasonable price. They have weekly specials and the classic pancakes or french toast. I especially Let’s say you and your family are looking to splurge on their fish, which is fresh from Santa Barbara or appreciate their wide selection of coffee beverages, a little for a graduation celebration because, let’s be imported from around the world. Yelpers rave about even though these are not included on the physical honest, you deserve it! Stella Mare’s is the perfect place their uni and oysters, which they claim is to die for. menu itself. The almond milk cappuccino is especially for you. This fantastic restaurant is located right by They have a fee to cut the fish into sashimi slices for satisfying. Another major plus of enjoying brunch at the Santa Barbara Zoo next to the bird refuge and has you, but when it all adds up, you get an enormous Outpost is their famous mimosas for all celebration been serving French country bistro cuisine for almost amount of fish. The salmon and ahi tuna both taste purposes. If you’re looking for an intimate, enjoyable 20 years. extremely fresh. I could definitely imagine bringing setting to celebrate graduation, I definitely recommend They have amazing weekly offers like Bistro this home and setting up a nice seafood platter with taking your loved ones to brunch at Outpost. Tuesday, which includes their Prix Fixe Bistro Dinner sashimi and uni. And on top of that, you can use your Menu, and on Wednesdays they feature live jazz student ID for a discount, so get those perks in the Casa Blanca music. Their portion sizes are very generous, and fleeting moments you still have! Located in the heart of downtown and home to all their dishes, whether it is an appetizer, entrée or endless baskets of chips and salsa is Casa Blanca, a dessert, will not disappoint. Stella Mare’s is a perfect Chumash Casino Buffet perfect place for large parties to dine at. Whether restaurant for a classy, relaxing dinner for you and your Skip the lines and RSVP list at restaurants in Santa you’re going for lunch or dinner, this incredible family. Barbara and take a drive up to the Chumash Casino restaurant offers a variety of authentic Mexican cuisine and Resort in the Santa Ynez Valley to dine at The with options for almost any dietary restriction. Their On the Alley Buffet. The Buffet opens from 4 to 10 p.m. daily, and prices may be a little higher than your typical Mexican If you’re looking for something more lowkey than each adult enters for $24.95. Patrons have the option to restaurant, but the quality of the food does not a traditional sit-down restaurant, head to the Santa choose from Mexican, Italian and Asian-inspired food disappoint! Barbara Harbor. You can enjoy some beautiful views stations. Guests can also grab seafood, sides from the I personally recommend ordering one of their fajita of the ocean, and while there are some exquisite salad bar and options from the comfort food station. If dishes, which come out fresh off the grill along with waterfront dining options, On the Alley offers a casual you have a sweet tooth, check out the dessert station warm tortillas of either corn or flour. Casa Blanca is outdoor dining experience perfect for larger families for a variety of baked goods and frozen treats. If you also home to an extensive tequila bar with various who want some tasty, inexpensive seafood that hits the are with a crowd that has a variety of food preferences, margarita flavors to enjoy. If you are really in the mood spot. On the Alley has all kinds of food you’d expect this buffet-style restaurant is the place to go. 14 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Daily Nexus OPINION Happy Pride Month from Opinon! Farewell from the Editor: This week is the horoscopes as queer icons which correspond to their Thanks for the Stories astrological signs. ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 19

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Laurel Rinehart Opinion Editor GEMINI ALEX GARCIA / DAILY NEXUS My earliest memories consist friends, I pled with my classmates to MAY 21 - JUNE 20 not of places or events, but of the empathize with one another. When changed my life. I became opinion thoughts swirling in my head and cycles of depression made the gulf editor my junior year and was Laverne Cox the stories I wrote to make sense between my expectations and the welcomed into a home where of them. As a child I always had a reality of college feel too wide to everything was falling apart, but nagging suspicion that adults were cross, I cautioned other students everyone belonged. My co-editor hiding something from me, that my against the myth of college utopia. and I spent many long nights in our classrooms and their office buildings When I ended a toxic relationship cluttered corner office working on were the sites of an elaborate game and stepped into the dazzling world print layouts, positioning our chairs CANCER of dress-up in which no one would of being single in college, I wrote slightly out of reach from the leaking admit that the rules were actually an article championing sex-positive ceiling water and taking occasional JUNE 21 - JULY 22 rules. I filled my notebooks with ideology. breaks to hold Vine compilation Sylvia Rivera worlds I could understand, where It was exhilarating to see my screenings. princess dresses were the new byline printed in black and white on Everyone in that newsroom came pajamas and each species of animal a real newspaper I could hold in my to the office in the afternoon because spoke its own language. hands, exhilarating to know that my they had work to do, and most stayed In college, the Nexus Opinion ideas were now tossing and turning until late at night because they didn’t section was my outlet for constructing in other people’s heads, not just want to leave. We commiserated over a sense of truth and meaning in my my own. Even the anonymous hate print deadlines, hookups gone wrong, LEO everyday experiences. When the 2016 comments brought a special kind roommate schisms and the waiting JULY 23 - AUGUST 22 election loomed over our heads and of thrill; angry readers meant I was period for C.A.P.S. appointments. It the internet turned into a battleground onto something. is common to walk into the office James Baldwin between strangers and even old Writing articles was under Storke Tower and see one only one of the ways person on their feet animatedly this newspaper recounting their day’s events while a circle of others sit around the table laughing. The Nexus is a group of people who understand the VIRGO world through telling stories; AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 22 telling stories is what brought us together. As an Opinion Freddie Mercury editor I have read and published ideas I instantly agreed with, ideas that changed my outlook on the topic and some ideas I frankly could never get behind. But whether I agreed with them or not, LIBRA each story had value to SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 22 me as a mental snapshot Matt Bomer in time for another human being, a window ALEX GARCIA / DAILY NEXUS into someone else’s Daily Nexus Opinion Thursday, June 6, 2019 15

look back at my past selves through spontaneous and empowering nature the eyes of the present and see where of hookup culture, only to realize SCORPIO my perspective has already changed. years later that the imperative to OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 21 In my article about the myth of have casual sex can feel as much like Frank Ocean college utopia, I wrote about how a prison as it does a parade. all UCSB students derive unrealistic No matter how many angles I expectations from their parents’ wild craft in an attempt to make the story college stories, unaware of my own of my time here all fit together, the privilege in complaining about the only consistent theme that has arisen support network of college-educated from the frenzy is fluidity. Though I SAGITTARIUS adults who had guided me through may not be the same person I was NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 21 the application process. In my article when I sat down to type an article Margaret Cho about sex positivity I lauded the two years ago, those ideas spoke to me at one time in my life, and they comprise a part of the sum of who I ALEX GARCIA / DAILY NEXUS am today. perspective on something as There is a tradition in the Nexus CAPRICORN random as walking barefoot or where graduating editors write a DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 19 as complicated as censoring hate quote of their choice in chalk on Kate McKinnon speech. No matter how many one of the office walls and sign I used to shut my laptop and “ their names into memory. My own breathe a sigh of relief after writing angles I craft in an chalking will occur in a few days, and opinion articles, feeling like I had I know exactly what I want to write. just carved the truth into a rough attempt to make the Years from now I hope to venture AQUARIUS block of stone and crafted a finished back onto this campus, walk into the JANUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 18 sculpture to put on display. What I story of my time here newsroom and look up at the spot didn’t realize is that ideas are not in the corner by the Opinion office Ellen DeGeneres as black and white as the words all fit together, the where my name will be etched on attempting to pin them down onto the wall under a quote from one of paper. It is possible for two things only consistent theme my favorite Grateful Dead songs: to be true at once, for meaning to “You are the eyes of the world.” PISCES shapeshift. that has arisen from Laurel Rinehart is still convinced FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 20 Reading back over my own that the “salt crystals” in the opinion Janet Mock collection of journal entries, personal the frenzy is fluidity. office were really asbestos, and essays and opinion articles, I can honestly, she doesn’t care.

VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION PAGE DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE DAILY NEXUS OR UCSB. OPINIONS ARE SUBMITTED PRIMARILY BY STUDENTS. 18 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Daily Nexus Armchair QB Steph Curry scored 47 points Graduation in a finals loss to the Toronto We wanted to give a shoutout to Raptors last night. He might Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Jorge Mercado have to go for 80 if KD and Klay who will be graduating this year. You aren’t back soon. taught us so much, and the sports section SPORTS won’t be the same without you. Daily Nexus Sports Awards 2019 Teams of the Year: Men’s Tennis Continues Dominance While Women’s Water Polo Comes to Life

Annika Pearson the Santa Barbara name continued to Kunal Mehta est offensive contributor on the team Staff Writer spread among the NCAA. Staff Writer only slightly behind Pipkin and Sarah For the first time in program his- Snyder. From a distance, the UCSB athletic tory, UCSB sent Nicolas Moreno de The UCSB women’s water polo It was clear midway through the sea- department may give an underwhelm- Alboran, Joseph Guillin and Anders team has been nominated as the son that the squad had very impressive ing impression; the men’s tennis team Holm to the NCAA singles and dou- Daily Nexus’ team of the year after chemistry. Specifically during power gives off anything but. bles championships. Here, Guillin an impressive six-game improvement. plays, Santa Barbara was able to com- This year especially, our tennis pro- became just the sixth Gaucho ever to They finished with an overall record municate effectively despite being gram remains perhaps the most con- advance to the second round for sin- of 22-8, including 3-2 in conference down a player. sistently successful sports program on gles, and the senior duo became the play. A year ago, this team would have campus. first ever to win a round in doubles. One of the major reasons behind given up goals in this type of situation. With a roster stacked with nation- Moreno de Alboran came out of their improvement was the play of By fully buying into Coach Serela ally-ranked players and an All- his fourth and final season as an All- junior utility Sarah Snyder, who led Kay’s system, UCSB was able to American, the team gloriously fin- American — the third Gaucho in his- the way for the ‘Chos with 66 goals improve in almost every statistical ished their 2018-19 season with a tory to do so. and eight assists. measure. 17-7 overall record and few historic Santa Barbara’s success can per- The combination of both Snyder Another major difference was that moments under their belts. haps be traced back to the holistic and senior utility Kate Pipkin made the Gauchos had learned from their The squad took home their fifth con- strength exuded by its roster; sim- it very difficult for opposing teams to mistakes in the season prior. secutive Big West title after sweeping ply put, it seems they have no weak stop the Gauchos’ offense. They were no longer making the notorious rival Cal Poly in the finals links. Statistically across singles and Snyder has been the team’s most same mental errors that cost them the and going undefeated in conference doubles, the team kept all but three consistent player offensively for two game in close matchups. play altogether. Coach Marty Davis of their averages above .500, their seasons now, but was able to take her Veteran leadership from Pipkin and earned his fourth consecutive — and conference stats even exceeding the game to the next level this past year. senior attacker Sarah Kreiser was the 11th in his 20 years of coaching — Big .800 mark. While she has always been a gifted key difference as they kept the team West Coach of the Year title. While Moreno de Alboran and scorer, she was able to develop her focused and composed even when Advancing into the NCAA Regionals Holm led the pack on the No. 1 court, playmaking ability this year. things were not going their way. played at Stanford, the guys defied the rest followed suit, contributing More often than not, opposing Santa Barbara also made major odds and took out No. 24 Texas Tech greatly to their all-around domina- teams would decide to double team strides defensively behind solid play 4-1 having only previously faced four tion. Players such as senior Hironori her which would force her into com- from both junior goalkeeper Kenzi nationally-ranked teams (and beating Koyanagi for example, a local on mitting turnovers. Snyder and sophomore goalkeeper only one). court four, upped his game during That being said, this year she was Becca Buck. The program had not made it to conference play, bringing in wins for able to find her open teammates for They were both active in front of the second round of regionals in over six out of his last eight games. easy shots on goal. the net, making it difficult for oppo- 20 years. And now, to top off this season of Another standout this year was nents to score. With a potent offense The team was ultimately bested by accolades and success, the 2018-19 freshman attacker Caitlyn Snyder. and a stifling defense, UCSB was able No. 12 Stanford, but due to the indi- men’s tennis team can add one more Posting an impressive 30 goals and to comfortably win the majority of vidual performances of three Gauchos, title to their legacy — best team at 33 assists, Snyder was the third high- their games.

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Steppin’ Up on the Big Stage: Eric Yang and Hope Bender Take Home ‘Nexus’ Players of the Year

Brandon Victor son en-route to a sparkling 0.995 fielding Leonard Paulasa shot to break Nwaba’s record this week, as Assistant Sports Editor percentage. Few runners dared to run Staff Writer her outstanding performance in the hep- on Yang’s arm, and those who did were tathlon throughout the season garnered her After one of the finest individual sea- thrown out 34.5% of the time — a solid The Gauchos have posted excellent a chance to compete in the NCAA Outdoor sons in UCSB baseball history, junior number for a collegiate catcher. results during the 2019 sea- Championships, hosted by the University of catcher Eric Yang is the Daily Nexus’s Behind Yang’s resurgent play, the son, UCSB star athlete senior Hope Bender Texas, which is currently underway and set men’s Athlete of the Year. UCSB baseball team finished the year contributed plenty to UCSB’s success. The to conclude on Saturday. During the offseason, Yang changed with a 45-11 record, winning the Big Nexus recognizes Bender as one of our Bender also hopes to shine brighter, as both his swing and approach at the West for the first time in 33 years. Athletes of the Year. her performance in the long jump dur- plate, eager to bounce back from a sub- Yang has already won numerous acco- During the season, Bender eternalized ing NCAA West Regionals two weeks par 2018 season in which he hit 0.244 lades for his on-field success this season. herself in the history of Gaucho athletics by ago was also enough to qualify for the with zero home runs. Earlier this month, Yang was named the breaking, and/or adding onto, eight UCSB Championships. This year, Yang paced the team with 2019 Big West Field Player of the Year, track and field records. Bender now has a Bender’s performance has been consis- an eye-popping .368 batting average, as becoming the first Gaucho to win the total of 10 track and field records, holding tently above excellent this entire season, well as a 0.479 on-base percentage. By award since Cameron Newell in 2015. first in three categories: the 100m hurdles, earning a multitude of Big West Athlete getting on at such a high clip, Yang was And just this week, Yang was named 400m hurdles and long jump, with the last of the Week awards and earning her sec- able to consistently kick-start an offense as one of three finalists for the Buster two being set this season. ond consecutive Field that averaged more than seven runs per Posey award, which is given to the top But Bender didn’t just break the records Athlete of the Year award. game. catcher in college baseball. she absolutely demolished them. To put it Bender pushes her abilities to their limits, Perhaps more impressively, Yang’s To top it all off, Yang was selected on into perspective, alumni Amanda Rodriguez knowing exactly what she’s capable of and increase in average also coincided with Tuesday by the Cincinnati Reds in the set the UCSB record in 2013 in the 400m always seeking to break through plateaus. an increase in power, with the veteran seventh round of the MLB draft. With hurdles with a time of 58.58. Bender broke Additionally, while Bender’s stardom rises, backstop hitting seven home runs and elite offensive production and tantaliz- that record by almost two seconds with a she remains humble and continues to seek chipping in 45 RBI. ing defensive tools, don’t be surprised time of 56.64. Her long jump of 6.29m is also guidance and support from her coaches and As a catcher, Yang displayed his ever- if Yang eventually makes his way to a 0.13m longer than the former record holder, teammates. impressive defense throughout the sea- major league roster. Kiely Gode. It is due to her humble personality, excep- Bender is also right behind alumna and tional performance, legendary work ethic current Olympian Barbara Nwaba in the and incredible drive to be the greatest that with only 46 points separating Hope Bender recognized by the Nexus as their school records. Bender has one last an Athlete of the Year.

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Moment of the Year: UCSB Defeats Cal Poly, Clinches First Big West Conference Title Since 1986

Jorge Mercado innings, striking out a career-high 12 batters and Outgoing Editor in Chief allowing just five hits and three walks. The Gauchos supported their young arm at the When the final day of the regular season arrived plate as they tallied 10 hits and scored seven runs. for the UCSB baseball team, everything was on By the end of the seventh, the Gauchos had a the line — the chance to host a regional game commanding 7-0 lead. for only the second time in program history and, Boone continued pitching into the ninth. After more importantly, the chance to win its first Big getting the first out of the inning, the freshman West title in 33 years. took his exit to an excited crowd that gave him a In the Gauchos’ way was their bitter Blue-Green standing ovation. rival, the Cal Poly Mustangs. The Mustangs had Star junior closer Chris Lincoln came in and taken the first two games of the three-contest delivered the final two outs for Santa Barbara to set and were hoping to steal the third at Caesar secure the program’s first league title since 1986 Uyesaka Stadium to stake a share of the league and just third overall. title and earn its way into the NCAA Tournament. It was truly an amazing moment after the final With it being senior day for UCSB, it would out of the day. Players rushed the mound and have been fitting for a senior to step up and be the celebrated for nearly an hour afterward with fans hero. Instead, it was a young freshman who made and family alike. all the difference. The Gauchos may not have done as much dam- Left-handed freshman pitcher Rodney Boone age in the postseason as they wanted, but there is pitched an amazing game that day. In possibly the no doubt this was a successful season capped off biggest game of his career, the freshman tossed 8.1 by the best moment of the year. ANGIE BANKS / DAILY NEXUS 20 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Daily Nexus

Steppin’ Up on the Big Stage: Eric Yang and Hope Bender Take Home ‘Nexus’ Players of the Year The Antidote to Senioritis: Kate Pipkin and Nicholas Moreno De Alboran Shine in Final Seasons

Jesse Morrison another outstanding campaign, she was selected Staff Writer to her third consecutive All-Big West team. The achievement makes Pipkin a perfect three for Following the program’s most successful sea- three on All-Conference selections since trans- son in school history, tallying 22 wins, women’s ferring from Indiana after her first year. water polo’s Kate Pipkin walks away with this Throughout the season, Pipkin showed off her year’s Senior of the Year honor. The senior util- well balanced attack, found teammates in their ity from Costa Mesa, Calif. was recently named spots and finished shots when given opportuni- to the D-1 All-American team for her second ties. consecutive season. Pipkin received the award Her scoring became imperative to the team’s after an outstanding senior season, leading success late in the season, as she finished on a the Gauchos in total points scored (76). These 10-game scoring streak, totaling 20 goals over points were earned as a result of her being sec- those contests. ond on the team in goals with 45 scored and Pipkin has been a cornerstone piece to the second in assists earned at 31. UCSB women’s water polo team throughout the The senior captain was able to provide momen- past three years. tous leadership to a rather young team, which Her competitive nature and passion for the competed in a loaded Big West Conference. game helped drive this team toward great suc- Pipkin made the most of her final season, play- cesses. Because of this, Pipkin has earned the ing in all 30 games and leading UCSB to a No. honor of being this year’s Daily Nexus “Female 3 finish in the conference tournament. After Senior of the Year.” NEXUS FILE PHOTO

Nick Depierro So how did we get here? Staff Writer UCSB started the season off strong, going 3-1 with wins over San Diego UC Santa Barbara men’s senior ten- State, South Alabama and Fresno State. nis star Nicolas Moreno de Alboran Three straight losses to San Diego, finished the season with a 28-9 record Drake and Utah State now meant the overall and a 15-3 performance in dual- Gauchos were sitting at a 3-4 record, match play while also taking home Big hardly the start that winners of four West Player of the Year honors for the straight tournament titles would expect. second year in a row. Just as the group began to stumble out While previously holding the record of the gates, they rattled off 14 wins in Donate items you no longer want or need! for the highest-ranked Gaucho ever at the final 17 games remaining to improve No. 42 in the country upon the start to an impressive 17-7. of last season, de Alboran has viciously De Alboran and Co. then proceeded VOLUNTEER and RAISE FUNDS for an climbed the ladder where he now finds to win their first NCAA tournament himself ranked No. 6 by the ITA Tennis match since UCSB’s 1998 win over Isla Vista Non-Profit! National Ranking. Oregon. The senior stud is just the third Call him the captain or call him a Gaucho athlete to earn Division I All- leader — it doesn’t matter what your American honors, following up David title is if you can’t step up in the big Decret’s 1992 and Kip Brady’s 1989 moments. De Alboran did exactly that, Embarcadero Hall Drop Off: SALE: seasons. proving why he has been so monumen- As if we didn’t already know of de tal for the Gauchos this season. The Parking Lot June 12-June 20 Saturday & Alboran’s brilliance, he has also been comeback point for the captain provid- invited to an exclusive 16-player wild- ed the extra cushion to fuel UCSB’s first 935 8AM-8PM Sunday card tournament at the USTA National NCAA tournament win in two decades. Campus in Orlando. He will be com- Unfortunately, UCSB fell to the hands peting against eight of the top young of No. 12 Stanford in the second round. Embarcadero June 21 June 22-23 players currently at the pro level in The season overall was well fought by a addition to the seven other elite college well trained and hardworking team led Del Norte, IV 8AM-12PM 8AM-4PM stars in which he has been recognized by none other than Nicolas Moreno de alongside. Alboran. Email [email protected] with any questions or visit Facebook.giveIV or www.sa.ucsb.edu/give-iv

JORGE MERCADO / DAILY NEXUS Daily Nexus Sports Thursday, June 6, 2019 21 The university community joins together to give praise and thanks to those graduates who have demonstrated excellence during their years here. The Thomas More Storke Award for Excellence, symbolized by a bronze medal forged by Francis Minturn Sedgwick, is given to the graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship and extraordinary service to the university, its students, and the community. This year this distinction is awarded to: Zenzile Saharee Riddick ❈❈❈ The Jeremy D. Friedman Memorial Award is presented in grateful recognition of outstanding leadership, scholastic excellence, and innovative contribution to student and community life at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in memory of Jeremy D. Friedman, undergraduate 1979-83. This year’s recipient is: Kuvimbanashe Edwin Chikukwa ❈❈❈ Alyce Marita Whitted Memorial Award This award, established in 1993, is presented to one non-traditional graduating senior who has demonstrated endurance, persistence, and courage in the face of extraordinary challenges while in pursuit of an academic degree. This year’s recipient is: Paige Farrenkopf ❈❈❈ Yonie Harris Award for Civility in Public Discourse is presented to graduates who best exemplify the principles of free speech and respectful dialogue and who foster a campus climate of civility and open-mindedness. Samantha Sanchez ❈❈❈ Michael D. Young Engaged Scholar Award This award recognized the legacy of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Emeritus, Michael D. Young, particularly his commitment to empowering students toward principled leadership. It is awarded to students who have skillfully integrated their scholarly knowledge and/or values into action. Jasmine McBeath Nation ❈❈❈ The following seniors and graduate students have been selected as recipients of this year’s University Service Award given in recognition of unselfish and dedicated service to the University, its students, and the community.

Georgina Isabel Aguilar Christina Angelica Cruz Alexis Glennie Brooke Robyn Kopel Emilia Petrachi Jay Barragan Kimberly Fuentes Bianca Graves Jasmine Lee Sarah Soren Angie Nevarez Tara Habibi Monica Mendieta

❈❈❈ Below are listed those students who are receiving the University Award of Distinction given to seniors and graduate students who have contributed greatly to the quality of life by giving unselfish service to others within a particular area.

Johnny Balbuena Midory Ibanez Sibongile Makatini Merryll D. Santos Allison van Dorsten Chelsea Borg Madhumathi Kannon Andrew Morrison Pamela Marie Estallo Santos Giovanna Vicini Leah Brinkman Hazelynn Khoo Sequoyah Jennings Pollard Kyle David Schlopy Aditya Wadaskar Maria Cecilia Jesusa Concepcion Kailah Korsh Cassidy Pyle Thomas Hugh Steel Brent Wells Grace Erin Fox Tappin Batsheva Labowe-Stoll Makayla Rawlins Dorothy Tang Dana Yuen Emma Horanic Theo LeQuesne Isabelle Rose Rodriguez Alec Taub ❈❈❈ Vice Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Citizenship This award is presented annually to one or more graduating seniors and graduate students who embrace the principles of scholarship, leadership, and citizenship — through activities that enhance UCSB’s academic environment, contributions to a consequential project, or extraordinary service to the campus community. This year’s awardees are: Anthony D. Bolden Destiny Monique Clara-Barnes Berenice Lopez Arthur Wilkie De'Shaun Brown Spechell Colbert Jocelyn Martinez Seung Hyun Catherine Lee Rachel Toshiko Chan Jailyn Hernandez ❈❈❈ Nick Mazuk Mortar Board Award The Mortar Board Award is given each year in recognition of the graduating senior having the highest cumulative grade point average in the graduating class, combined with the fewest number of transfer units. This year’s recipient is to be announced at the ceremony. Award winners, their families, and interested faculty and staff are invited to join Chancellor Yang and Mrs. Yang for the University Awards Ceremony and Reception at the University Center Corwin Pavilion on Friday, June 14, 2019, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. 22 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Science & Tech Daily Nexus SCIENCE & TECH Isla Vista Compost Collective Plans To Double Composting Service for Fall 2019 Jacqueline Wen As I moved out of the dorms and into a house on DP, Science Editor I began to notice the excessive amount of waste pro- duced by I.V. residents,” Bider said. Around 30% of landfills consist of food scraps and “While there were existing efforts being made to yard waste, according to the U.S. Environmental handle the recycling and disposal of solid waste from Protection Agency. residences, there were no efforts being made to prop- If these organic wastes were instead composted erly dispose of organic or food waste,” he continued. “I or disposed of in soil, soil quality could increase and saw this not only as a problem that needed to be fixed, provide nutrients for plants. By not occupying space but also as an opportunity to provide residents with in landfills and decomposing, compostable organic the ability to properly dispose, or compost, food waste materials can also significantly reduce emissions of from home. After joining the Ocean Friendly Gardens methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Committee of Isla Vista Surfrider in Fall 2017, I pro- Dedicated to enabling Isla Vista residents to learn and posed that we create a compost program for Isla Vista, execute this eco-friendly practice, the Ocean Friendly and we did just that.” Gardens Committee of Isla Vista Surfrider founded the IVCC first tested its composting service during Fall Isla Vista Compost Collective during Fall Quarter 2017. 2017, serving under 10 I.V. houses. Currently, IVCC “The Surfrider Foundation is a nationwide founda- services 51 houses in I.V. It composts an average of 600 tion that works on protecting our nation’s beaches pounds of organic waste weekly, with over 10,000 pounds through advocacy with the government, beach clean- of compost produced since the program’s formation. ups and other programs such as monitoring the water “If we are able to expand to 96 houses in the fall, then quality of our oceans or maintaining healthy soil in our we’ll be composting, on average, over 1,000 pounds per gardens, which is what our compost program does,” week. By the end of the 2019-2020 school year, we will Siena Hooper, co-director of the Isla Vista Compost have composted over 30,000 pounds,” Bider said. Collective (IVCC), said. Each week, “Dirtriders” on bikes with a cargo trailer The composting initiative began with an idea by attached pick up buckets filled with food product from Jacob Bider, the other co-director of IVCC, almost two their designated houses. Then, they drop off a new, Courtesy of Siena Hooper years ago. clean five-gallon bucket for their houses to compost in IVCC, which began its program in Fall 2017, will “I returned to UCSB after my first year eager to for another week. expand its weekly service to 96 houses in Isla Vista for make a positive impact on the community of Isla Vista. Read more at dailynexus.com. Fall Quarter 2019. Sign up at islavistacompost.com. Bren Professor Researches Logistics of Carbon Capture and Utilization Sean Crommelin cides with rapid global industrialization, in the journal Proceedings of the National bring hydrogen from somewhere else,” Staff Writer which has resulted in dramatic increases Academy of Sciences, CCU may not be Suh explained. in greenhouse gas emissions. as viable as originally thought. In order “Currently the largest source of hydro- Researchers with UCSB’s Bren Suh and his colleagues began to won- for carbon dioxide to act as a feedstock gen that we are using at the industrial der how carbon emissions could be har- for CCU, hydrogen needs to be produced scale is coming from natural gas. If we School of Environmental Science & nessed and stored in plastic and other as an additive. use natural gas to source hydrogen, we Management, in collaboration with chemical materials. “Petrochemicals normally contain car- are actually creating more greenhouse RWTH Aachen (Rheinisch-Westfälische “The question is whether we can turn bon, hydrogen and oxygen. 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Daily Nexus Nexustentialism Thursday, June 6, 2019 23 NEXUSTENTIALISM It’s Satire, Stupid. Graduating Alcoholic Takes Grad Photos in SOS Liquor Ollie Tabuzzball Nexustentialism Editor

In an unsurprising yet disappointing series of photos, it would appear that local senior and alcoholic Becca Chugg took her graduation photos in SOS Liquor, citing the memories and lessons learned from SOS that helped shape her college experience. OLLIE TABUZZBALL / DAILY NEXUS “I don’t know where I’d be without Natty Daddys, peach New Am or the gold Four Loko flavor…” Chugg said, reflecting on all that happened over the last four years. When asked about the relationships she made, newfound passions discovered, her collegiate accomplishments and academic her degree from the nation’s fifth photos, Chugg’s father, Mr. Chugg, graduation announcements may endeavors, Chugg responded, “And best public university. With this responded, “Rebecca did what?” seem alarming to some, Chugg also Tito’s. I don’t know where I’d impressive accomplishment under right before immediately hanging knows that it’s all in jest. Sipping be without Tito’s.” her belt, what’s next for Chugg? So up the phone on our reporter. her usual morning White Claw, The senior is reportedly graduating far, the only thing planned on the Though Becca Chugg’s photos she concluded, “Hey, it’s only UCSB with a B.A. in sociology and horizon for Chugg is the all-day captured the imaginations and alcoholism if you keep drinking a passion for mixology, according Chili’s happy hour on the Sunday of Instagram likes of many, her grad like that post-grad.” to the bedazzled decorations on her commencement ceremony. photoshoot is not uncommon, her grad cap. Moscow Mules aside, When Nexustentialism asked her especially in a place like Isla Vista. Ollie Tabuzzball will, in fact, eat Chugg put in the work and earned family for comment on her grad While this spike in alcohol-centric a buzzball. Diploma Will Look Great on the Fridge Bianca Bitchandahalf The most frequent fridge diplomas, art degrees, provide a cute timeline of Staff Writer improvement when they’re displayed proudly next the finger paintings your mom saved from kindergarten. It’s that time of year, Gauchos. Graduation is upon us again, and if the When you’re sitting at the kitchen table in a nice shirt and sweatpants four-year-long bender that is UCSB undergrad didn’t manage to take you Skype interviewing for an unpaid low-level internship, it’ll score you huge down, then congratulations! bonus points to have a degree in something totally unrelated to any job ever You did it; time to get that diploma and go make a difference in the world! visible in the background behind you. Oh, you don’t have a plan? Next time you start to worry that your diploma might really be useless That’s okay, no one ever has a plan, but wherever you end up will lead like everyone says it is, just remember how much bragging your mom or somewhere great! dad will be able to do about it when their friends come over for wine and … You’re moving back in with your parents, huh? Awesome. cheese from Trader Joe’s. Well, most grads’ résumés only boast frat stardom and MIPs for cocaine, Move over, AYSO soccer participation trophy. Sayonara, third place spell- so you have nothing to worry about! ing bee ribbon! There’s a new proudest achievement in town, and its name Recent studies have shown that university diplomas look amazing on the is bachelor’s degree. refrigerator. In fact, so many grads choose to display that honorable piece of paper Bianca Bitchandahalf is literally getting a degree in dance, so everyone on the fridge rather than using it that this year UCSB will be handing out can chill. gilded magnets at the graduation ceremony. 24 Year in Review Daily Nexus 16 Thursday, June 6, 2019 Daily Nexus ARTSWEEK There is No Art to Succeeding: Farwell from a Former Editor Former Artsweek Editor Zoë Jones reflects on her time at UCSB and her experiences with the Daily Nexus

Zoë Jones I cried to songs, I fell in love Outgoing Artsweek Editor with them while I biked and I showed them to boys I will never By the time your eyes are reading see again. this, I hope to have a job. I hope to I am so proud of the words that I be settled and content with the wrote during my time at the Nexus. fact that I will never have another I will always cherish my time as first day of school again. an Artsweek editor. This was all a Graduating is not at all what I part of my growth: a larger story expected it to be. Everything feels that these four years are wrapped slightly anticlimactic and staged up in. Yes, the next few months of because it all is. You think about my life will be an adjustment. But I everything in terms of ‘first’ and will always have my friends, these ‘last,’ and every single interaction words and the music. feels like it holds importance. I am scared. I have no idea where I’ll be in the next year, who I’ll be living with or what city I’ll choose to settle down in. Our whole lives we’re expected to plan everything out up to this point and then — just see where The way I’m writing things take us. I don’t know how that works: being tied so tightly “ this right now is the to structure and expectations, and then just letting them all go. There are so many things that way that the story I’ll miss about going to school in Santa Barbara. I’ll miss taking the of these past four bus to State Street when I didn’t have the money for Uber, going years has happened: to brunch at Cajé, studying in the windy heat and riding my bike while the sun is beginning to peek fragmented, from behind the clouds. I loved it all. sometimes Most of all, without a doubt, I will miss the Daily Nexus and its sentimental, long. staff. Our smelly refrigerator, our trips to the convenience store on Sometimes painful, campus for snacks and our laughs that reverberated from those old too. walls. I’ve been a part of the Nexus Courtesy of ZoëJones from the beginning — and it has some of my closest friends. I got to been through so much during my been a part of me since then, too. write about music and then some. time here, and I still made it. I am College is not nice to your I was able to lead, and guide my proud of not only my trauma but mind or your body, but I don’t writers’ visions in the context of my growth. think it takes someone special this campus. I was able to give I wrote a lot of stories in one to get through it. I think it takes people the ability to write words go, I missed deadlines, I neglected something small and special in that will never cease to exist. I am emails, but I grew and I wrote and your experience to come out on so very grateful for this. I added many more people to the the other side, having grown and The way I’m writing right list of those that I love. standing tall as a better person. now is the way that the story This story came out in pieces: When new writers joined of these past four years has on planes and trains, on lonely Artsweek, I always told them happened: fragmented, sometimes nights when my housemates were about how I walked into our sentimental, long. Sometimes gone and I tried to teach myself office beneath Storke Tower my painful, too. I struggled and I will how to enjoy being alone. On days freshman year, demanding to be not keep that to myself. Anxiety I was running late for class, 10 pointed toward where I could write and depression are terrible things minutes to go and my towel was about music. I’ve practically lived to go through while in college, still wrapped around me. Damp, beneath Storke since then, taking but I am not only anxious and like my eyes are right now. And PEYTON STOTELMYRE / DAILY NEXUS naps and dreading class time with depressed, I am proud. I have music was there for it all. Daily Nexus Artsweek Thursday, June 6, 2019 17 Save the Velvet Jones Melody Pezeshkian and J.I.D performed there just last Staff Writer year. Aside from the more famous artists it has hosted, the Velvet Jones If you’ve frequented the Velvet offers small-scale, local shows. This Jones in downtown Santa Barbara, past November, it hosted a Battle of you may recall entering the venue the Bands featuring local artists like and walking down to reach the stage. Brayell and Step Back J. On top of this If you’ve arrived early enough, you all, the Velvet Jones provides some of might have felt a fascination for the more affordable shows in the area. Courtesy of Urban Dance Co. how close you were to the artists The SB music community would themselves. be devastated without the presence The Velvet Jones stands tall as the of the Velvet Jones. Opportunely, the dive bar of music venues — in the most current production assistant, as well UDC Ignites flattering way possible. You get a as the general manager of operations rich and unique experience here that at the Velvet Jones, David and April you wouldn’t be able to find at many Coyle, are working hard to salvage other venues, even outside the Santa the venue that they’ve considered Campbell Hall Barbara area. home for now over two years. If you haven’t yet had an experience The Coyles promise that if they are Hannah Jackson from four to 17 years old packed quite at the Velvet Jones, there’s a chance able to secure ownership, they “plan Editor in Chief a punch. The kids brought the house you might never. With doubtless to do everything [they] can for locals down with their ferocious attitudes and discontent, its current owners had to get on the stage with bigger acts,” Urban Dance Company’s fifth annual excellent foundation of technique as planned on closing down the venue but also promise to “compete with benefit showcase graced the stage of well. unless a new owner was solidified; other venues’ rental rates for local Campbell Hall on Saturday June 1. The show was filled with fun and but recently, after strong support from artists using Velvet Jones for their Hosted by Maddy Mokes and including funky highlights that were packed with concertgoers, the owner has decided own headlining shows.” performances by guests from UCSB and personality and technical excellence. to tentatively reopen the Velvet Jones They also hope to turn to the the surrounding area, the showcase was The UDC girls set paid tribute to on an event-by-event basis. community and gather input on the epitome of what dance aims to be: the ’90s, full outfits and all. The core The Velvet Jones has venerably how to further enhance the fans’ supportive and uplifting. This aura of members — comprised of the director, been celebrated as a local hot-spot enjoyment of the venue. positivity was underscored by Urban’s artistic directors, team captain and for performance artists and concert The Coyles are a well respected charity of choice, Everybody Dance other administrative roles on the team junkies alike. Ku’uleialohamae’ole and trustworthy family that is apt to Now!, a nonprofit that teaches street — performed an iconic tribute to Justin Osako, third-year biology major and run a music-based business. David dancing classes to youth who would not Bieber, outfitted in purple, reminiscent concert enthusiast, has only been to and his wife have an extensive have such opportunities otherwise. of Bieber’s earliest era. the Velvet Jones twice and hopes to background in the music industry The show began with some technical The UDC guys’ set was one of the have the opportunity to attend more and own the production company, difficulties, yet the dancers maintained most impressive of the night. It began shows at this small, tight-knit venue. Identity Productions. their composure and delivered a sharp very fluidly, with a smooth, R&B-backed “The Jones is small enough that “My wife and I are from Charlotte, rendition of their competition set, which piece with a seamless transition into you’re able to have a friendly and N.C. originally. We moved here with expressed themes of patriotism and a hard-hitting segment. The dancers interactive experience with the artist,” a dream. We hoped we would find gratitude for freedom. And also booty showcased their diversity of talent Osako said. a living community where we could shaking. within the many genres of hip hop in Her comment reminds me of a raise a child knowing she would The piece was loaded with jaw- a very short amount of time. Yet what similar sentiment. Earlier this year, have opportunity and work in the dropping moments, including a was perhaps most impressive was their I visited the Velvet Jones to see music industry. I’ve never had much particularly impressive whacking section willingness (and success) to play with Azizi Gibson and easily found my in my life, but through everything, and a backflip. With sound issues behind stereotypical male gender roles, set to way near the front of the stage — one thing has remained the same: my them, the team kicked off the show on Lizzo’s “Boys,” of course. something I wouldn’t have been able passion for music and the performing a high note and hyped the audience up A prime standout moment of the show to effortlessly accomplish at other arts. My grandfather opened up for the incredible performance to come. was the freestyle competition which reputably intimate venues. the first dance studio in Charlotte, Host Maddy Mokes espoused plenty included members of Urban as well as Not only have I had one-on-one helping bring liberal arts to the city,” of wholesome wisdom throughout the their guests. The competition epitomized and engaging experiences with the David Coyle said. night, adding an endearing touch to the supportive and lighthearted nature artists at the Velvet Jones, but I’ve Coyle hopes to follow in his the breaks between sets. At one point, of dance, particularly as all of the also interacted with friendly staff grandfather’s footsteps and continue Mokes told the crowd that she heard participants and audience members members who hoped to ensure a to kindle the dreams that live within someone express their nervousness rallied around the youngest member of positive experience for attendees. the walls of the Velvet Jones. backstage. She stated that nervousness the competition from Undeclared, who In 2013, the Velvet Jones hosted The Velvet Jones is simultaneously equivocates to caring and hard work, — let’s be honest — absolutely killed it. a Panic! at the Disco show. For a an ambient yet exciting scene, earning heartfelt “awwws” and cheers Adding to the diversity of the show small venue to host such a widely- brimming with musical excellence. from the audience. was Urban’s first-ever contemporary known artist is an immaculate feat. The Coyles are working to soon The next UDC set showcased the dance set. Set to Leon Bridges’ gorgeous While the line to enter the concert launch a crowdsourcing campaign as talent of the first-years of the company. ballad “River,” members of UDC was large, fans who attended the well, following the solidification of a Adhering to the theme of monsters, the expressed themes of community and show remarked that there was no business plan. freshmen were able to showcase their victory while overcoming mental health noticeable barricade put up between Potential patrons are encouraged specific talents and also their class’s struggles, something they noted that the crowd and the artists. The lack to share the news with friends and/ overall collective technique and skill dance helps them achieve. The dancers of separation, generally necessary to or contact the company directly to level. The second-years of Urban offered beautifully conveyed these themes maintain order at concert venues, provide support. The Velvet Jones will a more contemporary take on hip hop, through their elegant and sophisticated is a strong indication of the venue’s also be hosting a fundraiser event; which added a nice reprieve from hard- set, which was both technically and intimate niche. artists interested in performing are hitting pieces prior. With a mash-up emotionally stunning. In the next few weeks, the Velvet encouraged to contact the venue of several Billie Eilish songs, including Year after year, Urban Dance Jones will be hosting the Silversun directly via email. “You Should See Me in a Crown,” “Bury Company continuously reminds UCSB Pickups, Gnash and the Mystic You can contact Identity a Friend” and “Bad Guy,” the second- why they are so phenomenal. In addition Braves. These shows, while exciting, Productions directly to support the years brought a refreshing piece to the to their flawless technique, fun sets, song only impart a glimpse of what the cause either by Instagram DM or via show. choices and amazing stage presence, location has had to offer. email: One of the most pleasant surprises of they also continue to give back to their Among all its diversity, this venue Instagram: @identity_productions; the show was Ventura-based company community. Whether it be an issue unmistakably serves as a rap hub. Email: identity.productions2018@gmail. Undeclared. While certainly fun-sized, of mental health or children’s dance In 2016, 21 Savage graced the stage com this group of dancers ranging in age educations, they are always stepping up.