I.V. To Develop More Low-Income Housing

Following the approval of the Isla Vista Master Plan this past summer, local officials announced earlier this month that a rezoned neighborhood may satisfy state requirements for low-income housing in Santa Barbara County.

Music With A Twist

If you prefer your music with a coffee and a cigarette rather than a forty and a blunt, the lounge act Pink Martini is perfect for you.

Santa Barbara Attempts to Build on Last Season’s Dual National Ranking

As two of the most unsung athletic teams at UCSB, the men’s and women’s cross country squads will look to build on last season’s achievements and once again compete for Big West supremacy.

Freedom Friar: Iraq’s Misadventures Fail to Impress During Testimony

On Sept. 10 and 11, 2007, David Petraeus – to some, Christ – four-star general and savior of all things Iraq, testified before the United States Congress regarding progress in Iraq propelled by a recent “surge” of just over 20,000 additional U.S. soldiers into the battle zone.

SB Student Dies in Jet Ski Accident

The UCSB community suffered a loss this summer after student Nicole Injayan was killed in a jet ski crash last month.

Rilo Kiley

There is one universal truth that all indie music fans eventually have to come to grips with – inevitably almost all of the best indie bands will take a foray into the mainstream.

Santa Barbara Upsets #22 Santa Clara in SCU Invitational

The UCSB women’s volleyball team brought out their balls of fury in a big way last weekend, emphatically ending their six-match losing streak with three consecutive wins off by a 3-2 victory over #22 Santa Clara on the road.

Bad Celebs Takeover Summer’s Headlines

If 1967 had the Summer of Love, 2007 was the Summer of Scandal.

IVFP To Open New Headquarters on Trigo Road

At a recent groundbreaking ceremony, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown commenced the construction of a new Isla Vista Foot Patrol station that will replace the current structure on Pardall Road.

The Mouse That Does Not Squeak

Playing the Santa Barbara Bowl last Friday was Modest Mouse – a band that needs no introduction to the Santa Barbara crowd.