UCSB Upsets Irvine
On the road facing Big West-leading UC Irvine, the UCSB women’s basketball team stepped up big on Thursday with an important 69-58 victory over the Anteaters.
Gauchos Kick Off MPSF Play on Road Against UCSD, Irvine
Coming off a second place finish at the Gaucho Collegiate Invitational, the # 5 UCSB men’s volleyball team kicks off conference play against UCSD on Friday and #7 UC Irvine on Saturday.
Johnson, Nunnally Score 44 in Big West Win
The UCSB men’s basketball team might have found yet another option at guard in its 6’10” senior forward Jon Pastorek.
EasyLove Records Electrifies Santa Barbara
Isla Vista-born EasyLove Records will open for JFK — of house music group MSTRKRFT — today at Santa Barbara’s Tonic nightclub, starting at 9 p.m.
Santa Barbara Premieres Film Festival
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will begin selling tickets for this year’s event next Monday at the Arlington Library.
U.S. Forest Service Jobs Open To New Recruits
Officials from the Los Padres National Forest will appear at San Marcos Fire Station this weekend to encourage and assist individuals seeking wildland firefighting jobs with the U.S. Forest Service.
Farr Discusses Complaints of I.V. Residents
Third District County Supervisor Doreen Farr held office hours in Isla Vista yesterday in order to address her constituents’ questions and concerns.
Scientists Find Nanomaterials Accumulate in Small Predators
Researchers at UCSB have found that certain nanoparticles may have not-so-nano impacts within simple food chains. Published online in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the study suggests that the toxic effects of protozoa consuming nanomaterial-containing bacteria could also be found higher up in the food chain at higher concentrations. Biomagnification occurs when there is an increase […]
Organisms Clean Up Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico
Methane-munching bacteria in the Gulf of Mexico have surprised scientists with their ability to quickly consume the hazardous compound after the record-breaking Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred in April 2010. The explosion on the BP-owned oil rig resulted in the death of 11 workers and the release of approximately 170 million gallons of oil […]
Sweet Home Isla Vista
The following article is the first in a series examining topics of interest and concern about housing for tenants, landlords and the Isla Vista community…