Film Screening to Benefit Homeless Center
The Arlington Theatre will screen all four installments of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series during its All Pirates Weekend celebration in honor of the venue’s 80th anniversary.
Children’s Center Celebration Raises Money in Auction
University Children’s Center and Orfalea Family Children’s Center will conclude their weeklong silent auction to raise money for the centers at 4 p.m. in the Student Resource Building. The Children’s Center Parent Council hosted the “Rock n’ Raffle” this week and will use the funds for educational activities including music and art projects, hands-on science […]
Event Endorses Energy Efficient Automobiles
Congresswoman Lois Capps will speak today at the University Center to support UCSB CALPIRG’s Global Warming Solutions Campaign and Clean Car Show. The free public event — organized by G.W.S.C. media intern Jessica F. Eckdish and UCSB CalPIRG Vice-chairman Matt Gilliland — runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will showcase state-of-the-art electric-powered automobiles […]
Atheists Deem Doomsday Pile of Prophetic Nonsense
This week’s question: “How do you feel about the ‘Rapture’ this Saturday, May 21?” There is a group of people who believe that this Saturday is the Rapture and that October will be the end of the world. You’ve probably been offered a pamphlet from one of these folks. If you care to stop […]
Ignorance Exacerbates Homelessness Intolerance
If you live in Isla Vista you are undoubtedly familiar with the large presence of the homeless population. We bike by them everyday, yet few of us take the time to truly get to know their stories. Many of the homeless in Santa Barbara suffer from mental illness, have tragically lost loved ones and a […]
Music Event To Promote Coast
The Surfrider Foundation’s Isla Vista chapter will host its 12th annual Concert for the Coast at noon on Saturday in Anisq’ Oyo’ Park to advocate for the protection of the local coastline. The free event will feature discussions on environmental issues by several speakers and raffles to raise money for the organization. Oakland’s critically acclaimed hip hop group Zion I will […]
Police Blotter
Isla Vista’s finest arrested a would-be prophet Saturday for public intoxication — whether the officers were converted to believers was not included in the police report. The boys in blue found a half-naked man — unaware Rapture would begin the following weekend — bolting west at about 4 a.m. on Pasado Road, flailing his arms […]
Students Rally for Affordability
UC students are participating in a statewide “Day of Action” demonstration tomorrow in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s revised 2011-12 budget proposal’s extended cuts to UC funding. The proposal recommends slashing $500 million in financial support from the UC system’s state funding as part of a $1.4 billion overall reduction in funding to the state’s […]
A.S. Representatives Face Alcohol Allegations
Associated Students Judicial Council will decide today whether to approve or overturn A.S. Elections Committee’s May 6 recommendation that 14 current or former members of Associated Students — eight of whom were sworn in to the 2011-12 Legislative Council on Wednesday — be charged with serving alcohol to minors during Spring Elections. A.S. President Harrison […]
Gauchos Name New Head Coach
UCSB Director of Athletics Mark Massari announced at a press conference Thursday morning that Carlene Mitchell — who has spent the last ten years at Rutgers — will take over as the head coach of the Gaucho women’s basketball team.