In Photos | As Students Return for Fall Quarter, Maskless Parties Draw Hundreds to Del Playa Drive
By Max Abrams
October 10, 2020 at 4:11 pm
In light of the start of fall quarter at UC Santa Barbara, the Nexus followed up on previous reporting that documented maskless parties and large gatherings in Isla Vista at the end of August.Â
On Friday, Oct. 9, about 500 people, many of whom travelled together in large groups without masks, were seen on the streets of Del Playa Drive between the hours of 10 p.m. and 12 a.m. Some parties spilled into the street, while others took place out of sight behind fenced-off properties.Â
The presence of law enforcement was minimal.Â
Large gatherings — and not wearing a mask while around large groups — are currently prohibited by Santa Barbara County, according to Health Officer Order No. 2020-12.5 and Health Officer Order No. 2020-10, respectively.Â
Stupid, selfish SOBs. As a UC employee with immunocompromised children that lives in IV, allow me to say FU all. Thankfully I’m transferring out of here in Nov to UC Berkeley. I hope you pathetic excuses for humans don’t transfer COVID to your parents but then they didn’t teach you well so…karma.
hopefully your kids’ immune systems are better than your housing choices
Must be nice when mommy and daddy pay for your rent and you don’t actually live here. When you morons are the reason rents are sky high and there’s lack of housing for everyone in Santa Barbara. Get bent asshole.
Yes! IV is far more expensive than goleta.. please leave asap
Knew this would happen. A big FU from another UCSB employee trying to stay safe
Stupidity x callousness. Eventually, they will back to their home towns, their parents, their grandparents…then come the tears and “if only” backfilling. A plague upon their house…oh, well that will take care of itself now won’t it…
I’m embarrassed to admit that I attended UCSB for 2 yrs before a transfer to
Berkeley decades ago. Stupid dumbasses, beyond inconsiderate, and clearly not university material.
Hard numbers… worst in SB County over the last month was Guadalupe (700 new cases/100K people). IV was tied with Santa Maria for second worst (280 new cases/100K people). Hard to know what the # of tests was for any of these places. Cumulative, since the pandemic beginning, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Guadalupe, and the City of Santa Barbara have all done worse that IV in per capita cases. IV did quite well until recently. The origin of the recent bump in IV has never been published… there are about 40 big tents now in the IV parks with unhoused folks,… Read more »
Snooze, not much of an article. More like TMZ
it will be interesting to see how big of a spike this causes, i worry for the families they’ll go back to in november
For people are complaining about remote learning and the price of that education. They sure arent acting like they want school to be in person ever.
Surprise they are acting like spoiled children. This is why staff is scared of the students and in person learning.
I don’t believe this is even real – what are the odds that literally not one person even has a mask hanging from their ears? Doubtful
Odds are really good since I always see tons of people out gathering in IV without masks.
Would just like to say that most of these kids are from SBCC and out-of-town. Almost every UC student I know (myself included) does not condone this.
Also, what do you expect to happen when the police/school takes close to no part in enforcing this behavior?
Sorry but that’s a farce. All of the people in my building are UC and not one ever wears a mask. They’re just as Fd up and complicit.
nobody should be surprised. i’m just outraged that we continue to open colleges and schools knowing that kids can’t put public health ahead of their personal gratification. especially in these young age groups, where social interaction is the primary motivator, it should be expected that we cannot manage their interactions, and we should NOT be opening schools given this guaranteed transmission.
Thin the herd, I say. More Earth for the rest of us.
I prefer to take the risk. if you’re vulnerable I reccomend that you take extra precautions, instead of expecting everyone else to spend a year in lockdown.. I think the best way to develop immunity currently, is through exposure to the virus.. For most us, the social and economic consequences of the lockdown are FAR more dangerous than COVID-19.. the value added by networking in college is enormous. We aren’t scared.. you stay home and pay for delivery and don’t hug your kids.. quit your job if you’re so worried, don’t expect everyone else to quit networking and building.. just… Read more »
Ignorant idiots like you need to stay out of the hospital when you get sick.
The social consequences of lock down are more dangerous than potentially killing your self/friends/other people. You ignorant selfish shit. You have no concept of reality if you were alone we would leave you alone but you are the reason that we are shut down and will continue to stay shut down.