Jackson Kerr

February 4, 2014

Christian Groups on Campus Sell Clothes to Fund Missions Overseas

By Jackson Kerr

Clothes will abound today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Parking Lot 22, where members of Epic — an Asian American Christian group on campus — and the nonprofit organization Campus Crusade for Christ plan to flag down pas...

February 3, 2014

New Student-Run Magazine Debuts At I.V. Food Co-op

By Jackson Kerr

Branching from the UCSB English Department, a new student-run literary arts magazine called The Catalyst made its debut with a launch party hosted at the Isla Vista Food Co-op on Thursday.

January 22, 2014

UCSB’s Prestige, Applicants Increase

By Jackson Kerr

Applications to the UC system have increased across the board and this year, UCSB received a record-breaking 80,893 freshman and transfer applicants.

January 7, 2014

Sk8 or Die: Group Makes Headway on Skate Park

By Jackson Kerr

Isla Vista may be welcoming a new skate park after a dozen local skaters attended an Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District (IVRPD) meeting in December to protest converting PerfectPark into a parking lot.

November 21, 2013

Music Ensemble Combines Sound, Science, Visuals in Experimental Collaborative Show

By Jackson Kerr

The Center for Research in Electronic Art Technology, or CREATE, and the Media Arts and Technology Program, or MAT, presented an electronic and visual music show called “Sound Storm” at the Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall...

November 19, 2013

Students Talk to Students in Turkey-less ‘Turkey Talk’

By Jackson Kerr

Associated Students Senate held a “Turkey Talk” — although there was no actual turkey — in Santa Rosa Residence Hall last night, inviting students to speak with the campus’s student government.

November 18, 2013

Media Arts and Technology Graduate Program Hosts Event Featuring Music, Light and Color

By Jackson Kerr

The UCSB Media Arts and Technology (MAT) graduate program held a one-day visual music symposium called “Exploring Visual Music” on Saturday at Elings Hall. The symposium focused on musical experiments dealing with li...

November 5, 2013

UCSB Alum Creates New Chatroom App Inspired by I.V. Local Gatherings

By Jackson Kerr

Created by a UCSB alum, Popcorn Messaging is a new free mobile application that connects people with their neighbors through anonymous chatrooms.

October 31, 2013

HalloClean Plans on Cleaning Halloween Party Damage in I.V.

By Jackson Kerr

Isla Vista community members will be picking up post-Halloween debris this Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. though HalloClean, a concerted effort by students and local business owners looking to combat I.V.’s...

October 31, 2013

KCSB Radio Plans First Record Label

By Jackson Kerr

After over five decades of community radio, UCSB’s own 91.9 KCSB-FM plans to debut their first record label, Bank Burner Records, with a show at Del Pueblo Café in Santa Barbara that will feature local surf rock band,...

October 17, 2013

Contemporary Soul Music Takes the Stage at the Hub

By Jackson Kerr

The Associated Students Program Board’s new concert series, Soulektion, will bring modern soul band, The Internet, and multi-genre bass player, Thundercat, to the Hub today at 9 p.m.

October 15, 2013

Film Event Examines Major Social Issues Growing in the U.S.

By Jackson Kerr

The critically acclaimed HBO documentary, “American Winter,” which reveals a personal look at the economic recession’s effect on eight different middle-class] American families, will screen tonight at 7 p.m. in Pol...