Candidate for CA Governor To Visit

April 19, 2010 by

Gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown will make a campaign appearance at UCSB next Monday, marking his first stop on a college campus this year.
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Party Lands on DP Due to Closed Beaches

April 12, 2010 by and

Despite barricades restricting all beach access, roughly 8,000 revelers celebrated Floatopia on the streets of Isla Vista.
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County Wipes Out Floatopia

April 7, 2010 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. will barricade all beach access points in Isla Vista and on campus this Saturday in order to stop Floatopia.
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County Wipes Out Floatopia

April 6, 2010 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. will barricade all beach access points in Isla Vista and on campus this Saturday in order to stop Floatopia.
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Only in I.V.

March 30, 2010 by

A Web site dedicated to comedic photographs of life in Isla Vista has become an overnight hit with the Gaucho community.
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Rove Cracks Jokes, Defends Iraq War on Campus Visit

February 26, 2010 by and

"Let's remember what this is all about," Karl Rove said to a packed audience in Campbell Hall as 150 protesters stood outside. "It's about our country, and this is a shared experience."
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Beirut Teams Battle for Bucks

February 8, 2010 by

The best of Isla Vista's pong players are heating up as the winter season of the I.V. Beer Pong League gets underway.
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Tempest Batters SB Coast

January 22, 2010 by

Drops of water fell from the sky this week, bringing UCSB to a standstill.
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Wild Waves Rock Surfing Spots

January 14, 2010 by and

Surfers were out in force yesterday chasing what may prove to be the best swell of the season.
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Gaucho Grad Takes On Local Budget Troubles

January 8, 2010 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors officially appointed Second District Supervisor and UCSB alumna Janet Wolf as its new chair this Monday.
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No Marley Mural, No Cry

January 5, 2010 by

In 1981 the world mourned the death of Bob Marley to cancer. Now, nearly three decades later, Isla Vista must relive the loss, thanks to a thin layer of blue paint.
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Interns To Participate in Whale Project

January 4, 2010 by

A handful of UCSB students will have a whale of a tale to tell this quarter thanks to the annual Gray Whales Count.
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Unexpected Violence Shocks Student

November 5, 2009 by

On Halloween day, I was sitting at an outdoor restaurant on campus with a friend when our conversation was interrupted by a strange commotion. We heard some shouts followed by a small stampede of Ghan...
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Turning Down Busta for Buduburam

September 24, 2009 by

On Friday, I was invited to attend a Busta Rhymes concert in Accra the next night by the hiplife group whose music video I was in (which is a long story for another blog post).
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I.V. Residents Meet Irish Visitors With Mixed Feelings

July 15, 2009 by and

In what has become an increasingly common occurrence, the streets of Isla Vista are once again flooded with Irish visitors for the summer.
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