Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

April 5, 2016

Isla Vista Crime Down 20% Over Two Years, DA Reports

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new report from the Isla Vista Safe Committee shows violent crime in I.V. decreased 25 percent and overall crime decreased 20 percent from 2013 to 2015.

April 3, 2016

Deltopia Crowds, Arrests, Citations Down for Second Straight Year

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Dahyana Barraza, Siboney Arias

Despite the ubiquitous parties and red cups in Isla Vista this Deltopia weekend, preliminary statistics show that crowd size, arrests and citations decreased for a second straight year.

April 3, 2016

Horses Kept on Sideline During Deltopia

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

In contrast to years past, police horses spent much of Deltopia in portable trailers on the edge of Isla Vista Saturday after some students criticized their use as "intimidating."

April 2, 2016

More Than 1000 Isla Vistans Without Power After Underground Fire

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The outage stretches from the edge of UCSB west to Camino Pescadero and from the bottom of the IV loop to El Colegio Road, leaving more than 1000 residents without power.

April 1, 2016

Controversial Trump Markings Surface Around Campus

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

UCSB maintenance staff washed much of the chalk away by Thursday afternoon, leaving only blurred marks and puddles, but many students remained troubled by the aggressive messages.

March 27, 2016

New Committee To Review Sexual Harassment Sanctions Against UC Senior Leaders

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

UC President Janet Napolitano has selected 12 members to serve on a new committee tasked with reviewing sanctions imposed on UC “senior leaders” who violate the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment.

March 25, 2016

Suspect Arrested in ‘Diabolical’ Triple Homicide

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Pierre Haobsh, 27, at gunpoint shortly after midnight Friday at a Bonsall gas station in San Diego County.

March 25, 2016

Names of Triple-Homicide Victims Released

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A local doctor, his wife and their five-year-old daughter were found dead Wednesday inside their Goleta-area residence.

March 3, 2016

Former Student Denied Bail, Held on Rape Charges

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The former UCSB student accused of raping and beating another former student with two men in 2014 was denied bail Wednesday.

February 25, 2016

Silk Road Ensemble Thrills Granada

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Yo-Yo Ma was the last person to begin playing, and while many of those in the audience likely came to see him, it was members of the ensemble who were front and center for much of the night.

February 20, 2016

Students ‘LARP’ for Lymphoma Research

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

About 45 UCSB students beat each other senseless with foam-covered PVC pipes on Saturday in a live action role-playing (LARP) battle to support lymphoma research.

February 16, 2016

Ex-Student Pleads Not Guilty in 2014 Campus Rape

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A former UC Santa Barbara student accused of raping a woman on campus in 2014 pleaded not guilty to two felony rape charges Tuesday and will continue to be held without bail.

February 13, 2016

Students Pack Thunderdome, Kick off ABC Conference

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Nearly 500 students from 18 California colleges filled the UCSB Thunderdome Saturday morning for the Afrikan Black Coalition (ABC) Conference opening ceremony, where they were greeted by singers, dancers, spoken word ar...

February 13, 2016

UCSB Hosts 12th Annual Afrikan Black Coalition Conference

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Organizers estimate more than 600 students from all University of California campuses and nearly every California State University will travel to UCSB from Feb. 12-15 for the 12th annual Afrikan Black Coalition Conferenc...

February 11, 2016

University, Police, Attorney Respond to Rape Arrest

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The University of California, Santa Barbara responded Thursday to the arrest of a suspect in the February 2014 rape and assault of a student on campus.

February 11, 2016

Students Suspect Increase in Bike Citations

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Ricky Waltman was biking to work early Tuesday morning when he approached a stop sign at the corner of Camino Del Sur and Trigo Road. A California Highway Patrol car was parked on the side of the street, but Waltman didn...