Isla Vista

October 31, 2019

There’s No Place Quite Like Sweet Jane

By Sanya Kamidi

In addition to the myriad of costume-esque clothing and accessory options, Sweet Jane sells birthday supplies, festival clothes and Isla Vista-specific merchandise.

October 31, 2019

“Haunt the Loop” Ghosted by Children: Trick-or-Treat Event Yields Lower Turnout Than Expected

By Max Abrams, Katherine Swartz

The weekend event drew six people — three of whom were children — down from fifty last year.

October 31, 2019

Pre-Halloween Weekend Shows “Relatively Slow” Activity

By Evelyn Spence

This past weekend saw 19 citations and four arrests on Friday, and eight citations and one arrest on Saturday.

October 30, 2019

Sigma Pi Operations Suspended By National Executive Office While UCSB Investigates Sexual Assault Allegations

By Sanya Kamidi

In the past month, there have been three reports of sexual assault at the Sigma Pi house.

October 28, 2019

Rape Reported at Sigma Pi House, Third Sexual Assault Allegation in Past Month

By Evelyn Spence

This is the third sexual assault allegation naming Sigma Pi in the past month.

October 24, 2019

Speculation and Scrutiny: Community Reacts to Timely Warning

By Katherine Swartz, Max Abrams

The warning drew equal parts speculation and scrutiny when key information surrounding the two alleged incidents of date-rape drug use were left undisclosed in the email.

October 24, 2019

Sigma Pi Removes Fraternity Member Following Sexual Assault Allegations

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi

Doe said she has not approached the university or the local police.

October 24, 2019

Trial For iV Menus Owner Patrick Galoustian Pushed to January 2020

By Sanya Kamidi

The trial for iV Menus owner Patrick Galoustian will now begin in January 2020 at the request of his lawyer.

October 23, 2019

Galoustian Files Motion In Court Requesting UCPD Internal Documents, Alleging Violation of Due Process In His Arrest and Investigation

By Sanya Kamidi

Judge James E. Herman will hear the motion during the afternoon proceedings of the Santa Barbara County Court, which begin at 1:30 p.m.

October 17, 2019

Two Incidents Involving Date-Rape Drugs Reported at Fraternity

By Evelyn Spence

These incidents were reported to the university through the UCSB Clery Coordinator on Thursday, according to the timely warning. 

October 17, 2019

Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

By Staff Report

Little excerpts of events happening around Isla Vista this week; go out, join your neighbors, and have fun!

October 17, 2019

Where Did He Come From? Where Did He Go? Campus Researcher Weighs in on Mountain Lion Sightings

By Sean Crommelin

The mountain lion may have come to campus by following the coast or from the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains.

October 17, 2019

How California’s New Rent Control Bill Could Affect Isla Vista

By Jackson Guilfoil

But while many renter groups across the state have hailed the bill as a welcome reprieve from landlords, detractors claim the bill will worsen the housing crisis. 

October 15, 2019

50 Years In the Making: Isla Vista Community Center Celebrates Soft Opening

By Jackson Guilfoil

Efforts to open the center began in the 1970s, when the building that now houses the Isla Vista Clinic was sold, prompting activists to seek a new space.

October 14, 2019

In Photos | Pardall Carnival & Meet Your Neighbors Day

By Daily Nexus Photography

Nexus photographers captured photos of the festival fun.

October 10, 2019

“She doesn’t know that she’s a sea lion and she doesn’t know where she is”: Unhealthy Sea Lion Spotted on I.V. Beaches

By Katherine Swartz

As Rogers would soon discover, the sea lion was seen in multiple places across the Isla Vista beaches over the weekend and was showing signs of domoic acid toxicosis.