Isla Vista

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

In the past month, there have been three reports of sexual assault at the Sigma Pi house.
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Rape Reported at Sigma Pi House, Third Sexual Assault Allegation in Past Month

This is the third sexual assault allegation naming Sigma Pi in the past month.
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Speculation and Scrutiny: Community Reacts to Timely Warning

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.
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Sigma Pi Removes Fraternity Member Following Sexual Assault Allegations

Doe said she has not approached the university or the local police.
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Trial For iV Menus Owner Patrick Galoustian Pushed to January 2020

The trial for iV Menus owner Patrick Galoustian will now begin in January 2020 at the request of his lawyer.
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Galoustian Files Motion In Court Requesting UCPD Internal Documents, Alleging Violation of Due Process In His Arrest and Investigation

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.
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Two Incidents Involving Date-Rape Drugs Reported at Fraternity

These incidents were reported to the university through the UCSB Clery Coordinator on Thursday, according to the timely warning. 
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in Isla Vista

Little excerpts of events happening around Isla Vista this week; go out, join your neighbors, and have fun!
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Where Did He Come From? Where Did He Go? Campus Researcher Weighs in on Mountain Lion Sightings

The mountain lion may have come to campus by following the coast or from the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains.
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How California’s New Rent Control Bill Could Affect Isla Vista

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

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.
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In Photos | Pardall Carnival & Meet Your Neighbors Day

Nexus photographers captured photos of the festival fun.
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“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

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.
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Fourth Mountain Lion Sighting Spooks Students

The school has sent out a number of warnings over the past few weeks about mountain lion sightings.
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I.V. CSD Considers Turning Deltopia Into a Sanctioned Festival

The Isla Vista Community Services District discussed a proposal from Lucidity Festivals to turn Deltopia into a more controlled community celebration and festival.
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