Isla Vista

April 9, 2022

IVCSD’s Spring Festival Attracts Over 1,000 Students During Deltopia

By Atmika Iyer

The festival was years in the making, with the pandemic preventing the community services district from holding the festival since 2020.

April 9, 2022

“That Was like a Glorified Dayge”: Students Reflect on First Full-Scale Deltopia in Two Years

By Nisha Malley

Although Yalew emphasized how much fun he had participating in Deltopia, he also said that it didn’t quite meet his expectations as a first-timer.

April 8, 2022

EVPLA Office’s Open Market Returns to Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

The idea of the Open Market began two years ago, when UCSB 2019-20 External Vice President of Local Affairs Christian Ornelas sold vintage clothing as a vendor himself.

April 6, 2022

Deltopia Yields Few Arrests, With at Least One Serious Injury

By Atmika Iyer

The number of arrests and citations was downscaled from previous pre-pandemic Deltopias, with the 2019 Deltopia yielding 94 citations and 38 arrests, the Nexus reported in 2019.

April 3, 2022

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Hosts Isla Vista Community Safety and Support Forum

By Atmika Iyer

April 1, 2022

GIVE Benefit Sale Returns to Isla Vista After Two Years

By Asumi Shuda

The GIVE Benefit Sale is a project that was started 32 years ago over the environmental impact of students dumping unneeded materials during move-out week.

March 31, 2022

Isla Vista Youth Projects Partners With Veggie Rescue To Address Food Insecurity in Community

By Kyra Schimpf

The food stand is open every first, second and fourth Thursday of each month.

March 31, 2022

University, Law Enforcement and IVCSD Set Deltopia Safety Precautions

By Atmika Iyer

The university, law enforcement and community organizations are taking several safety measures in response to previous Deltopias that resulted in unsafe situations, like the 2014 Deltopia riots.

March 31, 2022

Isla Vista Community Services District Reflects on Past Accomplishments, Sets Future Priorities at Annual Board Retreat

By Nisha Malley

The retreat included roundtable discussions of IVCSD’s staffing capacity and financial position, a review of its community services and an assessment of the physical spaces utilized by IVCSD.

March 31, 2022

“I’ve heard it’s pretty wild”: Students Set Expectations for a Long-Awaited In-Person Deltopia

By Nisha Malley, Atmika Iyer

Many first-, second- and third-year students will be attending their first Deltopia this year.

March 11, 2022

SBSO Investigates Robbery at I.V. 7-Eleven

By Asumi Shuda

The SBSO lifted the initial request to avoid the surrounding area until further notice, but the investigation of the incident is still ongoing.

March 7, 2022

IVCSD Holds “Lighting Walk” To Assess Street Lighting in I.V.

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Kyra Schimpf

Volunteers gathered at the Isla Vista Community Center and then split into groups, with each group walking through a different quadrant of I.V. and making note of its underlit areas.

March 5, 2022

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect for Attempted Kidnapping, Sexual Battery

By Nisha Malley, Atmika Iyer

SBSO eventually located and arrested the suspect with the help of community informants and home security video footage that captured the suspect in his vehicle.