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May 14, 2018

Sexual Battery Reported on Campus Point

By Sanya Kamidi

A woman was reportedly groped at Campus Point on Sunday morning, according to the UC Santa Barbara Police Department. The victim reported that an unfamiliar man “grabbed her buttocks” at approximately 10:20 a.m. whil...

May 13, 2018

Suspect Arrested for Stalking at On-Campus Residence Hall

By Evelyn Spence

The UC Santa Barbara Police Department arrested Minh Nguyen at San Rafael Residence Hall on Wednesday night.

May 13, 2018

IVRPD Appoints New Board Member for Seven-Month Term

By Maura Fox

The Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District appointed a new member to the board of directors at Thursday’s meeting after a nine-week long position vacancy.

May 10, 2018

Annual Juggling Festival Returns to I.V.

By Anyi Cheng

Profits from the festival will be donated to the Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA) organization, formerly named Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center.

May 10, 2018

Isla Vistans Would Pay $30 a Year for New Tax Promising to Fund I.V. Services

By Jose Ochoa

The Isla Vista Community Services District estimates a proposed tax, which will come to a vote this June, will generate approximately $702,444 in annual revenue for the district and cost I.V. residents an additional $30....

May 10, 2018

20-25 Reported Rapes in Isla Vista Over 3-Year Period, CSD Report Finds

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The Isla Vista Community Services District introduced a preliminary report on Tuesday detailing sexual assault and misconduct cases on campus and in Isla Vista since 2013.

May 10, 2018

C.A.P.S. Director Explains Lack of Long-Term Counseling

By Katie Wolf

UC Santa Barbara’s Counseling and Psychological Services does not offer long-term counseling because its staff limitations and budget do not currently allow it, according to Clinical Director Turi Honegger.

May 10, 2018

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May 10, 2018

Cannabis Measure Receives CSD Endorsement

By Evelyn Spence

The Isla Vista Community Services District voted on Tuesday to endorse Measure T, which would allow the county to tax cannabis operations within unincorporated areas of the county, including I.V.

May 10, 2018

AFSCME Strike Comes to an End, A.S. Passes Resolution in Support

By Evelyn Spence

The Associated Students Senate passed a resolution during a meeting Wednesday night expressing support for the UC workers union’s three-day strike.

May 7, 2018

AFSCME Begins Strike, Draws Over 200 Supporters at UCSB

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Vianna Mabanag, Luke Dorsey

Workers from all 10 UC campuses plan to strike from May 7 to May 9. Participants on UCSB’s campus will strike from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. during these days.

May 7, 2018

Student Organizers Move to Pass Prop 68, Which Would Fund I.V. Parks

By Katie Wolf

The legislation will be used to combat the negative effects of California’s natural disasters, according to IVRPD chairman Jacob Lebell.

May 6, 2018

Tenant-Landlord Mediation Program Comes to I.V.

By Sofía Mejías-Pascoe

The tenant landlord mediation services will foster better relationships between tenants and landlords in I.V., according to Jonathan Abboud, I.V. CSD manager.