News

March 5, 2017

Police Intervene After Threat of Suicide on I.V. Cliffs

By Josh Ortiz

A suicidal subject threatened to jump off a cliff on Saturday at Pelican Park in Isla Vista, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday.

March 2, 2017

Students Meet Under Storke Tower to Rally Against ‘Dirty Oil’

By Melody Pezeshkian, Deepika Chandrashekar

Around 40 students from several environmental clubs rallied Thursday under Storke Tower to protest dirty oil and show support for environmental health.

March 2, 2017

Surf Report: Mar. 3 to 5

By Rebekah Akiyoshi

This is honestly the worst surf I have seen in a long time.

March 2, 2017

Documents Show 6 UCSB Employees Violated Title IX Policy

By Allison Garfield, Josh Ortiz, Stephany Rubio

The documents identify approximately 124 Title IX violations across the UC system between Jan. 1, 2013, and April 6, 2016. Four of six cases at UCSB were reported by students, and the remaining were reported by UC staff.

March 2, 2017

CSD Takes First Steps in I.V. Governance

By Jose Ochoa, Josh Ortiz

The Isla Vista Community Services District was born this Wednesday after a decades-long movement for self-governance in Isla Vista.

March 2, 2017

Students Search for Housing After DP Evacuations

By Phi Do

Forty-eight students have been in search of housing due to the recent evacuation orders of two properties on Del Playa Drive.

March 2, 2017

UCSB Loses ‘Goofy, Caring’ Student

By Maura Fox

A UC Santa Barbara global studies major died in his sleep on Feb. 15 in his Santa Barbara home.

March 2, 2017

Vista Point: The Goings-On in I.V.

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

FNL Improvability will ditch the improv this Friday and perform scripted sketches in Embarcadero Hall during their 8 p.m. show. Tickets to the 8 p.m. show are $3. They will resume performing improv during their late nigh...

March 2, 2017

Carbajal, Student Visit D.C.

By Maura Fox

President Donald Trump spoke at the joint session of Congress in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, discussing his first weeks as president and moving forward as a united nation.

March 1, 2017

Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem To Speak in Santa Barbara

By Cameron Costello

A political activist, journalist and lecturer, Steinem has been a spokesperson for gender equality since her involvement as a leader in the feminist movement of the 1960s.

March 1, 2017

Documents Obtained by ‘Daily Californian’ Reveal 113 Cases of Sexual Misconduct Across UC

By Josh Ortiz

Approximately one-third of the faculty, staff and coaches named in the documents still work for the UC, according to Daily Cal.

March 1, 2017

County To Reinstate Festival Ordinance for Deltopia 2017

By Jose Ochoa

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday introducing a bill to prohibit musical activities between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. for this year’s Deltopia weekend.

February 28, 2017

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Appoints CSD Board Member

By Josh Ortiz

Bob Geis, the former county auditor-controller, will serve as the county appointee on the CSD board for the next two years.

February 24, 2017

Surfers To Compete for Glory, Reusable Party Cups on Saturday

By Allison Garfield

I.V. Surfrider is hosting on Saturday the first-ever Isla Vista Benefit Surf Contest.

February 23, 2017

Surf Report: Feb. 24 to 26

By Rebekah Akiyoshi

Pretty meh this weekend, but yaaah brah! No more rain!

February 23, 2017

Ben Shapiro Packs Campbell Hall for Controversial Lecture

By Brian Wheat

Conservative political commentator and author Ben Shapiro spoke at UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday for his event, “Lies, Prejudice, and Division: The Legacy of the #BLM Movement.”