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April 19, 2016

Siavash Zohoori Recognized as Student Advocate of the Year

By Josh Ortiz

The University of California Student Association recognized a UCSB student and May 23 shooting survivor as Student Advocate of the Year on Sunday.

April 19, 2016

Local Group Registers More than 2,000 To Vote

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A collective of UCSB graduates and politically active locals has registered more than 2,000 Isla Vistans and UCSB students to vote in anticipation of the California primary elections.

April 18, 2016

Gauchos Celebrate Holi 2016

By Shakuntala Mitra

Over 1,200 students and Isla Vista residents gathered at the beach by the Anacapa and Santa Cruz dorms on Sunday to celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colors.

April 18, 2016

UCSB Staff Member Puts out Minor Blaze

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A staff member in UCSB's Chemistry Building put out a growing fire Monday afternoon by throwing a bucket of water on the wooden stairs of a faculty office building.

April 18, 2016

Ike’s Sandwich Shop Hopes To Avoid Fate of Other I.V. Restaurants

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new sandwich shop, Ike’s Love and Sandwiches — also known as Ike’s Place — opened in Isla Vista Saturday, hoping to capitalize on a location where other restaurants have failed.

April 17, 2016

Cutting Board Left in Oven Causes Fire on Camino Del Sur

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Inside a first-floor apartment, Santa Barbara County firefighters found that a cutting board had been left inside a cooking oven, producing smoke that drifted out of the building.

April 17, 2016

Isla Vista Homeless Population Down 44 Percent since 2013

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new count and survey shows a slight increase in the number of homeless in Isla Vista from last year but a decrease of nearly 50 percent since 2013.

April 16, 2016

Interactive Cigarette Bins May Be Coming to Isla Vista

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Annie Golay

A new proposal would bring interactive cigarette receptacles to Isla Vista that discourage littering by allowing smokers to vote on various questions with their cigarette butts.

April 14, 2016

Million Student March Returns to UCSB

By Supriya Yelimeli, Jack Hu

About 300 students brought the Million Student March back to UCSB on Thursday, using the campaign to address issues of racism, student debt and private prison investments.

April 14, 2016

Friends Remember UCSB Student, Army Veteran

By Supriya Yelimeli

A former U.S. Army laboratory technician, U.S. Army Reserve Sergeant and third-year transfer student passed away at his Goleta home at the age of 30.

April 14, 2016

Second Million Student March To Address Controversial Chalk

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Organizers expect a large turnout Thursday when students plan to march in support of demands including a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers and free tuition.

April 14, 2016

GSA Proposes Revision to Bill of Rights

By Josh Ortiz

UCSB’s Graduate Student Association (GSA) is proposing a revised graduate student Bill of Rights for the first time since 1995 to protect graduate students from abuse and exploitation.

April 13, 2016

Jimmy John’s Closes After 2 Years in I.V.

By Supriya Yelimeli

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches closed its Isla Vista location on Tuesday night, drawing sales to an end after opening up shop in March 2014.

April 13, 2016

10 Questions About Isla Vista Self-Governance

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Answers to some of the most pressing questions about Isla Vista's historic push for self-governance to help you get caught up before the November election.