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November 8, 2015

Music Headliners Take the Stage for IVRPD’s First Fridays

By Dahyana Barraza

Mosh pits, bands and psychedelic projections welcomed students who preferred the sobering glow of Perfect Park to the rowdy crowds and drunken students of Del Playa Drive on Friday. Initially conceived by I.V. Open Lab, ...

November 8, 2015

SJP Slam Poetry Night Focuses on Israeli Occupation of Palestine

By Sierra Deak

UCSB Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted A Night of Slam Poetry and Palestinian Culture featuring slam poet and human rights activist Remi Kanazi Thursday night in the MultiCultural Center as a part of the Pal...

November 8, 2015

Actress Fatima Performs One-Woman Show at MCC

By Siboney Arias

Playwright and actress Azziah Fatima performed her one-woman show, “Dirty Paki Lingerie,” to a full theater at the MultiCultural Center (MCC) on Saturday. The theater performance showcased the life and though...

November 8, 2015

New S.A.G.E. Fee Proposal Discussed by A.S. Senate

By Chris Perez, Neil Yanga

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate met Wednesday night in the Flying A Room of the UCen to discuss the University of California Student Association’s (UCSA) Student Advocacy, Governance & Engagement (S.A.G.E.) f...

November 8, 2015

Jennicet Gutierrez Advocates for Marginalized Groups at the Hub

By Jonathan Mendez

Trans Latina activist and undocumented immigrant Jennicet Gutierrez spoke in the Hub Thursday evening in the final installation of the Trans Revolution Series hosted by the UCSB Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Di...

November 6, 2015

UC Postdoctoral Scholars Vote To Ratify Agreement with UC Postdoc Union

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

University of California’s postdoctoral scholars voted overwhelmingly to ratify a one-year agreement with the University between Oct. 19 and 27, ending long and sometimes tense negotiations between the UC postdoc union...

November 6, 2015

“Teach In” Event Held To Discuss Tuition Fees, Student Debt

By Mohan Saxena

The Attainable, Accessible, Affordable UCSB Coalition (AAAC) hosted an event titled “Teach In” at the MultiCultural Center theater Thursday night to educate students about tuition fees and student debt and to promote...

November 6, 2015

Ex-Policy Adviser Dinesh D’Souza Gives Talk on ‘Is the American Dream Dead’

By Jennifer Redfern

November 5, 2015

UC Merced Update: Sheriff Confirms Perpetrator’s Motives

By Megan Mineiro

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday that Faisal Mohammad stabbed four victims on UC Merced’s campus Wednesday morning after being kicked out of a study group. Mohammad, an 18-year-old freshman compu...

November 5, 2015

Board Considers Solution to I.V. Parking

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission met Nov. 4 to evaluate updates to the Isla Vista Master Plan (IVMP), focusing mainly on the issue of parking in I.V. and ultimately recommending continued parking surveys befo...

November 5, 2015

I.V. Community Meeting Discusses Safety Services

By Naomi Stolpner

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday evening at the I.V. Clinic Building to discuss what public safety services an I.V. Community Service District (CSD) could provide if created in the ...

November 5, 2015

I.V. Resource Fair To Provide Information on Local Organizations

By Dahyana Barraza

Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) and Associated Students Food Bank is holding the Isla Vista Resource Fair Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the A.S. Pardall Center to provide the community with food and...

November 5, 2015

UCSB To Establish Chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy

By Olivia Pla

Students Cole Garcia and Ashcon Minoiefar are in the process of establishing a UCSB chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), an international organization advocating an end to the “war on drugs” approach ...

November 5, 2015

Berkeley Draws Big Halloween Crowd

By Neil Yanga

UCSB has a quiet Halloween this year, while UC Berkeley gets rowdy Upwards of 5,000 people packed the streets of Berkeley this Halloween — a stark contrast to the relatively quiet weekend in Isla Vista with significant...

November 5, 2015

LGBTQ Studies To Revitalize its Minor

By Effie Sklavenitis

The Department of Feminist Studies plans to expand the LGBTQ Minor by adding three new classes; two in Winter quarter and one during Spring New Director of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) studie...

November 5, 2015

UCSB Alcohol and Drug Program To Host Conference To De-stigmatize Alcohol and Drug Recovery

By Maura Fox

The UCSB Alcohol and Drug Program will host the California Unified Collegiate Recovery Program Nov. 7 and 8 in Corwin Pavilion to de-stigmatize alcohol and drug addictions and educate UCSB and SBCC students about resourc...