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October 20, 2015

Wrap Up Oct. 13-20

By Patrick Guardian

Last week (Oct. 13-20) law enforcement units in Isla Vista responded to a residential burglary, a rooftop accident on Del Playa Road and a prowler outside a residence on Pasado Road. Early Friday morning, law enforcement...

October 20, 2015

A.S. Financial and Business Committee Allocates Funds to Six Student Groups This Week

By Amy Koo

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee (A.S. F&B) met Monday in the UCen State Street room to consider 10 funding requests from nine campus organizations. The committee began its meeting with $34,000 ...

October 20, 2015

New Draft for Sexual Violence Policies To Accept Community Input

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

#NowUCSB, Campus Advocacy Resources and Education (C.A.R.E.) and Student Affairs co-hosted an open forum in the MultiCultural Center on Monday for comments and questions on the current draft of the University of Californ...

October 19, 2015

Second Annual Meet Your Neighbors Day Presents Art, Music and More

By Zareena Zaidi

Isla Vista Recreation and Park District hosted the second annual Meet Your Neighbors Day Saturday throughout I.V. and presented local art, live music, spoken word, yoga classes and other activities. The event lasted all ...

October 19, 2015

Launch Held for New I.V. Community Center Set To Open 2017

By Sierra Deak

The Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA) hosted an event Saturday celebrating the launch of the future Isla Vista Community Center at 976 Embarcadero Del Mar. Third District County Supervisor D...

October 16, 2015

Halloween Parking Restrictions and Noise Ordinances Discussed at City of Goleta Meeting

By Siboney Arias

The City of Goleta hosted a community meeting to discuss residential parking permits and noise ordinances for Halloween weekend in Isla Vista Thursday evening at Goleta City Hall. Halloween attracts many visitors to I.V....

October 16, 2015

UCSB’s Chican@ Studies Department Hosts Graduate School Workshop

By Jonathan Mendez

Chican@ Studies Department peer advisors hosted a Graduate School workshop Thursday evening in the Dolores Huerta Conference Room to share information on the resources available to first generation, underrepresented stud...

October 16, 2015

Microsoft’s Carbon Fee Model Presented by Alumna Tamara DiCaprio

By Jacob Little

Microsoft Corporation’s Senior Director of Environmental Sustainability and UCSB alumna Tamara “TJ” DiCaprio discussed her role in reducing Microsoft’s carbon emissions in a talk titled ‘”Carbon N...

October 16, 2015

USC Professor Jody David Armour Gives MCC Lecture on Art and the Black Lives Matter Movement

By Erica Schweitzer

Jody David Armour, the Roy P. Crocker Professor at USC Gould School of Law, discussed the importance of art in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement in a lecture titled “Race, Rap, and Redemption: The Role of Art...

October 16, 2015

SBC Fire Responds to Allegations of Misconduct in Sanchez’s Death

By Staff Report

SBC Fire Information Officer Captain Dave Zaniboni delivered the following response regarding the events leading to Andres Esteban Sanchez’s death on Sunday morning: “On October 11, 2015 at approximately 4:...

October 16, 2015

Students, Community Members Unite At Vigil For Andres Esteban Sanchez

By Staff Report

A crowd of over 100 people met outside the Associated Students Pardall Center Thursday night to honor UCSB student Andres “Andy” Esteban Sanchez who passed away the morning of Sunday, Oct. 11. Students Areli Balderra...

October 15, 2015

IVFP Responds to Allegations of Misconduct in Sanchez’s Death

By Staff Report

Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) Lieutenant Rob Plastino and Santa Barbara Sheriff Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover responded to witnesses’ accounts of the events leading up to the death of second-year pre-biology ...

October 15, 2015

A.S. Senate Meeting Covers Voting System, Chican@ Studies Minor, Bills

By Chris Perez, Neil Yanga

October 15, 2015

Witnesses Allege Misconduct Concerning Recent Student Death

By Staff Report

**This story will be updated as more information becomes available.** A previously published Daily Nexus article regarding IVFP’s account of Andres Esteban Sanchez’s death can be found under “UCSB Stu...

October 15, 2015

UC Postdocs Negotiate for Better Benefits, Rights

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Just before their previous contract expired in October, University of California and the UC postdoctoral union (UAW 5810) reached a one-year agreement that union members will vote to approve next week. With the union thr...

October 15, 2015

SBCC President to Retire After Four-Year Service

By Neil Yanga

Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) President Lori Gaskin announced Monday her decision to retire after the end of the 2015-16 school year. After working 35 years in the California Community College system, Gaskin decided ...