News

February 13, 2015

Farr Talks About LAFCO, I.V. Self-Governance in Meeting

By Supriya Yelimeli

Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr held an open meeting at the Coffee Collaborative on Thursday afternoon to discuss the creation of a Community Services District (CSD) in Isla Vista and to examine the role of the Loc...

February 12, 2015

IVTU To Picket Apartment Evictions

By Alyssa Schmidt

The Isla Vista Tenant Union (IVTU) plans to lead a picket on Friday at 12 p.m. beginning at the Pardall Center as part of their “Tenants Reclaiming Isla Vista” campaign protesting the eviction of six Latino families ...

February 12, 2015

Waive Goodbye to Your Financial Aid

By Juliet Bachtel

The Financial Aid Office has recently proposed a plan to reduce financial aid benefits to students who waive the Gaucho Health Insurance (GHI) for the 2015-2016 academic year.

February 12, 2015

LAFCO Delays Discussion Opposing Bill AB 3

By Peter Mounteer

The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has drafted a letter to the state legislature opposing Isla Vista self-governance bill AB 3 and by a unanimous vote last week decided to move discussion ...

February 12, 2015

Pesticide Found in SB Creeks

By Erin Gurewitz

After recent storms and several tests, the Santa Barbara Creeks Division has found an insecticide in all four of their Santa Barbara sites, which include Arroyo Burro, Mission, Laguna and Sycamore Creek.

February 12, 2015

A.S. Discusses Young’s Retirement, GHI

By Peeka Zimmerman, Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The Associated Students Senate met Wednesday night in the UCen’s Flying A room to discuss resolutions on former Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Michael Young’s retirement celebration, Gaucho Health Insurance and t...

February 12, 2015

IVRPD Seeking New Chairperson

By Josh Ortiz

Former Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Board of Directors Chairperson, former Santa Barbara Housing Co-op Executive Director and former I.V. Food Co-op board member Jeff Bessmer resigned after serving as ...

February 12, 2015

Hannah-Beth Jackson Introduces Bill for Harsher CC Penalties

By Beth Lebens

State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, who represents California’s 19th district including Santa Barbara, introduced Senate Bill 186 on Monday, which would authorize California community colleges to discipline students wit...

February 12, 2015

Dept. of Sociology To Celebrate 50 Years of Grad Program

By Danny Kolosta

The Department of Sociology will host a research conference this Friday and Saturday to celebrate the graduate program’s 50th anniversary.

February 11, 2015

Study Finds UC Workers Are Underpaid

By Josephine Niu

According to initial reports from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released two weeks ago, sponsored by Teamsters Local 2010, a majority of University of California union workers receive wages less than the basic one-...

February 11, 2015

I.V. Stakeholders Meeting Tackles Amending Assembly Bill 3

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Isla Vista community members met Tuesday night for the weekly stakeholders meeting, held by Assemblyman Das Williams’ office, last night at the I.V. Clinic on 970 Embarcadero del Mar.

February 11, 2015

UCLA, UC Davis First Colleges To Offer Cuba Study Abroad

By Josephine Niu

Students at UCLA are now able to study abroad in Havana, Cuba during the summer as part of a newly created faculty-led program offered through the university.

February 11, 2015

Weekend Wrap-up Feb. 6-9

By Patrick Guardian

This past week, law enforcement responded to numerous calls in Isla Vista, including reports of assault, prowling and thefts.

February 10, 2015

Finance and Business Committee Hears From Student Groups

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Associated Students Finance and Business Committee met Monday evening to address funding requests from 25 campus organizations and allocated full funding for 15 organizations, partial funding for nine, and refused fu...

February 10, 2015

News-Press Gains Access to Councilwoman’s Emails

By Erica Loera

After the Santa Barbara News-Press requested access to correspondence between Santa Barbara City Councilwoman Cathy Murillo and PODER, or the People Organized for the Defense and Equal Rights of Santa Barbara Youth, via ...

February 10, 2015

UCSA Passes Resolutions Supporting Divestment from Human Rights Violators

By Addie Burk

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) passed two resolutions on Sunday supporting UC divestment from Israeli companies allegedly profiting from human rights violations in the West Bank and Gaza, as well...