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May 29, 2014

Thousands Attend Paddle-Out

By Max Fernbacher

Thousands of students and Isla Vista residents gathered on the beach below Manzanita Village for an Isla Vista Paddle-Out Memorial yesterday evening.

May 29, 2014

A.S. Senate Holds Meeting On Friday’s Killings

By David Jackson

Wednesday night’s Associated Student Senate meeting, the first to be held by the newly elected senate for the 2014 to 2015 academic school year, focused on the mass shooting that occurred Friday night in Isla Vista.

May 29, 2014

In Memory of Our Fellow Gauchos

By Staff Report

George Chen      George Chen was born September 19, 1994. He spent his adolescence in Ottawa, Canada before moving to San Jose, California. George enjoyed spending time with children and worked as a YMCA camp counsel...

May 29, 2014

UC Campuses Light the Way to Healing With Candlelight Vigils

By Kelly Lin

Multiple UC campuses held candlelight vigils this past week to commemorate the six UCSB students who lost their lives in the Isla Vista massacre last Friday night.

May 29, 2014

UCSB Student Arrested For Accidental Firearm Incident

By Staff Report

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested third-year geography major Kevin Tym yesterday after he accidentally fired one shot from a 9mm Glock 17 handgun in his apartment at the 6500 block of Pardall Road.

May 29, 2014

Capps Discusses Recent Tragedy With U.S. House

By Staff Report

Representative for California’s 24th congressional district Lois Capps addressed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, speaking about the violent mass murder in Isla Vista last Friday before requesting a moment ...

May 29, 2014

I.V. Community Gathers To Remember Lives Lost

By Aditya Tadanki, Carissa Quiambao

In response to the mass killings that claimed the lives of six victims this past weekend, numerous memorials and forums are being hosted this week to honor the lives of the deceased and to discuss the next course of acti...

May 29, 2014

‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Pre-Screens at Pollock Theater

By Rilla Peng

The Carsey-Wolf Center hosted an advance screening of romance film “The Fault in Our Stars” followed by a post-screening Q&A with director Josh Boone and executive producer Isaac Klausner at the Pollock Theater yeste...

May 28, 2014

I.V. Community Remembers Fellow Students

By Daniel Slovinsky

Members of campus and University-wide officials, faculty and Isla Vista community representatives spoke at a memorial service dedicated to the victims of Friday’s shooting yesterday at Harder Stadium, organized by UCSB...

May 28, 2014

Recent Tragedy Incites Gun Debate

By Carissa Quiambao

As Isla Vista community members begin to settle down and reflect on Friday’s tragic events, public figures and other gun control advocates and opponents have engaged in a national debate surrounding the right to own fi...

May 28, 2014

T-Shirt Companies Donate Proceeds to Victims’ Families

By Brittany Tholan

In response to Friday night’s tragic events, Greek U, Hashtag Fifty Co. and Isla Vista Screen Printing are selling t-shirts to support victims’ families.

May 28, 2014

Migratory Whale Count Ends

By Connor Dunne

Gray Whales Count, a research-based nonprofit, extended their observation period one week past the original end date to account for gray whale calves making a late migration through the Santa Barbara Channel.

May 28, 2014

Director of WHOI Discusses Radioactivity in Pacific Ocean

By Emani Oakley

Radioactive isotope expert Ken Buesseler discussed the effects of radiation releases from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan on Tuesday during a Campbell Hall presentation entitled “Fukushima – A View...

May 28, 2014

Anti-Sexual Violence Group Holds Concert

By Max Fernbacher

The first annual #UCSBFightingSexualViolence benefit concert featured a variety of musical performances from students and local musicians this past Saturday at the Theater and Dance building, with all proceeds going to t...

May 27, 2014

Mourners Protest Continued Presence of Reporters

By Peter Mounteer

A group of around ten students gathered outside of I.V. Deli Mart yesterday afternoon to protest the presence of various [...]

May 26, 2014

I.V. Deli Reopens in Aftermath of Tragedy

By Patrick Kulp, Erika Martin

With the blood cleaned from the floor and flowers masking bullet holes in the windows, I.V. Deli Mart returned to business as usual Sunday afternoon, a day and a half after Christopher Michaels-Martinez was murdered insi...