News

November 8, 2024

Students honor dead at L.U.N.A. Día de los Muertos ofrenda

By Michelle Cisneros, Salma Maytorena

LUNA organized a Day of the Dead event with an ofrenda — an altar to honor the deceased with photos, food, and other offerings.

November 8, 2024

Halloween crimes decline in 2024

By Lizzy Rager

Oct. 25, the day before the ordinances went into effect, saw the most crimes for October with 12 arrests and over 100 citations.

November 8, 2024

MCC hosts film screening on voter suppression to educate community on importance of voting

By Conor Kelly

The UC Santa Barbara MultiCultural Center hosted a screening of “All In: The Fight for Democracy” on Oct. 30, just under a week before Election Day on Nov. 5.

November 8, 2024

IVRPD hosts fourth annual Halloween Pumpkin Patch

By Jack Dindia

The IVRPD event featured carnival games, Halloween characters, silent movies, a photo booth, a silent disco, a costume contest and free pumpkins. 

November 8, 2024

IVCC will pick up pumpkins for compost on Nov. 7

By Jack Dindia

Isla Vista Compost Collective is holding a “Great Pumpkin Pick Up” on Nov. 7. The pickup will begin at 10 a.m., and residents can sign-up through a Google Form

November 8, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

The University of California-wide service workers and patient care union announced on Oct. 31 that its members voted to authorize a strike.

November 6, 2024

Senate aims to restructure chairship, Attorney General contests constitutionality of decision

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The A.S. Senate evaluated the position of the IVP as the presiding officer of the Senate, considering a report and proposal for Senate chairship to be alternated between senators.

November 6, 2024

Students head to the polls for Election Day

By Wynne Bendell, Sara Sims

On Election Day, Nov. 5, thousands of UC Santa Barbara students on campus and in Isla Vista casted their ballots for what preliminary numbers show is one of the closest elections ever.

November 4, 2024

IVCSD finalizes draft for parking, mobility reforms, open to public comment until Nov. 1

By Lizzy Rager

The IVCSD has released a final draft of parking and mobility plans for I.V., including an enforcement parking compliance program. Residents can leave comments about the reforms via a Google form.

November 4, 2024

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in, around Isla Vista

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The UC Santa Barbara Women's Center is hosting a Witches & Feminism event on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 1-2 p.m. at the Women's Center Lounge in the SRB. 

November 4, 2024

Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna delivers lecture on new CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology

By Sara Sims

Nobel Prize winner and UC Berkeley professor Jennifer Doudna presented developments on her gene research at a UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures event on Oct. 22.

November 4, 2024

Restorative justice suspension, UC mask-policy concerns voiced at Halloween town hall

By Lizzy Rager, Jack Dindia

The A.S. EVPLA hosted a Halloween town hall on Oct. 28 to discuss how Halloween county ordinances — including strict curfews on the weekends before and after the holiday — affect I.V.

November 4, 2024

Eddie Ahn brings intersectional environmental advocacy to the MCC

By Sasha Pantoja, Katie Poon

Author and Executive Director of Brightline Defense Eddie Ahn discussed the environmental advocacy illustrated in his comic book memoir, “Advocate” on Oct. 21.

November 4, 2024

UC News

By Lizzy Rager

UC Davis is now eligible to become a HSI after fall enrollment numbers crossed the threshold for the first time.

October 30, 2024

Senate discusses BCU relations, requisition policies, GFIP

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Associated Students 75th Senate convened on Oct. 23 to discuss the position of Boards, Committees and Units and senate leadership as well as pass resolutions related to financial policies.

October 28, 2024

IVRPD opens bid package for construction on Pardall Gardens

By Bella Astin, Lauren Ludwick

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District has begun the construction phase of the Pardall Gardens Renovation Project, the project's bid notice opened on Oct. 9.