Community Leaders and Students Discuss Basic Needs at On-Campus Town Hall Event

Students directed questions about basic needs — which encompass housing, food insecurity and money — to a panel of five members.

How California’s New Rent Control Bill Could Affect Isla Vista

But while many renter groups across the state have hailed the bill as a welcome reprieve from landlords, detractors claim the bill will worsen the housing crisis. 

Center Dedicated to Helping Victims of Sexual Violence Opens in Isla Vista

STESA will pay exactly one dollar in rent a year to the I.V. CSD, which is allowing them to use space in a building owned by Santa Barbara County.

50 Years In the Making: Isla Vista Community Center Celebrates Soft Opening

Efforts to open the center began in the 1970s, when the building that now houses the Isla Vista Clinic was sold, prompting activists to seek a new space.

Timely Warning Issued for North Campus Faculty Housing Burglaries

The burglaries took place sometime between the evening of Oct. 11 and the morning of Oct. 12.

No. 12 UCSB Men’s Soccer Dominates CSUF, Extends Unbeaten Streak to 10

The Gauchos extended their streak of games without a loss to 10 and now sit at a 2-0 conference, 9-2-2 overall record on the season.

Gov. Newsom Signs “Abortion Pill” Bill Into Law

A similar bill, Senate Bill 320, made it through the California State Assembly and Senate last year before it was vetoed by former Gov. Jerry Brown.

Leading the Charge: Women of the UCSB Surf Team Turn the Tides Against Sexism

Even though I.V. may seem to be a haven to those who share a love of the ocean, struggles for female surfers lurk just below the surface.

“She doesn’t know that she’s a sea lion and she doesn’t know where she is”: Unhealthy Sea Lion Spotted on I.V. Beaches

As Rogers would soon discover, the sea lion was seen in multiple places across the Isla Vista beaches over the weekend and was showing signs of domoic acid toxicosis.

Memes and Self-Deprecation: A UCSB Professor’s Key to the Belly Laugh

Bob Kennedy — a linguistics lecturer at UCSB — first dipped his toes in the university’s meme scene years ago, when he began posting on a now-defunct Facebook group.