Isla Vista

Isla Vista Bike Race
After the pros sped through Isla Vista, numerous other competitors joined the events.  Highlights included tandem cruisers, some awesome costumes and our very own flower guy.
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Early Summer Fun

Early Summer Fun
Summer seems to have set in early here in Isla Vista, not that that is a problem at all. With the weather hitting 88 degrees on Saturday it seems impossible to study, so grab a few 40s, a couple of friends and head down to the beach!
I, the Former Goal Post of UCSB, would like to share a video of hilarious shenanigans involving me right after UCSB won the NCAA soccer championship against UCLA last winter.

Yes, those kids are singing “Olé, olé, olé, olé… Gauchos, Gauchos”. Yes, they sto... MORE »
Finally, an online video that shows UCSB for what it really is: a magical land of surfing and hotness.

You may think that the song, “Sea Legs” by the Shins, was added to the video to provide a nice soundtrack, but you’d be wrong. That song just naturally plays w... MORE »
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYqnpRD8C5I
Oh, Oh It's Magic! And Cheap!
This thing plays porn, right?

Not all movie theaters are created equal. If you're sick of shelling out ten bucks to check out new movies, check out the fine selection of films coming to a theater very near you... Isla Vista Theater, in fact.

Magic Lantern Films, named after the subversiv
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Link: http://www.magiclanternfilms.org/
Today's installment of Local Legends is a brief catalog of UCSB’s most illustrious hobos. Let’s do this by category, to make it easy.

Most Schizophrenic: The Mineral Man! This vehement vegan passes out flyers and screams at people about government conspiracies re... MORE »
Best Way to Get Into I.V. Parties: Walk Through Front Door
You mean, we can both go in? Score!

New Gauchos,

Good lord, how I envy you. Young, full of anxious energy, mostly free of STD’s. Many other OTR writers have begun to share their sage advice (read: party strategies) with new students. Very little of my advice ... MORE »
Volunteers Clean Beach, Disrespect Mermaids
Most of us have seen “The Little Mermaid”, a documentary film by the Disney company aimed to raise awareness about mermaids and how much they enjoy collecting human items. The film’s message is clear and simple: throw things onto the beach so that, when the high tides carry... MORE »
Link: http://independent.com/news/2007/aug/26/surfrider-...
Ghost Raccoon Roams I.V.
He's baaaaaaaaack...

On April 16, The Daily Nexus reported the shocking news that Isla Vista’s infamous albino raccoon had been killed by a local dog. Why, then, have numerous students recently spotted a familiar white-haired creature, staring at them from the trees with its little pink eyes... MORE »
Latest comment by Anonymous: Hey Anon the CRUISE CONTROL for cool needs to be adjusted. Also, I saw him(or her) eating out of my dumpster with a regular coon two days ago. Amazingly I also spotted an albino opossum on the cliffs of DP a while back.
Total Lunar Eclipse Completely Visable Tonight in SB
The second lunar eclipse of 2007 will begin in the wee hours of the (techinically tomorrow) morning, 1:51 AM pacific standard time. It will be partially visable throughout the United States, although visability will be much better for us fortunate enough to be in ... MORE »
Link: http://ucsb.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19918835080
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