May 24, 2021 at 11:00 am by Atmika Iyer This May, vaccination numbers have continued to go up, the county and university are easing COVID-19 restrictions and some aspects of Isla Vista and UC Santa Barbara are slowly resembling their pre-pandemic state. This graphic shows pivotal COVID-19 moments during each quarter between Winter 2020 and Spring 2021. (Kelly Yan / Daily Nexus) But back in March 2020, any hope of a return to normal life was far away. The following timeline is a compilation of how I.V. and UCSB weathered a year and two months through the COVID-19 pandemic. This graph shows the 7-day-average and new cases of COVID-19 in Isla Vista from March 2020 to April 2021. (Alex Rudolph / Daily Nexus)