Turds & Tulips
Tired, hungover tulips to the remarkably safe Halloween celebrations this year. The only disaster was a sudden cloud burst on Friday night, which only made the debauchery a little more wet than usual.
Venoco Withdraws Oil Plans
Last week, oil company Venoco Energy formally threw in the hat and announced the cessation of their efforts to expand oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast.
Game Show Quizzes Professor
UCSB linguistics professor Robert Kennedy will appear on tonight’s episode of “Jeopardy!” airing at 7 p.m. on Channel 6 KSBY.
A.S. Board Allocates Fall Funds
The Associated Students Finance Board distributed $10,705 to eight student organizations during their final meeting of the year, held last night in the UCen.
Gaucho Men Take Sixth in Invitational
Juniors Kevin Ferguson and Chris Peterson posted career-best times in the 100-meter freestyle this weekend as the men’s swimming and diving team finished the Long Beach invitational meet in sixth place.
Gauchos Struggle in Pair of Weekend Losses
It was an emotionally draining weekend for the UCSB women’s basketball team as they lost to Portland State 69-66 in overtime on Thursday, followed by Saturday’s 64-63 loss to Idaho in double overtime.
Women’s Volleyball Caps 2010 Season with Win over Riverside
The UCSB women’s volleyball team closed out its 2010 season Saturday night on the road with a 3-0 sweep of UC Riverside.
Johnson Drops 35 in Gaucho Rout v. Bulldogs
Junior guard Orlando Johnson dropped a career high of 35 points and added 11 rebounds to the Gauchos’ 69-54 win over Fresno State in the team’s home opener on Saturday night.
Golic’s Hat Trick Beats Waves
The #7 UCSB men’s water polo team defeated #10 Pepperdine on Saturday in its last home match of the season, preventing a comeback after jumping to a 5-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Gauchos Tumble in NCAA Second Round at UC Berkeley
It’s never easy to close out a season on a losing note, but Gaucho soccer faced heartbreak yesterday, giving up a 1-0 lead to the Bears with just two minutes to play in regulation, before giving up the match with two seconds remaining in overtime.