Gauchos Look for First League Win at UCLA
Opening conference play with two consecutive losses, the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team will try to win their first MPSF game when they travel to face UCLA today. After losses to Pacific and Stanford last weekend, the Gauchos have had a week off to prepare for one of the most talented teams in the […]
Swimming Faces Pacific, UC Davis
After convincing victories over UNLV in their last dual meet, the UCSB men’s and women’s swim and dive teams prepare to travel up north where both teams will face Pacific on Friday and the women’s team will go up against UC Davis on Saturday. The Gauchos will have to overcome the emotional advantage held by […]
Women to Miami; Men Host Westmont College
The UCSB men’s tennis team hosts Westmont College on Saturday in a cross-town, non-Division I matchup, while the women’s tennis team will travel to Miami for its second tournament of the season. The men are 3-2 this year and are 1-0 at home so far, while Westmont is 0-0 going into its first official match […]
Teammates Criticize Eli Manning’s Stupid Face
As the New York Giants prepare to face off with the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl for the second time in five years, Eli Manning’s leadership is being questioned by his own teammates due to his constant shit-eating grin and unbelievably annoying facial expression. Victor Cruz, breakout wide receiver, doesn’t doubt Manning’s abilities […]
The Greatest Nation on Earth
If you were to measure the greatness of a nation by the extent to which corporate interests have infiltrated its politics, the number of people who die each year of curable diseases, the lack of any real honest and intellectual debate and news coverage on its mainstream media, and its obsession with consumerism and gluttony […]
I.V. Skate Shop To Celebrate Opening
The Isla Vista Movement Boardshop is hosting a grand opening party this Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. after skating its way to a new location on Pardall Road. The shop — open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday — moved from its previous storefront above Silvergreens into a new facility at […]
Beloved Psychology Professor To Deliver Pseudo-Final Lecture
Psychology professor Alan Fridlund, best known by students for his popular Introduction to Psychology course, will consider the approach of his death and give his ‘last lecture’ at 8 p.m. in Embarcadero Hall. Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch’s discussion about his death and what he valued most in life — delivered after he was […]
UC Scholars Receive Grants For EAP Study
The United States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded 215 UC undergraduates its prestigious Gilman Scholarship this year, with 51 honorees at UCSB alone. Students received a total of $910,000 system wide and grants at UCSB alone added up to $207,500, more than any other campus. Over 2,000 of the endowments are distributed nationally […]
Student-Run Startup To Expand Business
SBprinter.com, a student and alumni-owned storefront, is scheduled to open at the Isla Vista Bookstore early next month. The store provides course readers, pamphlets, business cards and other printing services and will open its doors no later than Feb. 5. The website was created as an alternative resource to the various copy shops and printers […]
Campus Ad Request Causes Controversy
Student government representatives grappled with the issue of restricting on-campus advertising by Crisis Pregnancy Centers during last night’s Associated Students Legislative Council meeting. If passed, the resolution would require the centers — which offer free pregnancy tests and abortion counseling — to include the disclaimer “This facility does not provide abortion, birth control, or comprehensive […]